Rupert Charles BETHUNE

BETHUNE, Rupert Charles

Service Number: 3672
Enlisted: 24 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 59th Infantry Battalion
Born: East Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 12 March 1889
Home Town: Cranbourne, Casey, Victoria
Schooling: Prahran State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916, aged 27 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial
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World War 1 Service

24 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3672, Depot Battalion , Melbourne, Victoria
29 Dec 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3672, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
29 Dec 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3672, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
26 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 21st Infantry Battalion
15 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 60th Infantry Battalion
10 May 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 59th Infantry Battalion
18 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3672, 59th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Kinfauns Castle"
29 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3672, 59th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3672, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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