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RAINBIRD, John William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3435 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 February 1916, Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Albany, Western Australia , 1886 |
| Home Town: | Albany, Albany, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Barman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 24 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Albany & Districts Roll of Honour, Albany War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3435, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Perth, WA | |
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| 29 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3435, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3435, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3435, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Polygon Wood | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3435, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Villers-Bretonneux |
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