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RUSSELL, Reuben Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5392 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 March 1916, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, 9 August 1890 |
| Home Town: | Grenfell, Weddin, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Ticker Copse, Peronne, France, 31 August 1918, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Grenfell Great War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5392, Cootamundra, New South Wales | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5392, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5392, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 31 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5392, 19th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne |
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Reuben was sent to Liverpool for training. In June, he was sent to the 14th Reinforcement Company of the 19th Battalion. The 14th Reinforcements departed Sydney on the "Wiltshire" on 22 August 1916. He arrived in Plymouth on 13 October 1916 and was sent to the 5th Training Battalion. He was sent to France on 6 December 1916 and joined the 19th Battalion on 19 January 1917. In February, he scalded his right foot and was sent back to England to recover. He rejoined the Battalion on 21 June 1917.
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