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BILLETT, Reuben Ganis
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2541, 2541B |
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| Enlisted: | 26 September 1916, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Burnie, Tasmania, 16 December 1897 |
| Home Town: | Burnie, Burnie, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Illness, Carr, Victoria, 11 September 1982, aged 84 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Ashes scattered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2541, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2541, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2541, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 15 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2541B, 12th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, GSW (face) | |
| 10 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2541B, 12th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, 2nd occasion - GSW (fingers) | |
| 18 Nov 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 30 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2541, 12th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Reuben BILLETT was born on 16th December, 1897 in Burnie, Tasmania
His parents were Henry BILLETT & Ann Elizabeth HILDER
He married Ellen Annie RENNISON in Melbourne in 1924
Reuben died on 11th September, 1982 in Carr, Victoria & was cremated at Springvale
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