Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
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Arthur Benjamin Towers
Military Information
- Date of enlistment: 06.03.1916
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no: 15249
- Rank: Sapper
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Australian Engineers
- Unit/Ship: 7th Field Company
- Place of Death: Dundee War Hospital
- Age at Death:
- Date of Death: 02.12.1917
- Burial Country: Scotland
- Cemetery: Dundee (Balgay) Cemetery
- Grave/Mem Ref no: DD.4.115.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 04.02.1884
- Place of Birth: Gawler, South Australia
- Address:
- Occupation: Engine Driver
- Mother:
Edith Mary Lenora Towers, 4 Vine St, Prospect, Adelaide, Australia
- Father:
Benjamin Towers, 4 Vine St, Prospect, Adelaide, Australia
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about Arthur Benjamin Towers
Arthur is not listed on the original Dundee Roll of Honour. For more information on Arthur, visit his Service Record.
Arthur was admitted to Dundee War Hospital 21.11.1917 suffering from Tuberculous Meningitis and died there on the 12th December 1917. He was given a full military funeral.
Information supplied by Gary Thomson
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