RAVELL, George William
| Service Number: | 15764 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Forster, New South Wales, Australia, 21 August 1884 |
| Home Town: | Forster, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Mosman, New South Wales, Australia, 18 June 1964, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Kirribilli Sydney Flying Squadron & Sydney Sailing Club Honor Roll, Nabiac War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 15764, Field Company Engineers | |
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| 31 Oct 1916: | Involvement Driver, 15764, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Oct 1916: | Embarked Driver, 15764, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Marathon, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
George William Ravell was a son of George and Hannah Marie Ravell of Cape Hawke, Forster, New South Wales. He had three other brothers who served overseas in the AIF during WW1. They were all said to be well known in sporting circles in Sydney. They all owned and raced an 18ft racing boat called ‘Kismet’ which won the Australian championship in 1912.
His older brother, 34 Pte. Thomas Francis Ravell, also an original of the 19th Battalion AIF, was killed in action at Bullecourt on 3 May 1917, aged 31.
Another younger brother, 2715 Pte. John Herbert ‘Jack’ Ravell 54th Battalion AIF, was killed in action at Polygon Wood, Belgium 26 September 1917, aged 22.
George arrived in France during May 1917 and severely fractured his right foot on 7 November 1917. He was evacuated to England and eventually returned to Australia in March 1918.
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