| Regimental number | 3672 |
| Place of birth | Prahran, Victoria |
| School | Cranbourne State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Height | 5' 11.5" |
| Weight | 186 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Anne Meade, Cranbourne, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 21st Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 27 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Grave No 15), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander and Annie Margaret BETHUNE, 'Tongala', Lyndhurst, Victoria. Native of Prahran, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength of 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, 15 March 1916; taken on strength of 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 15 March 1916. Promoted Lance Corporal, Hog's Back, 10 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note on B.103, 'presumed buried in No Man's Land approx at 5J9043 to 5K0251 Sheet Hazebrouck'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BETHUNE Rupert Charles
Red Cross file 370204 |
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