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Rupert Leo Boxshall
| Name on Board | RL Boxshall |
| Name on Service Records |
Rupert Leo Boxshall |
| Enlistment Age | 19 |
| Occupation | Motor Engineer |
| Place of Birth | North Carlton, Vic |
| Next of Kin | Henry and Annie Boxshall |
| Address | 19 Giffard St, Williamstown, Vic |
| Marital Status | M |
| Enlistment Date | 31/05/1915 |
| Service No. | 2334A |
| Enlistment Place | Melbourne, Vic |
| Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
| Embarkation Date | 16/07/1915 |
| Embarkation Ship | HMAT Demosthenes A64 |
| Unit on Embarkation | 1st Australian Pioneer Battalion |
| Date of Death | 20/09/1917 |
| Unit on Death | 1st Australian Pioneer Battalion |
| Rank on Death | Private |
| Cause of Death | KIA |
| Place of Wounding/ Death |
Hooge, Ypres, Belguim |
| Cemetery or Memorial | Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery, Ypres, West-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium |
Additional Information
Wife, Norah J Boxshall, 92 Hengist Rd, Erith, Kent, England. Her address also appears in service records as 19 Dundas Place, Albert Park, Victoria, Australia.
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