WAGNER R.H.

Given Names:  Rupert Harrison

Service Number:  3144

Unit:  5th Field Company Engineers                                                                                 

Rank:  Sapper 

Paybook Number:  42690

Age:  27 Yrs  7 Mths

Occupation:  Mechanic                                                                                                   

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  10 In                   

Weight:  174 Lbs

Chest:  35½-37 In

Hair:  Black

Eyes:  Brown

Complexion:  Sallow

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  13/7/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Edwin Harrison Wagner

24 Cecil Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                           

Embarkation Date:  24/11/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Ceramic A40

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Suevic   

Embarked:  23/7/1919                               

Disembarked:  10/9/1919

Unit:  5th Field Company Engineers                                                                                               

Rank:  Sergeant

Discharge Date:  2/11/1919                       

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  5094

British War Medal:  27186

Victory Medal:  27051

Other:    Military Medal

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1888

Place:  Kew, Victoria                               

Father:  Edwin Harrison WAGNER            

Mother:  Eliza Mary HIRSH

MARRIAGE

Year:  1920     

Place:  Victoria

Spouse: Beatrice Dufill ROKER

DEATH

Date or Year: 29/12/1977                        

Place: Camberwell, Victoria                     

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 27/7/1916; slight, remained on duty

Non-military employment

Military Medal recommendation dated 1/9/1918 for conspicuous gallantry and devotion on 29/8/1918 at Feuilleres near Peronne as NCO in charge of party who successfully reconstructed a bridge over the Somme River and Canal whilst under continuous fire.

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Kew State School

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

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