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Rachford, William (3473)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~RAugust 12, 2014
Place of Birth: South Melbourne, VIC Age: 27 years 4 months Enlistment Details: Friday, 25 May 1917 - South Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 3473            view online service record Address: 24 Little Cruikshank Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Emma Rachford (mother) 24 Little Cruikshank Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 16 July 1917 Ship: HMAT Port Melbourne A16 Port: Sydney, NSW Unit: 60th Infantry Battalion - 9th…

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Radcliffe, Charles Russell (3226)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~RAugust 12, 2014
Place of Birth: Wandiligong, VIC Age: 28 years 1 month Enlistment Details: Wednesday, 1 September 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 3226           view online service record Address: 29 Garton Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Emily Eliza Grace Kennedy (sister) 29 Garton Street Port Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Friday, 26 November 1915 Ship: HMAT Commonwealth A73 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion - 7th Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Tuesday, 11 April…

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Radford, F

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~RAugust 12, 2014
F Radford is listed on the Graham Street Methodist Church Football Club Honour Board. 1916 'GRAHAM-STREET METHODIST CHURCH.', Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 - 1920), 19 February, p. 1. , viewed 30 Jul 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91163982

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Raffler, J

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~RAugust 12, 2014
J Raffler is included in a list of over 100 Port men who responded to a recruiting appeal in early 1916. 1916 ‘THEY SAY “YES.”‘, Port Melbourne Standard (Vic. : 1914 – 1920), 26 February, p. 3. , viewed 30 Jul 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91168274

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Rainbow, Charles William Henry (2220)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~RAugust 12, 2014
Place of Birth: Bendigo, VIC Age: 19 years 10 months Enlistment Details: Thursday, 4 February 1915 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 2220            view online service record Address: 6 Clay Street Port Melbourne, VIC Next of Kin: Charles Rainbow (father) 21 Albert Street South Melbourne, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Sunday, 6 June 1915 Ship: HMAT Wandilla A62 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 2nd Pioneer Battalion - 3rd Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Tuesday, 1 July 1919 Discharged:…

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Ralston, John Arthur (3460)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~RAugust 12, 2014
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 18 years Enlistment Details: Saturday, 21 April 1917 - Geelong, VIC Service Number: 3460            view online service record Address: Portarlington, VIC Next of Kin: John Ralston (father) Portarlington, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Monday, 16 July 1917 Ship: HMAT Port Melbourne A16 Port: Sydney, NSW Unit: 59th Infantry Battalion - 9th Reinforcements Fate: DOD: Sunday, 21 July 1918 Place: France Half-Brothers: Lewis Martinsen and Frederick Martinsen. Private,…

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Rankin, Ernest (1881)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~RAugust 12, 2014
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 38 years 9 months Enlistment Details: Saturday, 22 January 1916 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 1881            view online service record Address: 18 Blanche Street Brighton, VIC Next of Kin: Mabel Rankin (wife) 18 Blanche Street Brighton, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Tuesday, 4 April 1916 Ship: HMAT Euripides A14 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 46th Infantry Battalion - 2nd Reinforcements Fate: RTA: Monday, 8 April 1918 Discharged: Saturday,…

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Rankin, Joseph William (1988)

Enlistments, WWI Centenary, ~RAugust 12, 2014
Place of Birth: Port Melbourne, VIC Age: 28 years Enlistment Details: Monday, 17 August 1914 - Melbourne, VIC Service Number: 1988            view online service record Address: 81 Gower Street Kensington, VIC Next of Kin: Mary Jane Rankin (mother) 81 Gower Street Kensington, VIC Embarkation Details: Date: Wednesday, 21 October 1914 Ship: HMAT Orvieto A3 Port: Melbourne, VIC Unit: 2nd Field Company Engineers Fate: RTA: Saturday, 18 January 1919 Discharged: Sunday, 2 November 1919

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