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DURSTON, Raymond George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 61387 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 March 1918, MU Rifles and Cadets 4 years Tried to enlist twice (unsuccessfully) under age. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Poowong, Victoria, Australia, 26 July 1899 |
| Home Town: | St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Student |
| Died: | Sandringham, Victoria, Australia , 19 May 2002, aged 102 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria Church of England ZB 352B |
| Memorials: | Poowong Great War Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Mar 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 61387, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, MU Rifles and Cadets 4 years Tried to enlist twice (unsuccessfully) under age. | |
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| 31 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 61387, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Aug 1918: | Embarked Private, 61387, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Barambah, Melbourne | |
| 14 Nov 1918: | Transferred 14th Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Aug 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements | |
| 1 Feb 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 61387, 14th Infantry Battalion, 3rd MD |
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