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RIGBY, Aubrey John
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 1694, 1694A |
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Enlisted: | 22 April 1916, Claremont, Tasmania |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Nile, Tasmania, Australia, 1893 |
Home Town: | Nile, Northern Midlands, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Nile State School, Tasmania, Australia |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 2 April 1917 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Evandale Municipality Roll of Honour, Evandale War Memorial, Nile War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
22 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1694, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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1 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1694, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
1 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1694, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart | |
2 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1694A, 49th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1694A awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-02 |
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