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Rubert Edward SHEDDEN

Date of birth30 September 1892
Place of birthNewcastle, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationSaw mills foreman
AddressGloucester, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 11.5"
Weight164 lbs
Next of kinFather, J H Shedden, Gloucester, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 August 1915
Place of enlistmentNewcastle, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant
Unit name17th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 13 April 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll2nd Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
Promotions

Lieutenant


Unit: 17th Battalion
Promotion date: 8 March 1917

FateReturned to Australia 10 March 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of James SHEDDEN
Discharge date12 November 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Durham Castle', 10 March 1918; disembarked 13 May 1918; discharged/appointment terminated (medically unfit), Sydney, 12 November 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death24 August 1937
Age at death44
Place of burialCasino Cemetery, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, SHEDDEN Rubert Edward

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