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ARGUS, Raymond Bassett
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2244 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 November 1915, Warwick, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Tallygaroopna, Victoria, Australia, 6 August 1885 |
| Home Town: | Warwick, Southern Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Selector |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 13 May 1964, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Atherton Rockley Road Cemetery Uniting Section D, Plots 348 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2244, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Warwick, Qld. | |
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| 28 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2244, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2244, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Commonwealth, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Raymond Bassett Argus was a son of William Bassett Argus and Mary Anne Argus (nee Trewin). He was born at Tallygaroopna, Victoria, on 6th August 1885. At the age of 30, he left his selection in the Warwick district of Queensland to join the 2nd Light Horse Regiment on 20th November 1915. As part of the 15th Reinforcements of the Regiment, he embarked from Brisbane for the Middle East on 23rd March 1916 on HMAT Commonwealth.
Raymond Basset Argus returned to farming in Queensland.
Married Dorothy June nee GOFFAGE
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