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HAWDON, Raymond Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2517 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 June 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Moruya, New South Wales, Australia, 28 February 1896 |
| Home Town: | Manly, Manly Vale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Postal Assistant |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia, 10 September 1988, aged 92 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Baptist area, Row DD, Grave 0010 |
| Memorials: | Ganmain Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2517, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2517, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2517, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Divisional Signal Company, From 18th Battalion | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Infantry Battalion, From 1st Divisional Signal company | |
| 15 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2517, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Chest wound. Invalided to England on 27 June 1918 | |
| 16 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2517, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Arthur William F. Hawdon and Amy Hawdon of White Street, Manly, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 18 November 1918 aboard HT Marathon disembarking on the 2 January 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1922c Raymond married Elsie A. Boucher in Sydney, NSW