John Henry RAFTER

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Service Number:	2770
Enlisted:	9 August 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Clunes, Victoria, Australia, 1873
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Clunes Roman Catholic School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Contractor
Died:	Killed in action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

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9 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2770, 28th Infantry Battalion
2 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 2770, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 2770, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle
3 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 2770, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2770 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-03

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