Edward Joseph RUB

Regimental number6559
Place of birthDrayton, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressGipps Street, Drayton, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.4
Height5' 7.5"
Weight146 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs K Rub, Gipps Street, Drayton, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme)
Enlistment date9 May 1916
Place of enlistmentToowoomba, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on 21 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 2 June 1919
Discharge date28 August 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, 26 September 1917 (shell shock).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Beltana', 2 June 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Brisbane, 28 August 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No Q155629.
SourcesNAA B2455 file