Regimental number | 3143 |
Place of birth | South Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Camberwell State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Clematis PO., Clematis, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Rayson, Edmanson Avenue, Elsternwick, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Osterley on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Stated to be Clem Rayson on NR |
Place of death or wounding | Bellicourt, France |
Age at death | 37 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 37 |
Place of burial | Bellicourt British Cemetery (Plot II, Row G, Grave NO. 6), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Walter and Maria RAYSON; husband of Agnes RAYSON, 6 Ripon Grove, Elsternwick, Victoria. Native of South Melbourne, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Nephew: L/sgt N.N. Raw, 59th Bn, killed in action 19 July 1916, FRomelles, France. |