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RAFFERTY, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6810 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dumfires, Scotland, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Victoria Park, Victoria Park, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Iron Turner |
| Died: | Inglewood, Perth, WA, 12 June 1966, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Crematorium Rose Gardens Garden 9E 0061 |
| Memorials: | Merredin and Districts Roll of Honor, Victoria Park War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6810, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 6810, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT A8 'Argyllshire' from Fremantle, WA |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
James Rafferty at the age of 28 married in France to a Drapery Saleswomen by the name of Marion Mair Cameron she was also 28 at the time.
Military medal: At BULLECOURT on 11th April 1917 for gallant conduct and devotion to duty during the attack and occupation of the HINDENBURG LINE. When the order to retire was given he fell back in good order with his men, but seeing a wounded officer in a shell hole near enemy wire he remained until dark and carried him in to safety.
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