Arthur Dell-Freeman (SN 6013) born at Ballarat was a 19 year old barman when he enlisted on May 1st 1916. He trained with the 14th Depot Battalion in Ballarat before joining the 8th Battalion. On July 28th he embarked from Melbourne aboard the Themistocles, reaching England in mid-September. In May 1917 he was posted to the Australian Veterinary Hospital in France, where he remained until he rejoined the 8th Battalion in November. On August 9th 1918 he was wounded in action, sustaining gunshot wounds to the abdomen and thigh. He was evacuated to hospital in England before being repatriated to Australia. He returned home on the Aeneas and disembarked in Melbourne on February 5th 1919 and discharged on March 15th.