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RAW, Mervyn Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 9628, Q395 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 August 1915, Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Volunteer Defence Corps (QLD) |
| Born: | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 3 May 1897 |
| Home Town: | Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shop Assistant / Traveller |
| Died: | Illness, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 26 January 1945, aged 47 years |
| Cemetery: |
Charters Towers War Cemetery Plot A Row B Grave 12 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mittagong Superior Public School Great War Honour Roll, Municipality of Hurstville Pictorial Honour Roll No 2 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 9628, Reinforcements WW1, Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 8 Mar 1916: | Involvement Driver, 9628, 1st Divisional Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Embarked Driver, 9628, 1st Divisional Train, HMAT Star of England, Sydney |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lieutenant, Q395 | |
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| 4 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, Q395, Volunteer Defence Corps (QLD), Kelvin Grove, Qld. | |
| 26 Jan 1945: | Enlisted |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Lieutenant Raw Q395 of Number 21 Battalion - Australian Volunteer Defence Corps
Son of Thomas and Alice Raw
Husband of Elizabeth Raw of Wellington Point, Queensland
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