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STARR, Reuben Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2304 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Parkside, 14 April 1885 |
| Home Town: | Waikerie, Loxton Waikerie, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fruit Grower |
| Died: | Waikerie, 18 February 1936, aged 50 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Waikerie General Cemetery, SA Pre-deceased his mother Mary who died aged 93, 19 March 1952 |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jan 1916: | Enlisted | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2304, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, Interned at Solthau POW camp, Germany | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2304, 50th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, Wounded and captured PoW at Noreuil. | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2304, 50th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, Noreuil | |
| 3 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2304, 50th Infantry Battalion, 4th Military District Keswick Barracks Adelaide |
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