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RATTRAY, George Ferguson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4286 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dundee, Angus, Scotland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Crows Nest, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres Panels 7-17-23-25-27-29-31 , Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4286, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
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| 30 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4286, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 4286, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4286 awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-20 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Australian Infantry 2nd Battalion
Date of enlistment: 05.09.1915
Place of enlistment: Holdsworthy NSW
Son of John Rattray and Anne Webster Rattray of 58 Victoria Rd, Dundee.
Dundee paid a high price for her war efforts. By the armistice, over 4,000 men and several women had made the ultimate sacrifice. Their names are recorded in the city’s Roll of Honour.