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RAFFEN, George Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5189 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 10 March 1891 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Boot Maker |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 20 August 1921, aged 30 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Glenelg and District WW1 & WW2 Honour Board, Parkside Public School Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jan 1916: | Enlisted Private, 5189, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5189, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5189, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Adelaide |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Trinity College
George Francis Raffen was born in Adelaide, South Australia on the 10th of March 1891. He lived in Glenelg before embarking at age 24 on the 18th of January 1916. He served for around 15 months as a Private in the 10th Battalion and returned to Australia on the 21st of July 1917. Before emarkment he was married to Mrs E E Raffen.