Rudolf Eberhardt

Western mail 25 Aug 1916 page 28
Personal Information
Date of Birth	not known
Place of Birth	Urtenen (near Berne), Switzerland
Death	30 May 1916
Place of Death	Cordonnerie Farm, Fromelles, France
Age at Enlistment	40 years, 7 months
Description	5'3¾" (1.62m) tall; weight 136 lbs (61.7kg); dark complexion, light brown eyes, black hair.
Occupation	sleeper hewer
Religion	Church of England
Address	Keysbrook, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Wife Mrs Suzanne Eberhardt
Military Information
Reg Number	3781
Date of Enlistment	17 Aug 1915
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	11th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement, B Company / 3rd Brigade, 1st Division
Date of Embarkation	22 Nov 1915 - 14 Dec 1915
Ship Embarked On	RMS Mongolia
Fate	Killed in Action 30 May 1916, Fromelles region
Monument	Keysbrook
Medals	1914-15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal

War Service

Following two months basic training at Blackboy Hill camp, Rudolph was allocated to the 12th reinforcement draft for the 11th Battalion.

He joined the 11th Battalion on 2 Mar 1916 at Habieta in Egypt and was posted to B Company. ON 29 Mar 1916 he boarded the HMT Corsican in Alexandria for Marseilles in southern France.

On 30 May 1916 Rudolph was Killed in Action

Notes

Buried in Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, France (Plot I, Row H, Grave No. 31), 5 km east of Laventie, 7 km south west of Armentiers.

Suzanne's address was Merligen, Lake of Thum, Canton Berne, Switzerland.