Individual Details
Arthur STRAHAN
(1881 - 20 Jul 1916)
Events
| Birth | 1881 | Fryerstown, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |  | ||
| Occupation | 1915 | stonecutter | | ||
| Military | 1915 | joining the AIF on 6 July 1915 & embarking on the "Ulysses" 27 Oct 1915. He made it to Freemantle & joined the 57th Battalion, embarking for France on 17 Dec 1915 on the "Ajana". He was promoted to Sergeant 27 Feb 1916 & was postumously awarded the Military Medal | | ||
| Marriage | 2 Jan 1915 | St Paul's, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia - Ethel Lillian FREESTONE | | ||
| Death | 20 Jul 1916 | France | | ||
| Burial | 20 Jul 1916 | in Plot 2 Row F Grave 24 - Bailleul Cemetery Extension, Nord, France | |
Families
| Spouse | Ethel Lillian FREESTONE (1879 - 1946) |
| Child | Jack Hillard STRAHAN (1916 - 1983) |
| Father | Richard STRAHAN (1843 - 1917) |
| Mother | Margaret Jane Low TAIT (1855 - 1882) |
| Sibling | Anthony STRAHAN (1876 - 1895) |
| Sibling | Richard STRAHAN (1877 - 1897) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Jane "Bessie" STRAHAN (1878 - 1943) |
| Sibling | William Tait STRAHAN (1879 - 1969) |
Endnotes
1. Victorian BDM Index: 2934/1881
2. Military Record, #2867
3. Military Record, #2867
4. Victorian BDM Index: 58/1915
5. ancestry.com, Sheeran F/Tree, Hereinafter cited as ancestry.com
6. Military Record, #2687
7. Military Record, #2687