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RAFF, Francis Hewson
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 3719, 3719B |
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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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
23 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3719, Toowoomba, Queensland | |
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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 |
Personal Stories
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Family Members
Parents
George Patterson Raff 1870–1926
Alice Mary Hewson Raff 1871–1943
Brother
Walter Delacour Raff 1904–1989