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RASMUSSEN, Paul
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2239 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Miva, Queensland, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Pialba, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | State School, Queensland |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 10 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 29, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Pialba War Memorial, Torquay Pialba Uniting Church Circuit Honour Board 2, Torquay Pialba Uniting Church Cirucuit Honour Board 1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2239, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Maryborough, QLD | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2239, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2239, 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Jacob and Karen Marie Rasmussen of 'Nikembah', Pialba Line, QLD
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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