HALE, Rupert

HALE,  Rupert

Full Name: Rupert

HALE

Date of Birth: 12

–

1896

Place of birth: South Yarra, VIC

Australia

Occupation: Packer

Address: 1068 Hay Street Perth WA

Next of Kin: Mother – Mary HALE

Next of Kin Address: 1068 Hay Street Perth WA

Religion: Roman Catholic

Service Number: 3372B

Rank: Sergeant

Unit/Division: 51st Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-08-02

Enlistment Location: P

WA

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Embarkation Date: 1915-11-01

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Disembarkation Date: 1915-11-24

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1919-06-03

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Previous Service – 88th Infantry – 4 Months
22/07/1915- Completed Medical Examination Perth WA
02/08/1915- To No. 1 Depot Battalion ” B ” Company as Private
28/09/1915- To 12th Battalion 11th Reinforcements Blackboy Hill WA
24/11/1915- To Overseas Training Base Egypt ex Australia
03/03/1916- To 52nd Battalion Tel-el-Kebir Egypt ex 12th Battalion Reinforcements
05/06/1916- Embarked Alexandria Egypt with British Expeditionary Forces for Marseilles France, arriving on 12 June 1916
16/09/1916- Appointed Lance Corporal in the field France
28/09/1916- Promoted Corporal in the field France
25/10/1916- Transferred 13th Training Battalion Codford England ex France
7/11/1916- Appointed Lance Sergeant Codford England
17/12/1916- To Physical Training & Bayonet Fighting Course Tidworth England
01/02/1917- Promoted EDP Sergeant 13th Training Battalion Codford England
04/06/1917- To P. T & B. F. School Portsmouth England
25/06/1917- Reverts to Corporal 13th Training Battalion Codford then Appointed Acting Sergeant at P.T & B. F. Special & Supplementary Course at Aldershot England
15/09/1917- To Overseas Training Battalion Perham Downs England
25/09/1917- To 13th Training Battalion Codford England ex Perham Downs
2/11/1917- To Acting Sergeant 13th Training Battalion Codford for duty with ” B ” Company 2nd HH
31/12/1917- Proceeded Overseas France 4th Australian Division Base Depot Havre & reverts CPL
04/01/1918- Rejoined 52nd Battalion in the field France
16/05/1918- Transferred 51st Battalion in the field France
28/05/1918- Admitted 13th Australian Field Ambulance ( Trench Fever ) ex 47th Casualty Clearing Station in the field France
13/06/1918- Rejoined 51st Battalion in the field France ex Sickness
20/08/1918- Promoted Sergeant in the field France
4/10/1918- Granted Leave England
20/10/1918- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Leave
28/01/1919- To No. 1 Command Depot Sutton Veny England then to Overseas Training Brigade Longbridge Deverill England ex France for Return to Australia
28/02/1919- Embarked Devonport England per ” Anchises ” for Australia
7/04/1919- Disembarked Albany Australia
3/06/1919- Discharged from Service ( Termination of Period of Enlistment ).

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

1914/1915 Star – No. 2349

British War Medal – No. 6480

Victory Medal – No. 6451