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GARLAKE, Rayner
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2259 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 March 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Caledon, South Africa, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Schools, South Africa |
| Occupation: | Solicitor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 17, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2259, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 16 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2259, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2259, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John and Susan Garlake
Husband of Sarah Roberta Garlake of Mains Avenue, Wynberg, Capetown, South Africa
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Meda, Victory Medal.
Between 1900 and the 31 May 1902 he served in the South African Colonial Defence Force