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RAFFERTY, Leighton Dunbar
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4576 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 September 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Leighton Buzzard, England , 1880 |
| Home Town: | Portland, Glenelg, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | 29 April 1931, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Lindisfarne Officers of the 12th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4576, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 28 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4576, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4576, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 3 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4576, 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Shell wound (shoulder) | |
| 22 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion |
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