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Rupert Henry Duncan FOREMAN

Regimental number1700
Place of birthGulnare, South Australia
SchoolJacka Public School, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressYacka, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23.2
Next of kinFather, H Foreman, Yacka, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date6 May 1915
Place of enlistmentKeswick, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A61 Kanowna on 23 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death27.8
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialPerth Cemetery (China Wall) (Plot VIII, Row B, Grave No. 19), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
110
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Jessie FOREMAN, Yacka, South Australia
Family/military connectionsBrother: 873 Pte David James FOREMAN, 43rd Bn, returned to Australia, 1 November 1917.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, FOREMAN Rupert Henry Duncan

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