RICE W.

RICE W.

Given Names: Walter

Service Number: 2891

Unit: 1st Divisional Ammunition Col.

Rank: Gunner

Paybook Number:

Age: 36 Yrs 11 Mths

Occupation: Tramway Employee

Marital Status: Married

Religion: Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height: 5 Ft 11 In

Weight: 174 Lbs

Chest: 37½ In

Hair: Fair

Eyes: Blue

Complexion: Fair

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted: 1/8/1914

Place: Melbourne

Next of Kin: WIFE Mrs Jessie Rice

16 Mary Street, Kew, Victoria

Embarkation Date: 20/10/1914

Port: Melbourne

Ship: HMAT Shropshire A9

END OF WAR

Status: Returned to Australia

Ship: Demosthenes

Embarked: 27/7/1917

Disembarked:

Unit: 1st Div Ammunition Col, 3rd Section

Rank: Gunner

Discharge Date: 3/11/1917

Place: Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star: 4135

British War Medal: 669

Victory Medal: 669

Other:

BIRTH

Date or Year: 1877

Place: Kew, Victoria

Father: Henry RICE

Mother: Elizabeth BLAKE

MARRIAGE

Year: 1902

Place:

Spouse: Jessie Evaline BETTLES

DEATH

Date or Year: 26/5/1958

Place: Kew, Victoria

Burial: Kew Cemetery, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Was 6 months S.A. Light Horse (No. 3146)

Was returned to Australia suffering rheumatism