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Reuben Cameron RADFORD

Regimental number3154
Place of birthNorthdown, Tasmania
SchoolNorthdown State School, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressThirlstane, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Charles Radford, Thirlstane, Tasmania
Enlistment date11 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll31 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 10 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 28 March 1918
Place of death or woundingHeilly, France
Age at death17.11
Age at death from cemetery records17
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery (Plot VII, Row A, Grave No. 56), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
133
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Jane RADFORD. Native of Northtown, Tasmania
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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