POCKETT A.H.

Given Names:  Arthur Herbert

Service Number:  2334/2931

Unit:  14th Battalion, 7th reinforcements                                                                           

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number:  204036

Age:  18 Yrs  1 Mth

Occupation:  Gardener / Gas Fitter                                                                                  

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  5 In                     

Weight:  156 Lbs

Chest:  35-37 In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Brown

Complexion:  Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  17/5/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  George Pockett

18 Cobden Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                       

Embarkation Date:  16/12/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Medic A7

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Kanowna

Embarked:  16/12/1917                             

Disembarked: 

Unit:  38th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  30/6/1918                       

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  62784

Victory Medal:  60745

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1898

Place:  Malvern, Victoria                          

Father:  George POCKETT                      

Mother:  Ellen ALLARS

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 9/11/1977                          

Place: Brighton, Victoria                          

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

As No. 2334 waas discharged 22/10/1915 and embarked 10/8/1915 at Melbourne, disembarked at Fremantle for medical reasons

Re-enlisted as No. 2931 on 16/11/1916 at Melbourne with 36th Battalion, 6th reinforcements

Wounded in action 12/10/1917; gun shot wound, leg (amputated at thigh)

MEMORIALS

Kew State School

Holy Trinity Church

Kew War Memorial

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

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