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RATHBONE, Percy Rigaud
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7790 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia , date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Granton, Glenorchy, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pas de Calais, France , 14 April 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais - Hauts-de-France Grave X. D. 1A. INSCRIPTION OF WHOM ALL OUR THOUGHTS ARE PURE GOLD WITHOUT ALLOY , Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Wimereux, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, New Norfolk War Memorial, North Adelaide Christ Church Roll of Honour, North Adelaide Christ Church Honour Board, North Adelaide Christ Church School Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Aug 1917: | Involvement Private, 7790, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
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| 4 Aug 1917: | Embarked Private, 7790, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 20 and the son of Frank Broomfield Rathbone. and Isabella Rathbone, [nee Rigaud] of Granton, Tasmania.
His brother, Private Hubert Rigaud Rathbone, aged 22, also fell and rests in Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta.He served with the 12th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F., Service Number 2275 and died 10/10/1915