Reuben John RULE

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RULE, Reuben John

Service Number:	1806
Enlisted:	1 December 1914, Shepparton, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Warrnambool, Vic., 1896
Home Town:	Shepparton, Greater Shepparton, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 25 July 1916
Cemetery:	Pozières British Cemetery III O 13
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mooroopna Shepparton News Calendar & Pictorial Honour Roll of Fallen Heroes, Shepparton & District War Memorial

World War 1 Service

1 Dec 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1806, 5th Infantry Battalion, Shepparton, Vic.
14 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 1806, 5th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
14 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 1806, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Beatrice Hemingway (formerly Rule), of Shepparton, Victoria, Australia, and the late Jonathan Rule.

Next of Kin - Step-Father, James Heningway, Ashendon Street, Shepparton, Victoria

RULE.-Killed in action in France (previously reported missing), Private Reuben John Rule, dearly beloved son of Beatrice and stepson of James Hemingway, Shepparton, and much loved brother of Basil, aged 19 years and 10 months.

God grant us the victory,
That this life be not given in vain.

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