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SUMNERS, Rupert Percival
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 18026 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 April 1917, Redfern, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Corporal Mechanic |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | Hay, New South Wales, 17 April 1890 |
| Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carriage builder |
| Died: | Natural causes, Burwood, New South Wales, 11 September 1962, aged 72 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Section 8, Row 26 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 18026, Redfern, New South Wales | |
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| 9 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 18026, 1st and 2nd Field Troops, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 9 May 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 18026, 1st and 2nd Field Troops, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney | |
| 8 Aug 1917: | Transferred Second Class Air Mechanic, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) | |
| 21 May 1919: | Discharged Corporal Mechanic, 18026, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Lorraine Sumners
I knew of him as "Uncle Pack"