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PUNCH, Reuben Frank

Service Number:	4871
Enlisted:	16 August 1915
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	5th Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Golden Square State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 October 1917
Cemetery:	White House Cemetery, Belgium Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 29,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

16 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4871, 7th Infantry Battalion
7 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 4871, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
7 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 4871, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
17 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Pioneer Battalion
14 Jul 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 5th Pioneer Battalion
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 4871, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
8 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 4871, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Bullecourt (Second)
26 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 4871, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Polygon Wood
7 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 4871, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, Dickebusch

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

Enlisted and served as Frank Rubin PUNCH