Ray Vernon SEARLE

SEARLE, Ray Vernon

    Service Number: 2954
    Enlisted: 1 July 1915, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 52nd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Breadalbane, Tasmania, 1895
    Home Town: Westbury, Meander Valley, Tasmania
    Schooling: Westbury Public School, Tasmania
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Killed in Action, Ypres, Belgium, 23 August 1917
    Cemetery: Bethleem Farm West Cemetery, Belgium
    Row D, Grave 2 Headstone inscription reads: God has saved from weary strife in its dawn this fresh young life, Bethleem Farm West Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Westbury War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    1 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2954, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
    27 Sep 1915: Involvement Private, 2954, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
    27 Sep 1915: Embarked Private, 2954, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
    1 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 12th Battalion to the 52nd Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir Railhead
    23 Aug 1917: Involvement Private, 2954, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2954 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-08-23

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of George and Elizabeth Anne Searle of Westbury, Tas.

    Brother of Edward George Searle MM who returned to Australia on 1 November 1918 having served with the 15th Battalion and Frank Vivian Searle who died of wounds on 30 August 1915 while serving with the 12th Battalion

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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