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
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COMMENTS
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