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Rupert John SOAWYER

Regimental number5208
Place of birthCollingwood Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationHatter
Address84 Stafford Street, Abbotsford, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Mr J Soawyer, 84 Stafford Street, Abbotsford, Victoria
Enlistment date2 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 9 August 1918
Place of burialRosieres Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 16), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
54
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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