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Joseph Albert RHYMER

Regimental number62179
Date of birth14 September 1898
Place of birthHawker, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationChemist's apprentice
AddressHawker, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19.9
Height5' 4.5"
Weight124 lbs
Next of kinFather, A H Rhymer, Hawker, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the Cadets; in 31st Australian Army Medical Corps in camp.
Enlistment date14 June 1918
Place of enlistmentQuorn, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th South Australian Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/111/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on 31 August 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 22 July 1919
Discharge date16 September 1919
Other details

War service: England, France and Belgium (post-Armistice)

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ulysses', 22 July 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 16 September 1919.

Medal: British War Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No S41249.
SourcesNAA: B2455, RHYMER Joseph Albert

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