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RADFORD, Reuben Cameron
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3154 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 October 1916, Enlisted at ~16 yrs and 6 months |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Northdown, Tasmania, Australia, April 1900 |
| Home Town: | Thirlstane, Latrobe, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Northdown State School, Tasmania |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Heilly, France, 28 March 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Heilly Station Cemetery Plot VII, Row A, Grave 56 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Latrobe War Memorial, Moriarty Northdown State School Honour Board, Moriarty St George's Church New Ground Roll of Honour, Northdown Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3154, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at ~16 yrs and 6 months | |
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| 10 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 3154, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 3154, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
AWM short biography:
Private Reuben (Rubin) Cameron Radford (3154, 40th Battalion) was a labourer from Thirlstane, Tasmania. He was killed in action near Heilly, France, on 28 March 1918 during the German Spring Offensive of March – May 1918. Rubin is buried in the Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, Peronne, France. Rubin’s father wrote that he was 17 years 11 months of age at the time of his death
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