| Service number | 1472, 1381 |
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| Birth Place | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Caulfield |
| Death Date | 09/05/1915 |
| Death Place | Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Marmara, Gallipoli Peninsula |
| Also known as | Arthur Wolsley |
| Final Rank | Private |
| Service | Australian Imperial Force |
| Unit | 5th Australian Infantry Battalion |
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Private Arthur Garnet Wolsley
Description
Private Arthur Garnet Wolsley (1381, 5th Battalion) was a gardener from Caulfield, Victoria. Arthur died on 9 May 1915 as a result of gunshot wounds received to the abdomen during the attack on Krithia. He is buried in the Lancashire Landing Cemetery, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey. Arthur's mother wrote that he was 16 years 5 months of age. Arthur's cousin Lieutenant Clifford Edgar Garrard was killed in August 1918 during the advance along the Somme Valley.
Rolls
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Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- 5th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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First World War Nominal Roll:
- Unit
- 5th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
Timeline
| Date of enlistment | 29/12/1914 | |
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| Date of embarkation | 02/02/1915 | |
| Date of fate | 09/05/1915 | |
| Date of death | 09/05/1915 |