RAWE, George
| Service Number: | 380 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles |
| Born: | Crook, County Durham, England, 1866 |
| Home Town: | Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner & Police Officer |
| Died: | Enteric Fever, Bloemfontein Hospital, South Africa, 10 May 1900 |
| Cemetery: |
President Brand Cemetery, Bloemfontein, South Africa |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Parramatta Boer War Memorial |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 380 | |
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| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 380, 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles | |
| 17 Jan 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 380, 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles, "D" Company Ship Southern Cross | |
| 10 May 1900: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 380, 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
George RAWE was born in Crook, County Durham in 1868
His parents were William RAWE and Mary HOWE
He came to Australia on the ship Belgic arriving in Sydney on 12th September 1885 with his Father & Brother& worked as a miner before joining the Police Force in 1890.
He enlisted with the 1st NSW Mounted Rifles (D Company) & embarked from Sydney on 17th January, 1900 on the ship Southern Cross
He was awarded the Queens South Africa Medal with 2 clasps
George died of Enteric Fever on 10th May, 1900 on Bloemfontein Hospital, South Africa
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He was engaged to be married but delayed it when "duty calls" and was to marry on his return which sadly never happened
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