Regimental number | 4277 |
Place of birth | Brisbane Queensland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Cleaner |
Address | C/ R.J. Baker, Little Street, Murrumdi, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Cousin, T W Avard, Warrahdale, Willow Tree, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 45th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917). Recommendation date: |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Wounded in France, left leg amputated, shrapnel wounds to the left hand, disfiguring the fingers. Hospitalised at Dave John Hospital, Canterbury, Kent, England, January 1917. |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 4276 Pte Francis Richard RAWSON, 2nd Bn, died of wounds, 13 September 1916. |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Rookwood Crematorium |