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SEYMOUR, Rudolph Vernon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5764 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 March 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Deniliquin, Deniliquin, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Storekeeper |
| Died: | Kew, Victoria, Australia, 2 April 1963, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Box Hill General Cemetery, Victoria Block M, Section 202, Grave 0012 |
| Memorials: | Deniliquin Methodist Church Roll of Honour, Deniliquin War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5764, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 3 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5764, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5764, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne | |
| 14 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5764, 6th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the right leg which was later amputated and left hand severely wound resulting in the amputation of the third finger. Invalided to England on 11 November 1917 | |
| 10 Oct 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5764, 6th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to amputations |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Edward Seymour and Jeanie Isabel Seymour nee Ramage of Harfluer Street, Deniliquin, NSW
Returned to Australia aboard HT Karoola 4 September 1918
During 1920 Rudolph married Katie Brown in Victoria
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal