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BATTLE, Raymond Reuben
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2524 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 September 1916, Singleton, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Dondingalong, New South Wales, 30 April 1897 |
| Home Town: | Dondingalong, Kempsey, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Grafton, New South Wales, 5 May 1975, aged 78 years |
| Cemetery: |
Clarence Lawn Cemetery (Grafton) |
| Memorials: | South Kempsey Sherwood Public School and District Great War Honour Roll, South Kempsey Sherwood School Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2524, Singleton, New South Wales | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2524, 36th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2524, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
| 23 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2524, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
Personal Stories
Information for Raymond
Raymond Reuben BATTLE
Regimental number: 2524
Place of birth : Macleay River New South Wales
Religion: Methodist
Occupation: Labourer
Address: Dondingalong, Macleay River, New South Wales
Marital status: Single
Age at embarkation: 21
Next of kin: Mother, Mrs Emma Battle, Dondingalong, Macleay River, New South Wales
Enlistment date: 5 September 1916
Rank on enlistment: Private
Unit name: 36th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number: 23/53/2
Embarkation details: Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 9 November 1916
Raymond returned from war and married Violet Bedford and he died in 1975 and is buried at Clarence Cemetery, South Grafton.
Submitted 21 July 2017 by Janice Battle
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