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Walter William RAAVEN

Regimental number3223
Place of birthBloemfonten South Africa
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressSydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinBrother, Robert William Raaven, Kimberley PO, Kimberley, New South Wales
Enlistment date31 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name56th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/73/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 11 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 7 September 1918
Place of burialDaours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 8), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
163
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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