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RIETHMULLER, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2393 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 July 1915, Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 22 November 1890 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Postal Officer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Southport, Queensland, Australia, 19 February 1974, aged 83 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2393, 26th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2393, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2393, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2393, Battle for Pozières , Shell shock | |
| 1 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Feb 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2393, 12th Infantry Battalion, Near Strazeele, Shrapnel wounds shoulder and arm | |
| 19 Feb 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2393, 12th Infantry Battalion, HT Orca, Liverpool for return to Australia - arriving Brisbane 6 April 1919. | |
| 4 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2393, 12th Infantry Battalion |
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