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Raymond Desmond GLEASON

Regimental number837
Place of birthPaddington, New South Wales
SchoolChristian Brothers, Paddington, NSW (Catholic)
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationClerk
Address3 Moncur Street, Woollahra, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, T.A. Gleason, 3 Moncur Street, Woollahra, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in Field Artillery.
Enlistment date31 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, G Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A14 Euripides on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 06-9 August 1915
Place of death or woundingLone Pine, Gallipoli
Date of death8 August 1915
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialLone Pine Cemetery (Plot Ii, Row B, Grave No. 41), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
40
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Mary GLEASON, 'Brooklyn', Moncur sTreet, Woollahra, New South Wales. Native of Sydney
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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