HASSALL, Raymond Langley
| Service Number: | 808 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Windsor, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Manly, Manly Vale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mining Engineer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 30 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Tincourt New British Cemetery Plot V, Row G, Grave No. 7 |
| Memorials: | Bulli Roll of Honour, Manly War Memorial NSW |
World War 1 Service
| 26 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 808, 30th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 808, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Corporal, 808, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 5th Pioneer Battalion | |
| 4 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 5th Pioneer Battalion | |
| 26 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 5th Pioneer Battalion | |
| 16 Sep 1916: | Promoted Lieutenant, 5th Pioneer Battalion | |
| 30 Sep 1918: | Involvement Lieutenant, 5th Pioneer Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 5 Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-09-30 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Friends of the late Lieutenant R. L. [Raymond Langley] Hassall, who was for many years a resident of Broken Hill, and was employed at the South Mine immediately prior to enlisting, have received the following details of the circumstances attending his death from the officer in charge of base records: "In reply to your inquiry with reference to the report of the regrettable loss of the late Lieutenant R. L. Hassall, 5th Pioneer Battalion, official documents show that on Sunday, September 29, 1918, while operating in conjunction with United States infantry around Bellicourt, this officer was detailed to repair a road up to the starting point. He had successfully completed this, and was joining up with his company, when about 400 yards west of Bullecourt a shell burst at his feet and wounded him very severely. He was admitted to the 53rd casualty clearing station, suffering from shell wounds in the leg and right arm. He died at 12.30 a.m. on September 30. His body was interred in the military cemetery at Tincourt.
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