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WHEELER, Rex
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 167 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 September 1914, Helena Vale |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Warragul, Victoria, Australia, 21 May 1890 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 27 January 1975, aged 84 years |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Crematorium Rose Gardens-Wall V-0131 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 167, Helena Vale | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 167, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 167, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 167, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shrapnel wound ear (slight) | |
| 1 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 12 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 14 Jul 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 28 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 167, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), GSW feet | |
| 24 Apr 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 167, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
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