RABBITT, Michael
| Service Number: | 54 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Lucindale, South Australia, 30 September 1894 |
| Home Town: | Lucindale, Naracoorte and Lucindale, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Lucindale Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Postal assistant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 10 May 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide Postmaster General's Department WWI Honour Board , Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lucindale Michael Rabbitt Memorial, Lucindale War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 54, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Sapper, 54, 1st Divisional Signal Company, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: '' |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 54, 1st Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 54, 1st Divisional Signal Company, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 10 May 1917: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Sergeant, 54, 1st Divisional Signal Company, Bullecourt (Second), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 54 awm_unit: 1st Australian Division Signals Company awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-05-10 |
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Mrs. D. Rabbitt, of Lucindale, has received a cablegram from her son, Pte. William Rabbitt, of the Postal Corps, London, notifying her that her youngest son Sgt. Michael Rabbitt, 22 years, was killed in action in France on May 10. He enlisted as a sapper in August 1914, in the 1st Divisional Signal Company, and left Melbourne with the 1st Contingent in October of that year. He was at the Gallipoli landing with the famous 10th Battalion, and remained with the Anzacs until the evacuation. He was subsequently transferred to France, and from the date of enlistment until the time of his death his services were continuous.
Prior to enlistment he was an officer of the Postal Department, having served four years in the Mount Gambier office, whence he was transferred to Thebarton, from which station he joined the forces.
The Register (Adelaide), 1 June 1917.
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