Regimental number | 3793 |
True Name | CLEARY, Rupert Rex |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Telephone fitter |
Address | 12 Leslie Street, Elsternwick, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie Cleary, 12 Leslie Street, Elsternwick, Melbourne, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | No details of fate entered on Nominal Roll. |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3792 Pte Frank CLEARY, 23rd Bn, returned to Australia, 31 August 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board NZHS 'Marama', 31 August 1916 (disordered action of the heart & tachycardia); discharged (medically unfit), 28 November 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | See 19741 Rupert Rex CLEARY for second period of service. |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CLEARY Rupert |