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MEDHURST, Raymond Lyell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | TX12264 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 September 1942, Brighton, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Bothwell, Tasmania, 2 April 1922 |
| Home Town: | Bothwell, Central Highlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Trapper |
| Died: | Accidental, Queensland, Australia, 27 April 1944, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide River War Cemetery, Northern Territory Plot: P.D.16. (Northern Territory) |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 20 Sep 1942: | Involvement Private, TX12264, 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Sep 1942: | Enlisted Brighton, Tasmania | |
| 20 Sep 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, TX12264, 40 Infantry Battalion AMF |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Private Raymond Lyell Medhurst TX12264 of AIF 40 Battalion, Australian Infantry
Son of Amos George and Gladys Ismay Medhurst of Alanvale, Tasmania
Biography
"NORTH-WESTERN NEWSDELORAINE
SOLDIER'S DEATH.- The Union Jack was flown at half-mast late on Friday afternoon at the Cenotaph, Deloraine, as a tribute to the late Pte. R. L. Medhurst, of the A.I.F., who was killed in Queensland. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Medhurst, of Great Lake." - from the Burnie Advocate 01 May 1944 (nla.gov.au)
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