RUBENACH, Thomas James
| Service Number: | 3427 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 July 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Dapto, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Dapto Convent School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farrier |
| Died: | Tuberculosis, France, 11 June 1919 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Tree Plaque: |
Eumundi Avenue of Honour
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| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Eumundi "Rubenach" Memorial Plaque, Eumundi & District Roll of Honour, Nambour Maroochy Shire War Dead Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3427, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 21 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3427, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3427, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane | |
| 11 Jun 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3427, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3427 awm_unit: 4th Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1919-06-11 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Liz Williamson
A poignant tale of love and heartache in Eumundi. When Ruby Wilkin was 16yrs old she fell in love with local boy James (Jimmy) Rubenach. The couple wished to marry but Ruby’s father decreed she was too young. When Jimmy enlisted and left for overseas in October 1915 no-one was aware that Ruby was pregnant. Jimmy was delighted with the news and on May 14, 1916, a tiny son was born, first named Percy Edward Wilkin. Over the next three years Jimmy and Ruby exchanged letters and photographs pending Jimmy’s return. Sadly, Jimmy passed away 2 days before his ship docked in Australia. Jimmy’s death was a great blow to Ruby who later married Alfred (Alf) Williamson, and Percy took Alf's surname. Ruby and Alf had 5 more children. Eumundi Museum (www.facebook.com)
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