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DRANSFIELD, Reuben Argyle

Service Number:	2791
Enlisted:	9 October 1916, Rutherford
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	33rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia, 23 February 1892
Home Town:	Maitland, Maitland Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	West Maitland Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Seedsman
Died:	Natural causes, Morrisett, New South Wales, Australia, 14 May 1975, aged 83 years
Cemetery:	Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium) R S W 14 F/89
Memorials:	Ilford Roll of Honour WW1, West Maitland Superior Public School Honor Roll

World War 1 Service

9 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2791, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Rutherford
25 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 2791, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
25 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 2791, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
8 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2791, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, Shell shock
14 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2791, 33rd Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, Shell concussion
31 Dec 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2791, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit

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