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Rathbone, Percy Rigaud

Born 1897 Port Augusta South Australia the son of Frank Broomfield and Isabella Rathbone (nee Rigaud) an orchardist he embarked Melbourne 4^th August 1917 on board “HMAT Themistocles” with the 12^th Infantry Battalion.

He was serving with the 40^th Infantry Battalion when he received gunshot wounds to both legs which unfortunately led to a double amputation and he died 14^th April 1918 in the 53^rd General Hospital France. He is commemorated in the Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Wimereux, Nord Pas de Calais, France

His brother Pte Hubert Rigaud Rathbone died 10^th October 1915 at Malta from enteric fever and is commemorated in the Pieta Military Cemetery, Tal-Pieta, Malta

RATHBONE. -On 14th inst, somewhere in France, of wounds, Private Percy Rigaud Rathbone, 40th Battalion, late of 12th Battalion, dearly beloved youngest son of Frank and Isabella Rathbone, of Mt. Nassau, Granton, in his 21st year. "Of whom all our thoughts are of pure gold, without alloy."

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