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Jakov Robert RANTMAN

Regimental number5708
Place of birthWirwe Russia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSeaman
AddressSailors Home, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinFather, Jaan Rantman, Keewal Knock, Wirwe, Russia
Enlistment date31 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXIII, Row C, Grave No. 5), Passchendaele, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
102
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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