BALDOCK, Raymond Vernon
| Service Number: | 520 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kaniva, Victoria, December 1893 |
| Home Town: | Jeparit, Hindmarsh, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Jeparit State School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Birr Cross Roads Cemetery Special Memorial 5, Birr Cross Roads Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Jeparit School Roll of Honor, Loyal Jeparit M.U.I.O.O.F. Lodge No 6988 Pictorial Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 520 | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 520, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 520, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 520, 8th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 520 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-20 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Born December 1893 in Kaniva, Victoria
Father Alfred Baldock and Mother Lousia Baldock,
Raymond lived with his parents at Jeparit, Victoria on enlisting.
Next of kin in service:
Cousins:
2739 Private Percy William Logan (b. Mount Gambier, South Australia)
Father Frederick LOGAN and Maria (nee Baldock), lived at Jeparit, Victoria
08/07/1915 enlisted
as a Private with 21st Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
05/10/1915 embarked Port of Melbourne, VIC onboard RMS Moldavia
05/10/1918 killed in Action - France
Buried in: Tincourt New British Cemetery, France
Plot X (10), Row C, Grave 18
His name is commemorated on Panel 94 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
1635 Private Claude Mellnotte PERRY (b. Jeparit, VIC)
Father Winfred Genders PERRY and Mother Eva PERRY,
Claude lived with his parents at 22 Wheaton Road, St Peters, SA on enlisting
31/08/1915 enlisted in Adelaide, SA (18 years of age)
18/11/1915 embarked from Outer Harbour onboard HMAT A2 Geelong
as a Private with 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement
Driver with 5th Divisional Ammunition Column
09/10/1917 killed in action
No known grave
His name is commemorated at:
- Panel 7 on the The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
- Panel 21 on the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
Raymond was described on enlisting as 20 years 8 months of age; single; 5' 6" tall;
10 stone 8 lbs; rosy complexion; brown eyes; black hair; Methodist.
19/08/1914 Raymond enlisted at Dimboola, Victoria
25/08/1914 appointed to E Company, 8th Battalion, Broadmeadows camp
19/10/1914 embarked Port of Melbourne, VIC onboard HMAT A24 Benalla
as a Private with 8th Infantry, B Company
05/04/1915 embarked onboard Clan McGillivray from Alexandria, Egypt
to join the Gallipoli campaign
19/08/1915 shrapnel wound to abdomen and septic hands - Gallipoli
admitted to Australian Casualty Clearing Station (ACCS)
24/08/1915 admitted to Egyptian Govenment Hospital, Port Said, Egypt
22/09/1915 admitted to No.2 Australian General Hospita
04/01/1916 discharged Helouon Convalescent Hospital to duty
29/07/1916 embarked onboard HT Arcadian, ex Alexandria to England
10/08/1916 taken on strength of 2nd Training Battalion
16/12/1916 qualified as Instructor as 26th course of Instruction,
held at Southern Com. Bombing School, Lyndhurst
24/01/1917 promoted to substitute Corporal, England
30/01/1917 promoted to temporary Sergeant, England
20/08/1917 proceeded overseas to France, ex Southampton
reverted to permanent rank of Corporal
31/08/1917 rejoined 8th Infantry Battalion in the field
20/09/1917 killed in action, Belgium - 23 years of age
Buried in: vicinty south of Polygon Wood, north-west of Birr Cross Roads
03/02/1922 A special cross was erected over Raymond's grave
at Birr Cross Road Cemetery, Belgium
Special Memorial #5
His name is commemorated on Panel 52 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
Medals: 1914/15 Star (7112), British War medal (3661), Victory medal (3661)
Memorial Plaque and Scroll (340391)
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 11/01/2017. Lest we forget.
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