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OLDING, Ray Fryett
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6586 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 September 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ravenswood, Vic., December 1892 |
| Home Town: | St Patrick's River, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Launceston Cenotaph, Nunamara War Memorial, Targa St. Patrick's River District WWI Pictorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6586, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6586, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6586, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne |
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Reported Missing
Mr Olding has received word that his son, Private Ray F. Olding, has been reported missing. In a short note to his brother, written on March 25th, Pte Olding, who was then 'somewhere in France,' says he "struck two Scottsdale boys, Chas. Eastman and Col. Chugg, two good fellows, and both look well.' His brother Private Roy Olding, was then in England. Since this soldier's note was written, Col. Chugg has been reported missing, and C. Eastman wounded. Both Roy and Ray Olding belong to St Patrick's River, and are well known in Scottsdale.
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