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RAGLESS, Benjamin Brookman
Personal Details
Service Number: | 982 |
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Enlisted: | 18 March 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Captain |
Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Yulpara, South Australia, 8 October 1881 |
Home Town: | Clare, Clare and Gilbert Valleys, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Natural causes, Brooklyn Park, South Australia, 23 June 1965, aged 83 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Orroroo District Roll of Honour WW1 |
Service History
Boer War Service
6 Jan 1902: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 982, 2nd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
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World War 1 Service
18 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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2 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
2 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Medic, Brisbane | |
29 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
1 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain | |
4 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Captain, 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
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