| Regimental number | 3490 |
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland |
| School | State School, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Draughtsman |
| Address | Chelmer, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21.2 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 127 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, H Raff, Chelmer, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Served in the Engineers, Brisbane, Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 15th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 3400 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 47th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
| Age at death | 24 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 12), Passchendaele, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 144 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Harry and Clara RAFF, Adelaide Street, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 15th Bn, Ismailia, 5 Feruary 1915. Transferred to 47th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 3 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 2 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 9 June 1916. Admitted to 12th Australian Field Ambulance, 23 September 1916 (influenza), and transferred same day to 50th Casualty Clearing Station; to 3rd Canadian Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, 24 September 1916; to 7th Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 5 October 1916; to Base Details, Etaples, 15 October 1916; rejoined Bn, in the field, 21 November 1916. Admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, 22 November 1916 (trench feet), and transferred same day to 36th Casualty Clearing Station; to 5th General Hospital, Rouen, 5 December 1916; to 2nd Convalescent Depot, Rouen, 12 January 1917; to Base Depot, Etaples, 16 January 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 27 January 1917. Killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, RAFF Kenneth |
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