RENTOUL, James Buchan
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Chaplains' Department |
| Born: | 1873, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Presbyterian Minister |
| Died: | 20 June 1942, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Hobart Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Mar 1915: | Involvement Australian Army Chaplains' Department, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
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| 17 Mar 1915: | Embarked Australian Army Chaplains' Department, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
| 20 Mar 1915: | Involvement Australian Army Chaplains' Department, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Mar 1915: | Embarked Australian Army Chaplains' Department, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Rev. J. B. Rentoul
MELBOURNE, Monday.
The Rev. James Buchan Rentoul (71), Presbyterian minister in charge of St. Andrew's, Wagga, died suddenly on Saturday.
Mr. Rentoul graduated at St.Andrew's College, Sydney, in 1903, and was called to Tamworth, Albury, and Hobart in succession.
He served as chaplain In Egypt and In France in the First World War. He was called to Geelong In 1919. and to Wagga In 1931.He was vice-president of the Federal executive of the Returned Sailors, Soldiers', and Airmen's League, and was a foundation member of the Legacv Club at Geelong.
The Mercury Tuesday 23 June 1942 page 4
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