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RAISON, Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 103 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Laceby, Vic., 1895 |
| Home Town: | Wangaratta, Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Laceby West State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 8 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried south east of Messines - grave lost in subsequent fighting., Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Oxley War Memorial, South Wangaratta School and District Roll of Honour WW1, Wangaratta South War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 103, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 103, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of Samuel and Mary RAISON
BROTHERS MAKE SACRIFICE TOGETHER
Gunners Ernest and Albert Raison, sons of Mr S. Ralson, ot Wangaratta, were killed in action In France on June 9. Gunner B. Raison was mentioned in despatches for good work done on No Man's Land. Each was in a Lewis Gun Detachment.
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