George Watson RAINNIE MM

RAINNIE, George Watson

Service Number: 3533
Enlisted: 17 August 1915, Place of Enlistment, Hughenden, Queensland.
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 2nd Machine Gun Company
Born: Hughenden, Queensland, Australia, 26 December 1895
Home Town: Sellheim, Charters Towers, Queensland
Schooling: State School, Hughenden, Queensland, Australia
Occupation: Engine Cleaner
Died: Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 21 July 1942, aged 46 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Townsville (Belgian Gardens) Cemetery, Qld
Section C2, Row 21, Site 333.
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World War 1 Service

17 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3533, 26th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Hughenden, Queensland.
3 Jan 1916: Involvement Private, 3533, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
3 Jan 1916: Embarked Private, 3533, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
29 Jul 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3533, 26th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot Wound to the head
6 Dec 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Machine Gun Company
3 May 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3533, 7th Machine Gun Company, Second Occasion
4 Oct 1917: Promoted Driver, 7th Machine Gun Company
7 Aug 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Machine Gun Company
3 Oct 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Broodseinde Ridge, Third Occasion.
9 Oct 1918: Honoured Military Medal, Broodseinde Ridge

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