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Reuben POPE

Regimental number2720
Date of birth8 October 1891
Place of birthMount Barker, South Australia
SchoolMount Barker Public School, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressMount Barker, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sarah Maria Pope, Mount Barker, South Australia
Enlistment date3 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name50th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/67/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 23 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll50th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialRibemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Point 106 British Cemetery, Bresle Memorial), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
151
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Sarah POPE, Mount Barker, South Australia
Family/military connectionsCousin: 760 Pte Perry Thomas DAVIS, 11th Light Horse Regiment, died of wounds, 27 November 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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