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Ernest John DERAEVE

Regimental number3011
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressForrest Hill, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinSister, Mrs Lillian Matthews, 2nd Avenue, Wilston, Queensland
Enlistment date25 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name41st Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 7 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateDied of wounds 4 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XX, Row F, Grave No. 4A), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
133
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Jean and Rubena DE RAEVE. Native of South Brisband, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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