RINDER, Gordon
| Service Number: | 2233 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 May 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Inglewood, Victoria, Australia, 15 November 1890 |
| Home Town: | Unley, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Flinders Street Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Commercial Traveller |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Inglewood Salisbury West State School Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 10 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2233, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2233, 48th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2233, 48th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2233, 48th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2233 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 |
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"Corporal GORDON RINDER, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Rinder, Hughes-street, North Unley, was killed in action in France on October 12. He enlisted in May, 1916, and sailed with the 4th Reinforcements of the 48th Battalion on August 12, 1916. He was employed by Messrs. Andrews Bros. Pty., Limited, as town and country representative, and was a member of the Commercial Travellers' Club. He took a keen interest in sport and played football for the Sturt Imperial Club. He was very popular owing to his bright and jovial disposition. He was born at Salisbury (Victoria), on July 15, 1890." - from the Adelaide Advertiser 10 Nov 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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