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Rueben Cairns BILLETT

Regimental number2541
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationButcher
AddressBurnie, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Henry Billett, Burnie, Tasmania
Previous military service91st Infantry
Enlistment date26 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 25 October 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll2541B
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Unspecified


Work near Proyart 23-26 August 1918.
Recommendation date: 30 August 1918

FateReturned to Australia 4 July 1919
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Given name Reuben Ganis
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Date of death11 September 1982

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