| Regimental number | 3454 |
| Place of birth | Bundaberg, Queensland |
| School | State School, Queensland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Barcaldine, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23.11 |
| Height | 6' 0" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Arthur William Rabnott, Barcaldine, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Served for 1 month in the Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Emerald, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 47th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/64/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 47th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Buttes New British Cemetery (Plot XXVIII, Row A, Grave No. I), Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 144 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur and Matilda RABNOTT, Alice, Queensland. Native of Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Family/military connections | Cousins: Peter Pust MM; Arthur Smith; both killed in action. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 24 January 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 12 April 1917, and marched into 12th Training Bn, Codford. Proceeded overseas to France, 16 July 1917; taken on strength, 47th Bn, in the field, Belgium, 4 August 1917. Wounded in action, 8 August 1917 (gun shot wound, buttock), and admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance; transferred to 2nd Canadian General Hospital, Le Treport, 11 August 1917; to Base Depot, Havre, 24 August 1917; rejoined unit from hospital, 7 September 1917. Wounded in action (second occasion), 12 October 1917; now, 10 January 1918, posted 'wounded and missing 12 October 1917'. Court of Enquiry, 11 March 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Buried 1000 yds SW of Passchendaele & 11000 yds N.E. of Zonnebeke'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, RABNOTT Arthur Jacob |
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