SHERWIN, Raymond
| Service Number: | Officer |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 24 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launcestion, Tasmania, Australia, 17 June 1892 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 8 April 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Launceston Cenotaph, Launceston Church Grammar School WW1 Honour Board, Lindisfarne Officers of the 12th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 10 Dec 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Feb 1916: | Involvement 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Feb 1916: | Embarked 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 14 Dec 1916: | Honoured Military Cross, Battle for Pozières , In action at Pozieres 23-26 July 1916 culminating in the capture and retention of Pozieres. | |
| 8 Apr 1917: | Involvement Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-04-08 |
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In Memory Of
In creating the video ‘You Never Came Home’, I made sure I included a person from every state in Australia. The soldier on this post came from Tasmania.
In Memory Of Lieutenant Raymond (Ray) Sherwin MC, 12th Battalion from Launceston, Tasmania.
He was a 23 year old clerk prior to being appointed a Second Lieutenant in the AIF on the 24th of June 1915. He embarked for overseas with the 14th Reinforcements from Melbourne on the 8th of February 1916 aboard HMAT Warilda.
While serving on the Western Front, he was awarded a Military Cross for gallantry during operations at Pozieres, France between the 23rd and 26th of July 1916 and was promoted to Lieutenant on the 31st of July 1916.
Lieutenant Sherwin was killed in action at Boursies, France on the 8th of April 1917 and is commemorated on the Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux, France, with others who have no known grave.
Lest We Forget.
Information and photograph came from the Australian War Memorial. Image file number AWM H15825
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