GLEASON, Raymond Desmond
| Service Number: | 837 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Woollahra, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Christian Brother Catholic College, Paddington, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 11, Row B, Grave 41 Chaplain Rev. A.E. Talbot officiated Headstone inscription reads: Those whom the Gods love die young, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 837, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 837, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 837, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 8 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 837, 4th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the back |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Anthony and Mary Gleason of 'Brooklyn', Moncur Street, Woollahra, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
He was employed as a Clerk in the Cashiers Branch of the Department of Instruction
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Private Raymond Desmond Gleasou (killed in action) was a clerk in the cashier's branch Department of Public Instruction, and prior to the outbreak of war was attached as a gunner to the Field Artillery. He was 20 years of age, and the second son of Mr. T. Gleason, the well-known baseballer. He left with the first contingent, was in the memorable Landing on April 25; was wounded a week later, but returned to the front and was in the trenches nearly three months before his death.
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