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RICKETTS, Sydney Talbot
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3690 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 19 August 1885 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Charles Street State School, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bootmaker |
| Died: | Natural causes, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 13 April 1947, aged 61 years |
| Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW Cremated |
| Memorials: | Launceston Charles Street State School Great War Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3690, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3690, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3690, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3690, 26th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, GSW legs and left shoulder (severe) - right leg amputated at thigh | |
| 20 Oct 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3690, 26th Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit |
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