RABINOVITCH, Eliezer Hurst
| Service Number: | 17708 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 October 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 20 June 1896 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Our Boys Institute, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Salesman/Draper's assistant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 31 August 1918, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Suzanne Communal Cemetery Extension B 15 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, The South Australian National War Memorial, Townsville 9th Field Ambulance Honour Roll, Victorian Jewish War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 17708, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 17708, Australian Army Medical Corps Contingent ( South Australia), Initially rejected because of poor eyesight; Tonsillectomy for Tonsillitis 27/11/1916; Influenza, 17th Auxilliary Hospital, Adelaide 31/1-1/2/1917; Declared fit for active service 12/7/1917 | |
| 16 Jul 1917: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 17708, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' |
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| 16 Jul 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 17708, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Port Melbourne, Sydney | |
| 2 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd/9th Field Ambulance, Proceeded to France; Marched out to 3rd Division, Army Medical Corps, Rouelles; 9th Field Ambulance; Admitted to Hospital 29/06/1918 | |
| 31 Aug 1918: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 17708, 9th Field Ambulance, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 17708 awm_unit: 9th Australian Field Ambulance awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-31 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Solomon and Caroline Rabinovitch.
MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE
Biography contributed by Michael Abramson
Eliezer Rabinovitch was the 10th of 12 children born to Caroline Greenbaum and Solomon Rabinovitch. He was born in Sydney, but the family subsequently moved to Adelaide. He received the gymnasium medal from Our Boys Institute in 1916.
He was killed in action at Mont St Quentin, France (see Service History). His effects were left to his sister Cecilia Marks, but a religious medallion was missing. He was posthumously awarded the British War and Victory Medals in 1923.
His family placed the following tribute in the Adelaide Advertiser on 2/09/1918:
RABINOVITCH.—In loving memory of our dear brother Elli killed in action in France, August 31st 1918. He went away with hope of returning Along with his comrades so brave, But with many a hero he's sleeping In a soldier's honored grave
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