ROUTLEY R.F.

Given Names:  Raymond Francis

Service Number:  3243

Unit:  21st Battalion, 7th reinforcements                                                                           

Rank:  Acting Sergeant                                                                                                   

Paybook Number: 

Age:  22 Yrs  9 Mths

Occupation:  Commercial Traveller                                                                                 

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Protestant

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  9¼ In                  

Weight:  148 Lbs

Chest:  34-37½ In

Hair:  Light Brown

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fair

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  6/7/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  MOTHER  Mrs Sarah Georgina Routley

35 Derby Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                         

Embarkation Date:  18/11/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Wiltshire A18

END OF WAR 

Status:  Killed in action

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Unit:  60th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Sergeant

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MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  19316

British War Medal:  25818

Victory Medal:  25641

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1892

Place:  Kew, Victoria                               

Father:  John ROUTLEY                          

Mother:  Sarah Georgina BAILEY

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 19/7/1916                          

Place: Fromelles, France                         

Burial:  No known grave,

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Seen lying on the ground in No Mans Land badly wounded by a bullet in the stomach

MEMORIALS

Kew State School

Kew War Memorial

Kew Independent Church

VC Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, France

Australian War Memorial

Memorial Plaque: 329194

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS