William James RAWLINS MM

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Service Number:	532
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Terowie, South Australia, Australia, October 1886
Home Town:	Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales
Occupation:	Miner
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Garden of Remembrance
Memorials:	Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour

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20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 532, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 532, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide
1 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 532, 10th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, GSW left leg, right hand, head
12 Dec 1917:	Honoured Military Medal, Menin Road, During the operations at POLYGON WOOD east of YPRES on Sept. 19/22nd, 1917, L/Cpl RAWLINS showed great devotion to duty in handling his section. When his Company was caught in an enemy barrage he reorganised them and by his cheery disposition soon steadied them and led them through the barrage with but slight loss. Later during the attack he went out with a small standing patrol and by his determination and courage kept the enemy down while consolidation was carried on in rear.
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 532, 10th Infantry Battalion

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