14th Battalion
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Arthur Copperwaite (SN 4160) born at Ballarat, was a 23 year old bootmaker when he enlisted at Ballarat on July 19th 1915. He embarked aboard the Demosthenes on December 29th and sailed to Egypt. In June 1916 he was moved to France to serve with the 14th Infantry Battalion. He avoided battle wounds but had an extended hospital stay due to illness and was charged with being absent without leave for eight days. He returned to Australia aboard the Medic disembarked at Melbourne on May 31st 1919 and was discharged on July 23rd.
