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RAINS, John Kirkby
Personal Details
Service Number: | 5167 |
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Enlisted: | 20 November 1915, Place of Enlistment, Townsville Queensland Australia. |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Normanton, Queensland, Australia, 22 July 1890 |
Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Grocer |
Died: | Townsville Queensland Australia , 26 March 1976, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Woongarra Crematorium, Townsville, Qld |
Memorials: | City of Townsville WW1 Honour Roll, Normanton Carpentaria Shire Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
20 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 5167, 15th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Townsville Queensland Australia. | |
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31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5167, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5167, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
Date unknown: | Wounded 5167, 47th Infantry Battalion |
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