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RHODES, Sylvester
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 51440 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 December 1917, Enlisted Fitzroy Melbourne allocated to 2nd General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp 14 March 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Divisional Train |
| Born: | Lockhart Creek, Victoria, Australia, 22 February 1887 |
| Home Town: | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Lockhart Creek State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 4 May 1961, aged 74 years |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Church of England Section Grave 5607 |
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World War 1 Service
| 7 Dec 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 51440, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Enlisted Fitzroy Melbourne allocated to 2nd General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp 14 March 1918 | |
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| 1 May 1918: | Involvement Private, 51440, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1918: | Embarked Private, 51440, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 3 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Allocated to reinforce 22nd Battalion from 5th Training Battalion UK | |
| 2 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the 22nd Battalion in the field France | |
| 10 Jan 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 16th Army Service Corps, Transferred to 16th ASC from 22nd Bn in the field France | |
| 10 Jan 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Divisional Train, Promoted Driver to establishment France Reverts to Private on return to UK | |
| 25 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 51440, 2nd Divisional Train, Discharged 3MD Melbourne termination Period of Enlistment |
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