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BETHUNE, Rupert Charles
Personal Details
| 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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3672, Depot Battalion (AIF), Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked 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 -- Tel El Kebir, Egypt | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 60th Infantry Battalion -- Tel El Kebir, Egypt | |
| 10 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 59th Infantry Battalion, Appointment -- Hog's Back, Egypt | |
| 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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