RABLIN, William James
| Service Number: | 566 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 August 1916, Charters Towers, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Charters Towers, Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Charters Towers |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 13 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 566, 12th Machine Gun Company, Charters Towers, Qld. | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 566, 12th Machine Gun Company, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 566, 12th Machine Gun Company, RMS Orontes, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Charles and Margaret Ann RABLIN, Perkins Street, Townsville, Queensland.
RABLIN.—In sad and loving memory of our dear son, No. 566, Gunner William James Rablin, 9th of the 12th Machine Gun Section, who was killed in action on the 13th October, 1917, at Passchendaele Ridge, Ypres.
A hero he fought,
A hero he fell, He was only a lad; But played his part well. The shock was great, the blow severe,
To part with one we love so dear. It's sad but true we wonder why,
The good are always first to die. They who loved you best, missed you most.
(Inserted by his sorrowing mother and father, brothers and sisters, Mr and Mrs C. Rablin, and family, Townsville.)
RABLIN.—In sad and loving memory of our dear cousin and nephew, Gunner William James Rablin, who was killed in action on the 13th of October, 1917 (Somewhere in France),
aged 22.
Under the flag with the five starred cross,
The pride of the southern sea.
He laid down his life in the deadly strife,
To keep Australia free.
(Inserted by his sorrowing aunts and uncles and cousins, J., J. H., N., and H. Crow and families.)
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