ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

RUMBLE, Horace

Full Name: Horace

RUMBLE

Date of Birth: 06

–

1889

Place of birth: Reading

England

Occupation: Clerk

Address: Harbour Bunbury WA

Next of Kin: Father- Henry Humphrey Rumble

Next of Kin Address: Harbour Bunbury WA

Religion: Roman Catholic

Service Number: 6358

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 16th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1916-05-15

Enlistment Location: Perth

Western Australia

Embarkation Port:

Fremantle

Embarkation Date: 1916-10-10

Embarkation Ship:

Suffolk

Disembarkation Port:

Plymouth

Disembarkation Date: 1916-12-02

Locations Served:

England, Western Front

Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1919-02-28

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15/05/1916- To 68 Battalion as Private
20/05/1916- To 69 Depot
21/06/1916- To 16th Battalion 22nd Reinforcements
16/08/1916- To 16th Battalion 20th Reinforcements- Appointed CORPORAL then ACTING SERGEANT
21/12/1916- Proceeded Overseas 4th Australian Division Base Depot Etaples France ex Folkestone & Reverts to Private
6/01/1917- Admitted Segregation Camp Etaples France
25/01/1917- Rejoined 4th Australian Division Base Depot Etaples France ex Segregation Camp
11/02/1917- Joined 16th Battalion in the field France
11/04/1917- Reported MISSING IN ACTION France
11/04/1917- Reported Wounded in Action ( Gunshot Wound Right Hand ) & Captured Reincourt France -Taken as PRISONER OF WAR– Interred Soltau Camp
13/01/1918- Repatriated PRISONER OF WAR- Arrived Holland
20/01/1918- Arrived England & Admitted 1st London General Hospital Camberwell England- Severe Gunshot Wound Right Hand- (Amputated Fingers & Part of Hand)
25/01/1918- Admitted No. 2 Australian Aux Hospital Southall England
5/07/1918- Granted Leave England
20/07/1918- Re-Admitted No. 2 AAH Southall
7/09/1918- Granted Leave England
21/09/1918- Re-Admitted No. 2 AAH Southall
13/12/1918- Embarked England for Australia per ” Karoola ”
22/01/1919- Disembarked Australia
28/02/1919- Discharged from Service ( Medically Unfit )

PRISONER OF WAR – RED CROSS FILES SUMMARY

28/05/1917- London – Letter from prisoner dated 30/04/1917 to Mrs. Wall ( Aunt )- ” Missing 11/04/1917- Prisoner of War- Interred at Soltau “.

23/01/1918- London – Certified by AIF Headquarters list 21/01/1918- ” Prisoner of War- Repatriated. Transferred Holland 13/01/1918 I. B. 397 15/01/1918. Arrived in England and admitted 1st London General Hospital 20/01/1917 “.

29/01/1918- London- From W. O. List X 68255- 24/01/1918- ” Prisoner of War- Repatriated Admitted 1st London General Hospital 20/01/1918- Amputation Hand “.