RAGGATT, Frederick Joseph
| Service Number: | 665 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kensington, South Australia, 9 February 1890 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Waiter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli - At sea (HS Sicillia), Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 19 July 1915, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at Sea, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey, Rookwood Necropolis, Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Echunga War Memorial, Echunga War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 665, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 665, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 665, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 665, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 17 Jul 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Infantry Battalion, GSW Wound to thigh |
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Born 9 February 1890 in Kensington, South Australia
(SA Birth Record 1842 - 1906 Book: 453 Page: 347 District: Nor.)
Father Herbert Daniel RAGGATT (b. 30/10/1857 in The Swamp, South Australia);
his parents Thomas Raggatt and his mother Anne Sophia Stephens; and
Mother Alice Gertrude (nee CONNOLLY).
Father remarried to Step Mother Myrtle May Raggatt (nee Robinson)
living at Echunga, South Australia.
25/7/1920 Mother stated father had been an invalid for past 12 years,
living with his second wife.
Siblings:
(father Herbert Daniel Raggatt & mother Alice Gertrude Raggatt (nee Connolly)
Brother Herbert Lloyd Raggatt
(b. 3/8/1881 Naracoorte SA - d. ____)
Brother Ernest Alfred Raggatt
(b. 5/12/1882 Knightsbridge (now Hazelwood Park) SA - d. ____)
Brother Herbert Arthur Raggatt
(b. 21/7/1884 Uraidla SA - d. _____)
Sister Alice Millicent Raggatt
(b. 20/2/1886 Uraidla SA - d. ____)
Sister Sophia Annie Mabel Raggatt
(b. 24/9/1887 Kensington SA - d. ____)
Brother Roy Thomas Raggatt
(b. 1/7/1891 Kensington SA - d. ______)
Twin Sister Agnes Elsie Raggatt (c/o Catholic Club, Argent St, Broken Hill NSW)
(b. 7/3/1893 Kensington SA - d. _____)
Twin Sister Mary Florence
(b. 7/3/1893 Kensington SA - d. _____)
(father Herbert Daniel Raggatt & mother Martha (Myrtle) Robinson)
Sister Mary Ethel Raggatt
(b. 26/1/1898 Kensington SA - d. ____)
Brother Albert Victor Raggatt
(b. 30/7/1900 Norwood SA - d. ____)
Brother Leslie Sydney Roland Raggatt
(b. 15/4/1902 Norwood SA - d. _____)
Sister Constance Vera Raggatt
(b. 1904 Kensington SA - d. ____)
Sister Thelma Irene Eliza Raggatt
(b. 27/12/1905 Echunga SA - d. _____)
Brother Jack Raggatt
(b. 28/9/1908 Echunga SA - d. _____)
Sister Myrtle Jean Raggatt
(b. 2/9/1910 Echunga SA - d. _____)
Prior to enlisting Frederick spent many years at the York Hotel in Adelaide,
from there he took a trip to Germany, and then on to America, where he
joined his brother Herbert Arthur Raggatt. On their return to South Australia,
they had a brief stop in London.
On his return into Adelaide, he stopped and stayed at the Grand Central Hotel
and worked as a waiter. After many months he moved on to Melbourne, where
he became one of the first to enlist.
Next of kin in service:
Brother 5437 Private Herbert Arthur Raggatt
Driver with 9th Divisional Ammunition Column
Returned to Australia on 15/11/1915
Last lived at c/o H Conway, Argo Street, Prahran, Victoria.
Prior to enlisting he was engaged to Ida Jane Tillett, Drummoyne, New South Wales.
Described on enlisting as 23 years old; single; 5' 3 3/4" tall; dark complexion;
grey eyes; brown hair; Roman Catholic.
17/8/1914 Enlisted in Melbourne, Victoria
19/8/1914 Commanding Officer appointed Frederick to F Company, with
6th Infantry Battalion, Broadmeadows Camp
19/10/1914 Embarked from Port of Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata
as a Private in the 6th Infantry Battlion, F Company
5/4/1915 Embarked Alexandria on board Galeka
to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli
15/7/1915 Gun shot wound to thigh - receive in action at GALLIPOLI
evacuated on board the HT Sicilia
18/7/1915 died of these wounds at Sea
buried: at sea - on voyage from Gallipoli to Malta
His name is commemorated on Panel 27 on the Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli.
His name is located at panel 48 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memoria
Canberra, ACT.
Medals:
1914-15 Star (7717); British War medal (1694); Victory medal (1699);
Memorial Plaque and Memorial Scroll (303671)
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 25/2/2014. Lest we forget.
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