Arthur Selwyn Shoobert

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BiographyArthur Selwyn Shoobert was a 29 year old station hand prior to enlisting on 3 March 1916, he embarked for overseas with the 3rd Reinforcements from Sydney on 3 May 1916 aboard HMAT Clan McGillivray. While serving on the Western Front, he was killed in action on August 23, 1918 by a shell during a German bombardment of the Australian lines near Harbonnieres, France and is buried in the Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres. Age 31Date of Death 23 August 1918Civil employment Station handRelationshipsSon of David and Sarah Jane Shoobert, husband of Edith May Shoobert,"Eurora" Jersey Street, Hornsby, NSW.

Portrait of 2184 Lance Corporal Arthur Selwyn Shoobert, 1st Pioneer Battalion.

Service Information

Service number 2184Rank PrivateRegiment Australian PioneersPlace of enlistment Bundella, NSWPlace of death Mericourt, FranceMemorial/Cemetery Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, France

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Arthur Selwyn Shoobert