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D'OMBRAIN, Ray Furley Lewis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 19621 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 December 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | AIF Depot |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 15 December 1888 |
| Home Town: | St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Mildura, Victoria, Australia, 27 May 1944, aged 55 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mildura (Nichols Point) Public Cemetery, Victoria NP-Anglican-T080 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 19621, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 20 May 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 19621, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 20 May 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 19621, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Medic, Sydney | |
| 5 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Bombardier, 19621, Wound to the right hand | |
| 4 Dec 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, AIF Depot, From 8th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 7 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 19621, AIF Depot, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick George D'Ombrain and Maude Mary D'Ombrain nee Lewis of 'Luccombe', Tennyson Street, St Kilda, Victoria.
Brother of John Norton D'Ombrain who returned to Australia on 18 May 1919 having served with the 9th Field Ambulance.
On 8 January 1919 Ray married Ethel Mary Preece in the Parish Church, Monmouth, England. Vicar A.E. Monahan officiated.
Commenced return to Australia on 23 July 1919 aboard HT Canberra disembarking on 11 September 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal