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RUTHERFORD, Ralph Leslie

Service Numbers:	1837, V14905
Enlisted:	27 May 1941
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3 Garrison Battalion (Vic)
Born:	Scarsdale, Victoria, Australia, 5 October 1894
Home Town:	Scarsdale, Golden Plains, Victoria
Schooling:	Happy Valley State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Bruthen, Victoria, Australia, 5 April 1952, aged 57 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Bairnsdale Public Cemetery, Victoria Currently resting in an unmarked grave, application being made to have headstone placed
Memorials:	Smythesdale Scarsdale and District Soldiers and Scarsdale State School Pictorial Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

29 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 1837, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
29 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 1837, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
8 Feb 1917:	Honoured Military Medal

World War 2 Service

27 May 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V14905, 3 Garrison Battalion (Vic)
7 Jul 1943:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V14905, 3 Garrison Battalion (Vic)

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