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RICE, Robert James
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1788 |
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Enlisted: | 15 June 1915 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | London, England, date not yet discovered |
Home Town: | Devonport, Devonport, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Died of Illness, Died at sea, 24 June 1917, age not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
15 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1788, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
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17 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 1788, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
17 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 1788, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Rankin
He served under the alias of Robert Collins.