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Rupert Theodore Algernon BANNISTER

Regimental number2036
Place of birthTamworth New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressDuri, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, William Henry Bannister, Clyde Street, Granville, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date11 April 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll25 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name33rd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/50/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 24 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Machine Gun Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 25/4/16 and posted to 33rd Bn, 3rd Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 33rd Bn, 26/10/16. Transferred to 9th Machine Gun Company, 16/1/17.
FateKilled in Action 8 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death27
Place of burialToronto Avenue Cemetery, (Row C, Grave No. 5), Warneton, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
177
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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