RICE, Mark
| Service Number: | 1174 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Willaston, South Australia, 11 November 1877 |
| Home Town: | Gawler, Gawler, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Tuberculosis, Adelaide, South Australia, 16 October 1918, aged 40 years |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (General) Adelaide, South Australia General - Lane 22 - 51W (GRM/5*), West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Freeling Boer War, Boxer Rebellion and WW1 Memorial Panel, Gawler Council Gawler Men Who Answered the Call WW1 Roll of Honor, Gawler War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1174, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1174, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 16 Oct 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 1174, 3rd Machine Gun Company, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1174 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-10-16 |
Mark Rice
Name: Mark Rice
Service Number: 1174
Place of Birth: Willaston
Date of Birth: 29 November 1877
Place of Enlistment: Morphettville
Date of Enlistment: 9 September 1914
Age at Enlistment: 36 years 10 months
Next of Kin: Brother – T.O. Rice
Occupation: Miner
Religion: Methodist
Rank: Private 10th Battalion
Mark was the son of James and Mary Rice [nee Tregillis]. He embarked HMAT
A32 Themistocles at Melbourne on 27 December 1914 and fought at Gallipoli
from March 1915. He was admitted to the 1st Australian Casualty Clearing
Station on 16 July for treatment to haemorrhoids and on 28 July was admitted
to the Military Hospital at Malta with rheumatism. His condition necessitated
being transferred to the Lewisham Military in England on 9 September. On 4
October he was admitted to Tooting Military Hospital in England for treatment
for myalgia and debility. Mark fought in Egypt and France throughout 1916
until he was evacuated from Rouen to King George Hospital in England for
treatment for tuberculosis on 8 November. His brother was advised of Mark’s
condition on 22 November.
He was discharged from the hospital on 14 January 1917 and that day boarded
Kanowna for the return journey to Australia, where due to his pulmonary
tuberculosis he was discharged as medically unfit on 8 August.
A pension of three pounds and nine shillings per fortnight was granted to
Mark Rice as of 9 August 1917.
Submitted 20 October 2023 by christopher collins
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