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RAGGATT, Herbert Lindsay
| Service Numbers: | 2482, 2482A, 530169, 2482a |
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| Enlisted: | 17 July 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 6 Cavalry Regiment AMF |
| Born: | Strathalbyn, South Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Strathalbyn, Alexandrina, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Mitcham Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 5 November 1981 |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Commissioner of Public Works Roll of Honour, Strathalbyn District Roll of Honor WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2482, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 28 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2482, 48th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2482, 48th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide | |
| 29 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2482, 48th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, GSW (arm and leg) | |
| 9 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2482A, 48th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 9 Mar 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , 530169 | |
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| 16 Jan 1941: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, 530169, 6 Cavalry Regiment AMF |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Wounded 2482a, 48th Infantry Battalion |
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A brief history
Herbert Lindsay Raggatt was the son of J. J. and Maria Raggatt of Strathalbyn. He was one of 9 children and known as Lindsay to his family. Lance Corporal Raggatt was wounded in the shoulder and chest on 29 Sep 1917 (Polygon Wood) and evacuated the the 10th Stationary Hospital, Saint Omer and then on to England where he was reported dangerously ill.
He recovered after spending time in hospital in Cambridge and returned via Egypt to Australia.
TROVE reports from the Strathalbyn Newspaper report his return. He married Hilda Myrtle Rumsby and worked as Stock and Station Agent for Elder Smith & Goldsborough Mort, living in Morgan and Port Lincoln. The family settled in Westbourne Park in the 1930's.
During the Second World War he served as a member of the militia.
Submitted 29 July 2017 by Stephanie Grant
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Herbert Lindsay RAGGATT was born in Strathalbyn, South Australia on 27th June 1894
His parents were John James RAGGATT & Maria WESTLEY
Biography contributed by Stephanie Grant
His parents were JJ Raggatt and Maria Westley, he was one of 6 children, Florence, Herbert, John, Ivy, Madge and Lance.
After being wounded he was first sent to a Hospital in St Omer and then to England to recover near Oxford.
on his return to Adelaide he worked as a Station and Stock Agent for Elders Smith and Goldsborough Mort, working in Morgan and Port Lincoln. He and Hilda Myrtle Rumsby had 2 daughters, Shirley born in 1922 and Pamela born in 1931. The family settled in Westbourne Park, where he lived until shortly before his death.
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