Francis Hewson RAFF

RAFF, Francis Hewson

Service Numbers: 3719, 3719B
Enlisted: 23 June 1917, Toowoomba, Queensland
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd Machine Gun Battalion
Born: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 25 June 1898
Home Town: Kingsthorpe, Toowoomba, Queensland
Schooling: Ipswich Grammar School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Queensland, Australia, 23 June 1995, aged 96 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Toowoomba Garden of Remembrance | Cemetery & Crematorium
Cremated-27th September 1995-Plot FEST-199
Memorials: Charlton Roll of Honour, Oakey War Memorial, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1
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World War 1 Service

23 Jun 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3719, Toowoomba, Queensland
1 Aug 1917: Involvement Private, 3719, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
1 Aug 1917: Embarked Private, 3719, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Sydney
5 May 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3719B, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

Family Members
Parents 
George Patterson Raff 1870–1926

Alice Mary Hewson Raff 1871–1943

Brother 
Walter Delacour Raff 1904–1989