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Thomas Edward RAINE

Regimental number134
Place of birthAlbert Park, Melbourne, Victoria
Place of birthSouth Melbourne, Victoria
ReligionCongregational
OccupationMercers assistant
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation35
Height5' 8"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Olive Gertrude Raine, Armadale, Western Australia
Previous military service18 ALH 3 years
Enlistment date6 October 1914
Place of enlistmentGuildford, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Light Horse Regiment, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/15/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board Transport A47 Mashobra on 17 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal RollHeadquarters, Australian Infantry Base Depot
FateReturned to Australia 30 June 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Annie RAINE
Discharge date17 April 1919
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kanowna', 22 July 1918; disembarked Perth, 24 August 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Perth, 17 April 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Cause of death: tuberculosis
Date of death15 January 1927
Age at death47
Place of burialAIF Cemetery (Row 9 West, Grave 8), West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, RAINE Thomas Edward

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