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RUST, Albert Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1277 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clifton Hill, Victoria, 2 December 1895 |
| Home Town: | Traralgon, Latrobe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Traralgon State School |
| Occupation: | Draper |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 15 October 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ypres Reservoir Cemetery Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Traralgon War Memorial, Yarram WW1 War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 1277, 38th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked Corporal, 1277, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 15 Oct 1917: | Involvement 1277, 38th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1277 awm_unit: 38th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Regimental Sergeant Major (Warrant Officer Class 1) awm_died_date: 1917-10-15 |
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