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Lance Sergeant Walter Whitfield Raw
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Lance Sergeant Walter Whitfield Raw

Birth
Hawthorn, Boroondara City, Victoria, Australia
Death
19 Jul 1916 (aged 19–20)
France
Monument
Fromelles, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Add to Map
Plot
Panel 15.
Memorial ID
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Service Number: 3527
Enlisted: 8 March 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 59th Infantry Battalion
Born: Hawthorn, Vic., 1896
Home Town: Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria
Schooling: Wesley College, Melbourne University
Occupation: Student
Died: Killed In Action, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial
Service Number: 3527
Enlisted: 8 March 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 59th Infantry Battalion
Born: Hawthorn, Vic., 1896
Home Town: Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria
Schooling: Wesley College, Melbourne University
Occupation: Student
Died: Killed In Action, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

Gravesite Details

Lance Serjeant, 59th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Killed in action. Age: 20. Son of John Thomas and Esther Maria Raw, of Leura, 55, Shoobra Rd., Elsternwick, Victoria. Native of Hawthorn, Victoria.



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  • Maintained by: Cobber
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 5, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55965572/walter_whitfield-raw: accessed ), memorial page for Lance Sergeant Walter Whitfield Raw (1896–19 Jul 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55965572, citing V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; Maintained by Cobber (contributor 50072026).