DARLING, Reuben Godfrey
| Service Number: | 2066 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sheep Hills, Vic., 22 August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School Sheep Hills |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Warracknabeal War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2066, 39th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2066, 39th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2066, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 2066, 39th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2066 awm_unit: 39th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
REUBEN GODFREY DARLING was born a t Sheep Hills, Victoria, on 22nd August, 1894, the son of Mr. Edwin and Mrs. Minnie Jane Darling. He was educated at the State School, Sheep Hills.
He entered the Bank’s service at Warracknabeal, Victoria, on 10th January, 1912, and was transferred to Ballarat as ledgerkeeper in January, 1915.
Reuben Darling enlisted on 10th July, 1916, and went to France with the 8th Reinforcements of the 20th Battalion, and was transferred to the 39th Reinforcements of the 3rd Battalion. He won promotion to corporal and took part in the Battle of Passchendaele Ridge, where he was killed in action on 4th October, 1917. He was signalling from the protection of a shellhole, where he had taken refuge with a comrade, when an enemy shell exploded alongside them and killed both instantly. His commanding officer wrote describing him as one of his very best men and a fine example to the rest of the company.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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