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James Henry RATHGEBER

Regimental number212
Place of birthStawell, Victoria
SchoolState School near Stawell, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationEngine driver
AddressNannup, SW, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs S A Rathgeber, Stawell, Victoria
Enlistment date17 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name39th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 27 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll39th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 September 1918
Place of death or woundingRoisol
Age at death24.10
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialBuire Communal Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 2), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
131
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Sarah RATHGEBER, Stawell, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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