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Francis Richard RAWSON

Regimental number4276
Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland
SchoolPublic School, Tamworth, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressWarrahdale, Willow Tree, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinstepbrother, J H Holmes, Tamworth, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 20 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 13 September 1916
Place of death or woundingLyssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot X, Row B, Grave No. 4), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
34
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Step-brother: Mr J. HOLMES, Darling Street, Tamworth, New South Wales
Other details

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

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