| Regimental number | 1210 |
| Place of birth | Coonamble, New South Wales |
| School | Public School, Coonamble, NSW |
| Other training | Private tutors |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Bank clerk |
| Address | 58 Upper Pitt Street, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 6.25" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Father, John Andrew Bloodworth, 58 Upper Pitt Street, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | 18 months, 41st and 42nd Infantry |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 6th Light Horse Regiment, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/11/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Jerusalem nr Jaffa, Palestine |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 21 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Jerusalem War Memorial Cemetery, Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 5 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Andrew and Ellen BLOODWORTH, 56 Willoughby Street, Milson's Point, New South Wales. Native of Coonamble, New South Wales |
| Other details |
War service: Gallipoli, Egypt, Palestine Taken on strength, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Anzac Cove, 14 November 1915. Disembarked at Alexandria, Egypt, 25 December 1915. Admitted to No 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital, Cairo, 22 February 1916 (venereal disease); transferred to 4th Auxiliary Hospital, 3 March 1916 (mumps); to No 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital, 12 March 1916; discharged to Overseas Base, 4 April 1916: total period of treatment for venereal disease, 43 days; marched into Overseas Base, Zeitoun, 5 April 1916. Sick to Hospital, 8 April 1916 (venereal disease); admitted to No 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital, 9 April 1916; discharged to Dermatological Quarantine Details, 28 April 1916: total period of treatment for venereal disease, 21 days. Taken on strength, 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment, Tel-el-Kebir, 10 May 1916. Transferred to 6th Light Horse Regiment, 22 July 1916; taken on strength, 6th Light Horse Regiment, 23 July 1916. Found guilty, 22 November 1916, of being absent without leave from 10.00 pm, 17 November, to 11.30 am, 18 November 1916: awarded 48 hours Field Punishment No 2; forfeited a total of 2 days’ pay. Admitted to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, Rafa, 25 March 1917 (contused wound, right foot); transferred to 24th Stationary Hospital, Kantara, 26 March 1917; to 26th Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, 26 March 1917; discharged to duty, 1 April 1917. Taken on strength, 2nd Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, 1 April 1917. To School of Instruction, Moascar, 6 May 1917; undertook Gunner course; rejoined unit, 16 May 1917. Transferred to 6th Light Horse Regiment, 20 May 1917; taken on strength, 6th Light Horse Regiment, 25 May 1917. Killed in action, Wadi Hanein, 29 November 1917 (during a raid, body not recovered. Presumably buried by the Turks). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Place of burial | Body not recovered |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BLOODWORTH Raymond John |
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