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RAINE, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1219 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 February 1916, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 36th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Penshaw, County Durham, England, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Carrington, Great Lakes, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | New Herrington Boys Council School, England |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 12 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 25, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Carrington Connolly Park War Memorial Gates, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1219, 36th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW | |
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| 13 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1219, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 13 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1219, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australi aaged 23 years
Son of Joseph Hunter Raine and Jane Anne Raine of Gray House Inn, Penshaw, Durham County , England
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Prioer to enlisted he had served an apprencticeship with the Philidelphia Works, Durham, England as a Blacksmith