Clement (Clem) RAYSON

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Service Number:	3143
Enlisted:	6 July 1915
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1882
Home Town:	Clematis, Cardinia, Victoria
Schooling:	Camberwell State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Poultry Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 29 September 1918
Cemetery:	Bellicourt British Cemetery Plot 11, Row G, Grave 6. Headstone inscription reads: Beloved husband of Agnes Rayson Elsternwick Victoria
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

6 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3143, 7th Infantry Battalion
29 Sep 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 59th Infantry Battalion

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Served as Clem Rayson

Son of Walter Rayson and Maria Rayson nee Christmas of South Melbourne, Victoria.

Husband of Agnes Rayson nee Douglas of Edmanson Avenue, Elsternwick, Victoria

6 July 1915 - enlisted at Melbourne with the 7th Battalion with the rank of Private

24 February 1916 - transferred to the 59th Battalion at Serapeum

10 August 1916 - promoted to Lance Corporal

1 October 1916 - promoted to Corporal

28 December 1916 - promoted to Sergeant

30 Novmeber 1917 - wounded in action. Wound to the right thigh

Medals" 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal