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RIMMER, William

Service Number:	3687
Enlisted:	17 November 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Cannington, England, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Port Adelaide, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed In Action, Belgium, 16 March 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

World War 1 Service

17 Nov 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3687, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia
10 Feb 1917:	Involvement Private, 3687, 8th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
10 Feb 1917:	Involvement Private, 3687, 6th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
10 Feb 1917:	Embarked Private, 3687, 8th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide
10 Feb 1917:	Embarked Private, 3687, 6th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

True name - Samuel Kinney