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George Knight RAPP

Regimental number2636
Place of birthRappville, New South Wales
SchoolRappville Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressRappville, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinWife, Mrs Ella Avice Rapp, Rappville, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name41st Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 17 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 September 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death28
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialHem Farm Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 19), Hem-Monacu, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
134
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Emily RAPP; husband of Ella RAPP, Rappville, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrother: Henry Thomas Rapp, 47th Bn, died of wounds while prisoner of war.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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