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RANKEN, Raymond Edward Mitchell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1988 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, July 1897 |
| Home Town: | Bathurst, Bathurst Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | St Patricks College, Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | 26 August 1980, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Leeton General Cemetery, NSW Lawn Section 1 Row A, Lot 092 Buried with wife Lucy Sarah (Gibbs) |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1988, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1988, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
WW1 Diary of Raymond Edward Mitchell RANKEN
Original Diary held by Marchyoodorev RSL.
On behalf of the Military Historical Society of Australia (Qld Branch), Bob Doneley has researched into the diary and produced a transcript.
Submitted 18 January 2026 by Karleen Reilly