Rueben Graham LAPTHORNE

LAPTHORNE, Rueben Graham

    Service Number: 1822
    Enlisted: 4 June 1915, Keswick, South Australia
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 27th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Unley, South Australia, Australia, 14 December 1891
    Home Town: Unley, Unley, South Australia
    Schooling: Unley Public School
    Occupation: Boilermaker's assistant
    Died: Died of wounds, Gibraltar, 13 October 1915, aged 23 years
    Cemetery: Gibraltar (North Front) Cemetery
    Row C, Grave no. 3142 INSCRIPTION - HE LOVED HONOUR MORE THAN HE FEARED DEATH
    Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board
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    World War 1 Service

    4 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1822, Keswick, South Australia
    23 Jun 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1822, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: 'Alternate service number: 620'
    23 Jun 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1822, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Adelaide
    27 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1822, 27th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli

    World War 1 Service

    25 Sept 1915: Wounded, Gallipoli Peninsula. Initially taken to the 7th Field Ambulance on the peninsula then to No. 16 Casualty Clearing Station.

    26 Sept 1915: Transferred to hospital ship H.S. Gascon.

    11 Oct 1915: Admitted to General Hospital Gibraltar.

    13 Oct 1915: Died of wounds.

    Submitted 6 April 2015 by Cheryl Chambers

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    Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

    Rueben Graham LAPTHORNE was born on 14th December, 1891 in Unley, South Australia

    His parents were William Henry LAPTHORNE & Emma RENSHAW

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