LARGE  R.J.

Given Names:  Reubin James

               

Service Number:  2223

Unit:  57th Battalion                                                                                                        

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

 

Age:  24 Yrs   

Occupation:  Labourer                                                                                                    

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  10½ In                

Weight:  134 Lbs

Chest:  32-35 In

Hair:  Black

Eyes:  Grey

Complexion:  Dark

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  7/3/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  James Large

7 Cobden Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                        

Embarkation Date:  1/8/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Orsova A67

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Karagola

Embarked:  30/4/1919                               

Disembarked:  12/6/1919

Unit:  38th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  20/7/1919                       

Place:  Melbourne

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  51466

Victory Medal:  50440

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1891

Place:  Kew, Victoria                               

Father:  William James LARGE                

Mother:  Annie TALBOT

 

MARRIAGE

Year:  1921     

Place:             

Spouse: Jean Ansell WILLIAMS

 

DEATH

Date or Year: 19/9/1968                          

Place: Oakleigh, Victoria                          

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 31/8/1918; gun shot wound, chin

 

MEMORIALS

Kew State School

Kew War Memorial

Holy Trinity Church

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:                                                    

Date Enlisted:                                                        

Date Discharged: 

 

COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Kew Rotary