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RAE, William John

Service Number:	Second Lieutenant
Enlisted:	19 August 1915
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	3 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps
Born:	Mildura, Victoria, Australia, 11 June 1872
Home Town:	Albany, Albany, Western Australia
Schooling:	Sydney High School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Surveyor
Died:	Killed In Action, Near Gaza, Palestine, 27 March 1917, aged 44 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Originally buried NE Tel-el-Jenimie bearing of 277 on UN Terar-mar by Chaplain Rev. Scott Little Grave lost
Memorials:	Albany & Districts Roll of Honor, Albany & Districts Roll of Honour, Albany St John's Anglican Church Great War Honour Roll, Albany War Memorial, Jerusalem Memorial, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Merredin and Districts Roll of Honor, Midland Officers & Contract Surveyors of the Department of Lands & Surveys WA Honour Roll, Orange Cenotaph, Orange Holy Trinity Anglican Church Honour Board, Orange Soldiers' Memorial Avenue of Trees, Orange WW1 Honour Board

World War 1 Service

19 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Second Lieutenant, 28th Infantry Battalion
1 Oct 1915:	Involvement 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
1 Oct 1915:	Embarked 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Fremantle
18 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Imperial Camel Corps , Egypt
20 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Imperial Camel Corps , Egypt
5 Nov 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, Imperial Camel Corps , Egypt
27 Mar 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Imperial Camel Corps , Battles of Gaza
27 Mar 1917:	Involvement Captain, 3 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 3 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1917-03-27
Date unknown:	Involvement

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of William and Florence RAE; husband of Mrs N RAE.