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KIRKALDY, Raymond Harcourt
Step 1: Personal Details
Service Number: | 10680 |
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Enlisted: | 21 January 1916, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | Royal Flying Corps |
Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 12 November 1893 |
Home Town: | Tighes Hill, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed In Action, France, 25 March 1918, aged 24 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Arras Flying Services Memorial |
Memorials: | Cook's Hill Superior Public School , Newcastle (Gardner Memorial) War Memorial, Wickham "Citizens of Wickham" Volunteers Honour Roll |
Biography
Raymond was reported Missing in Action 25th March 1918 whilst on active service with the Royal Flying Corps.His British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards record that he was reported missing on that date.It was (several years)later recorded in the records that this was his date of death, and would indicate that Raymonds body was never recovered.