RAY, Reuben Napier Heath
| Service Number: | 6575 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 April 1916, Perth, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Oamaru, Otago , New Zealand, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Kamaka School, New Zealand |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Peronne, France, 19 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Doingt Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 1, Row C, Grave 14, Doingt Communal Cemetery Extension, Doingt, Peronne, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Perth, Western Australia | |
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| 10 Oct 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 6575, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' |
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| 10 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6575, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle | |
| 19 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6575, 11th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days" |
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Reuben Napier Heath RAY was born in 1896 in Otago, New Zealand
His parents were Walter Humphrey RAY & Mary Julia SMITH who also came to Western Australia
He enlisted on 24th April, 1916 with the Australian Army - he was with the 11th Battalion, 21st reinforcements - Unit embarked from Fremantle on board HMAT Suffolk on 10th October, 1916
Reuben died of wounds on 19th September, 1918 in Peronne, France and is buried in Doingt Communal Cemetery Extension - he is also commemorated on the Australian War Memorial - he was awarded the British War Medal & the Victory Medal.
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