FULLER, Reuben Nelson
| Service Number: | 1461 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 December 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Summertown South Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Summertown, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 August 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Balhannah Old Scholars Roll of Honor, Summertown Cemetery Memorial Arch Gates, Uraidla & Districts Roll of Honour 1 |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1461, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1461, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 1461, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1461 awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-23 |
Ruben Fuller
Name: Ruben Fuller
Service Number: 1461
Place of Birth: Summertown
Date of Birth: not available
Place of Enlistment: Oaklands
Date of Enlistment: 7 December 1914
Age at Enlistment: 22 years 3 months
Next of Kin: Wife, Bertha Amelia Fuller
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Lance Corporal
Ruben joined the 10th Battalion and left Melbourne on board HMAT A 54 Runic on 19 February 1915. His unit fought at Gallipoli. He was transferred from H.S. Brighton to the Greek Hospital at Alexandria due to influenza in July 1916. In December Ruben was sent to West Dean Hospital in England with pyrexia and was treated for diphtheria and tonsillitis at the Military Hospital at Wareham, England on 26 February 1917. He married Bertha Baker of Newtown, Dorset on 14 July 1917. Ruben was appointed Lance Corporal in May 1918 and was made temporary Corporal in July.
Ruben was killed in action in France on 23 August and was buried in an isolated grave near Bray-sur-Somme. His remains were re-interred at Heath Cemetery near Corbie.
Submitted 22 October 2023 by christopher collins
Biography contributed by Robert Kearney
Enlisted and served as Reuben FULLER
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