RAE, Albert Norman
| Service Numbers: | 762, Commissioned Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1914, Original Member of the Battalion |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kilkenny, South Australia, 7 March 1896 |
| Home Town: | Kilkenny, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Kilkenny Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Killed In Action , Celtic Wood, Belgium, 9 October 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tyne Cot Cemetery and Memorial |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Croydon War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 762, 10th Infantry Battalion, Original Member of the Battalion | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 762, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 762, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Evacuated June 1915 with influenza | |
| 24 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 762, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 24 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 762, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Evacuated Wounded | |
| 10 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 10th Infantry Battalion, Returned to the Battalion from wounded August 1916 | |
| 10 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Commissioned Officer, 10th Infantry Battalion, Raid on Celtic Wood, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-10-08 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Second Lieutenant Albert Norman Rae, an original member of battalion, was with the battalion on the morning of the Gallipoli landing and remained in the firing line until evacuated to Egypt with Influenza in June. He returned to the battalion in August and after the evacuation of Gallipoli, returned to Egypt for further training before sailing for France in 1916. He was wounded at Pozières in July but rejoined the battalion as a corporal in early September 1916 and was promoted to sergeant in January the following year. Like Scott, he had come up through the ranks and although not commissioned until 1 October 1917 was an experienced leader and commander.
He was identified as a raid officer in battalion’s Narrative of Operations 9 October as well as being named in the CO’s post raid report. He was recorded on the Field Return as killed on 8 October which is clearly an errror since the raid did not commence until 5.20 am on 9 October. His remains were recovered near the forming up point for the raid in September 1920.
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