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RAINBOW, John James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2757 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Jumbunna, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 2 April 1970, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria 4th Ave Wall Niches (South Side), Wall 1, Section M, Niche 30 |
| Memorials: | Merbein Memorial Gates, Mildura Methodist Church & Sunday School Great War Honor Roll, Mildura Presbyterian Church Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2757, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2757, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sandra Barry
John was the son of Joseph Rainbow and Marianne Inkster Rainbow nee Downey.
Married to Maude Turner in 1919 and Elsie Fotheringham in 1951.