William John Rae

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Joined from No 3 Company, Imperial Camel Corps.
Joined from No 3 Company, Imperial Camel Corps.
To be temporary Captain whilst commanding Base Depot ICC (Paymaster and Details Captain), 20 October 1916.
To be temporary Captain whilst commanding Base Depot ICC (Paymaster and Details Captain), 20 October 1916.
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Transferred to Imperial Camel Corps from 28th Battalion 25 January 1917.
 
To be Captain to establish command Base Depot Coy 3rd Anzac  
To be Captain to establish command Base Depot Coy 3rd Anzac  
Battalion IC Brigade 25 January 1917.
Battalion IC Brigade 25 January 1917.

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William John Rae. Image courtesy ancestry.com.

RAE, William John

Service no: Captain [1]

Place of birth: Swan Hill, VIC, 11 June 1872

Address: Pinehurst, Grey Street, Albany, WA

Occupation: Licenced surveyor

Next of kin: Nora Rae, Pinehurst, Grey Street, Albany WA

Date of enlistment: 19 August 1915

Place of enlistment: Fremantle, WA

Age at enlistment: 43

Fate: Embarked HMAT Hororata A20, Fremantle, 1 October 1915. Seconded to duty with Imperial Camel Corps 20 February 1916. Marched into Imperial Camel Corps 18 March 1916. Promoted to Lieutenant 21 March 1916. Returned to Australia Reserves 29 September 1916. Joined from No 3 Company, Imperial Camel Corps. To be temporary Captain whilst commanding Base Depot ICC (Paymaster and Details Captain), 20 October 1916. To be Captain to establish command Base Depot Coy 3rd Anzac Battalion IC Brigade 25 January 1917. Marched out to 12th Company ICC, Abbassia, 3 February 1917. Attached to Aust Res ICC, El Arish, 4 February 1917. Killed in action, El Mandar near Gaza Egypt, 27 March 1917.

Date of death: 27 March 1917

Buried: NE Tel-el-Jenine bearing of 277 degrees on Un Terar. Marked with Cross and name Officiating Chaplain Rev Scott Little

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