RAINEY, James Henry
| Service Numbers: | 3653, Q140841 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 July 1917, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 31 Salvage Unit |
| Born: | Wooloowin, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 7 July 1899 |
| Home Town: | Chermside, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Chermside State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Tyre Retreading |
| Died: | Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 10 May 1988, aged 88 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Chermside State School Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jul 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3653, 41st Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 2 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 3653, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Ormonde embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 2 Mar 1918: | Embarked Private, 3653, 41st Infantry Battalion, SS Ormonde, Sydney |
World War 2 Service
| 27 Mar 1942: | Involvement Sergeant, Q140841 | |
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| 27 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, Q140841, 31 Salvage Unit, Brisbane, Qld. | |
| 14 Dec 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, Q140841 | |
| 14 Dec 1945: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of George RAINEY and Adelaide RAINEY nee WELCH, Cocks Road, Chermside, Brisbane, Qld.
Husband of Phoebe RAINEY, Cania Road, Monto, Qld.
Pte James (Jim) Henry Rainey (3653), was born on 7 July 1899 at Wooloowin (Brisbane) and lived at Chermside until his enlistment in 1918. He died in April/May 1988 of natural causes, just short of his 89th birthday.
He moved to Monto, Qld, with his wife, Phoebe Rainey (nee Hipathite), where they raised three children, Noreen, Gloria, and James Henry Jnr, until relocating to Scarborough (near Brisbane) where he re-enlisted in 1941. They would remain there until their deaths.
The back boundary of the Rainey family farm where Jim grew up adjoined the Chermside Army Camp, so Jim and his mates watched the soldiers from his house until they were of enlistment age. The four mates then trained at Enoggera before sailing on the Ormonde on 2 March 1918.
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