Regimental number | 6358 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Reading, Berkshire, England |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Harbour Works, Bunbury, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 6' 0" |
Weight | 153 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Harry Humphrey Rumble, Resident Engineer, Harbour Works, Bunbury, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Reported as prisoner of war, 11 April 1917. Repatriated to Holland; arrived, 13 January 1918; arrived England, 20 January 1918, and admitted to 1st London General Hospital, Camberwell (gun shot wound, right hand: severe); transferred to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 25 January 1918 (amputated fingers and part of hand); discharged on furlough, 10 August 1918, to report to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 21 September 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HS 'Karoola', 18 December 1918; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, right hand: partial amputation), 28 February 1919 Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 100 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, RUMBLE Horace |