Hugh Kevin RAWSON

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Service Numbers:	2055, V84200
Enlisted:	21 May 1940
Last Rank:	Lieutenant Colonel
Last Unit:	Recruit Reception Depot
Born:	Kyneton, Victoria, Australia, 21 January 1895
Home Town:	Kyneton, Macedon Ranges, Victoria
Occupation:	Draper
Died:	Bright, Victoria, Australia, 13 May 1960, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Memorials:	Kyneton Honour Roll

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28 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 2055, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
28 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 2055, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
2 Sep 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 59th Infantry Battalion, Promoted to Lieutenant on 9 September 1916, a week after becoming a Sergeant.
17 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 59th Infantry Battalion, Appointment terminated.

21 May 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant Colonel, V84200
16 Apr 1942:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant Colonel, V84200, Recruit Reception Depot, Dismissed from the defence forces as a result of a Court Martial held in Melbourne on 2 Apr 1942. This man served in WW1 and may have not been fit for service in WW2.

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