Detail victim

Name MINSTER
Initials WA
First name WILLIAM ARNOLD
Place of birth Ballarat
Country Victoria, Australia
Family Son of William and Annie Minster.
Husband of Edna Nellie Minster, of 2, Grosvenor St., Middle Brighton, Victoria, Australia; Their children were William Alfred born 1912 and Pauline Beatrice born 1913.
Three brothers: Stanley Matthew Paul, Edward Francis Leslie, Samuel Charles Clifford
Education Education: 3yrs at Grenville College Ballarat; Ballarat School of Mines and Working Men’s College Melbourne; Military: Sgt College Cadets
Profession Electrical engineer/electrician and contractor

Place & date of enlistment Enlisted 29/3/1915; 13/6th Battalion (although this appears to be some months after initial attestation as he was at this date aged 30 yrs 4 mths)
Rank Lieutenant
Regiment and unit 6th Bn. Australian Infantry
Division - Brigade 2nd Brigade
Army - Corps - Division 1st Australian Division
National force A.I.F.
Other data related to military career 29 December 1915 embarked Melbourne onboard Demosthenes, arrived Suez 30 January 1916; April 1916 to Marseilles

Wounded 4 October 1917 gunshot wounds abdomen, chest and right hand; 3rd Canadian CCS
Type of wounds Died of wounds
Date of death 5 October 1917
Died at the age of 33
Grave reference Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XXV - C - 9