RATHBONE, Hubert Rigaud (Reginald)
| Service Number: | 2275 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 May 1915, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Davenport, South Australia, 7 August 1893 |
| Home Town: | Granton, Glenorchy, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Illness (Enteric fever and Pneumonia), Tigne Hospital, Malta, 10 October 1915, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Pieta Military Cemetery Plot A, Row X111, Grave 5 Headstone inscription reads: Of whom all our thoughts are pure gold without alloy, Pieta Military Cemetery, Tal-Pieta, Malta (island), Malta |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, New Norfolk War Memorial, North Adelaide Christ Church Roll of Honour, North Adelaide Christ Church Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 26 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2275, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2275, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2275, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frank Broomfield Rathbone and Isabella Rathbone nee Rigaud of Granton, Tasmania; brother of Lucy Rigaud Rathbone and Percy Rigaud Rathbone who served with the 40th Battalion and is buried in the Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
NOTE: The second given name of this soldier was incorrectly transcribed. The Attestation Paper within the Service Record and the Roll of Honour Circular completed by his Father clearly indicate the correct second given name is RIGAUD. The spelling on this Memorial has been corrected to accord with the primary documents as cited. Virtual War Memorial Chief Moderator, October 2017.
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