RACCA  J.S.

Given Names:  Joseph Stevens

               

Service Number:  6455

Unit:  22nd Battalion, 18th reinforcements                                                                        

Rank:  Driver   

Paybook Number:  133831

 

Age:  33 Yrs  7 Mths

Occupation:  Driver                                                                                                        

Marital Status:  Married

Religion:  Roman Catholic

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  5½ In                  

Weight:  144 Lbs

Chest:  35-37 In

Hair:  Black

Eyes:  Brown

Complexion:  Medium

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  18/8/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  WIFE  Mrs Agnes Racca

39 Fenhurst Grove, Kew, Victoria                                                                                     

Embarkation Date:  23/11/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Hororata A20

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Malta     

Embarked:  31/7/1918                               

Disembarked:  28/9/1918

Unit:  22nd Battalion                                                                                                                     

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  14/2/1919                       

Place:  Melbourne

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  60788

Victory Medal:  59060

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1883

Place:  Nice, France                                

Father:  John RACCA                              

Mother:  Magdelene Victoria MARLINE

 

MARRIAGE

Year:  1902     

Place:             

Spouse: Agnes Jane THORNE

 

DEATH

Date or Year: 1929                                 

Place: Caulfield, Victoria                          

Burial:  ,

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 14/4/1918; gun shot wound, arm (right)

 

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:                                                    

Date Enlisted:                                                        

Date Discharged: 

 

COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Kew Rotary