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...do YOUR families link back to first South Australian wheat growers?
Christina and Donald McLEAN from Scotland 1837
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 1892 - 1982 (89 years)
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| Name |
Murray William RAGGATT |
| Suffix |
Corporal |
| Born |
24 May 1892 |
Carchap Vic  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Education |
Carchap Vic |
| State school |
| Military Service |
1915 |
WWII [1] |
He suffered the effects of German poison gas shells and was hospitalized in France then transferred to England where he developed pleurisy.
He was sent back to action in France.
Later, he was slightly wounded but then sent back to war.
At war's end, he was at the Hindenburg Line. |
| Military Service |
1915-1919 |
WWII [2] |
Enlisted 15 Oct 1915January 1919 as Private MW Raggatt, number 11744.
He sailed for Egypt in the troopship 'Themistocles'.
He became part of the 50th Battalion, Australian Artillery, 13th Brigade, 5th Division.
He became as a Corporal.
He was in charge of number 4 gun at Anzac Ridge at Ypres.
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| Occupation |
Longreach Qld |
| Boundary rider for his uncle Angus McDonald property 'Ewendale' Ilfracrombe |
| Occupation |
1920 |
Mockinya Vic |
| Shearer at his uncle Joseph McDonald's property, Glencoe, Mockinya Vic |
| Occupation |
1921 |
Stawell Vic |
| Farming on his soldier settler block named Warranooke property Stawell, Vic |
| Occupation |
1950 |
Marnoo Vic |
| Farming at Koonda, Marnoo Vic |
| Residence |
1958 |
Stawell Vic |
| 35 Campbell St Stawell Vic |
| Died |
2 Apr 1982 |
Murtoa Vic |
| Buried |
Stawell Vic |
| Person ID |
I-7067 |
Christina and Donald McLean |
| Last Modified |
25 Apr 2019 |
| Father |
William RAGGATT, b. 10 Mar 1850, d. 18 Oct 1936 (Age 86 years) |
| Relationship |
-2312 |
| Mother |
Mary MCDONALD, b. 30 Jul 1857, Finniss SA , d. 28 Apr 1935 (Age 77 years) |
| Relationship |
-2312 |
| Married |
Horsham Vic |
| Residence |
Polkemmet Vic |
| Family ID |
F-2312 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S-117] National Archive of Australia Military Records, google search hindenburg line, 24 Apr 2019 Researcher Lorna McLean.
He suffered the effects of German poison gas shells and was hospitalized in France then transferred to England where he developed pleurisy. He was sent back to action in France.
Later, he was slightly wounded but then sent back to war. At war's end, he was at the Hindenburg Line.
HINDENBURG LINE FRANCE-Built in late 1916, the Hindenburg Line?named by the British for the German commander in chief, Paul von Hindenburg; it was known to the Germans as the Siegfried Line?was a heavily fortified zone running several miles behind the active front between the north coast of France and Verdun, near the border of France
- [S-117] National Archive of Australia Military Records, https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ListingReports/ItemsListing.aspx, 24 Apr 2019 Researcher Lorna McLean.
He suffered the effects of German poison gas shells and was hospitalized in France then later transferred to England where he developed pleurisy. He was sent back to action in France.
Later, he was slightly wounded but then again sent back to war. At war's end, he was at the Hindenburg Line, France.
HINDENBURG LINE FRANCE-Built in late 1916, the Hindenburg Line?named by the British for the German commander in chief, Paul von Hindenburg; it was known to the Germans as the Siegfried Line?was a heavily fortified zone running several miles behind the active front between the north coast of France and Verdun, near the border of France
- [S-97] BDM VIC, https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/indexsearch.doj?viewSequence=200&language=en&trxId=IDX&commandAction_displayDetailsAction%3D5D6B8073E151A9F998C6E81D38F694AD, 5 Feb 2018 Researcher Lorna McLean.
Record information EventMarriage Event registration number13074 Registration year1924
Personal information Family nameHYSLOP Given namesRuby Moore SexUnknown Spouse's family nameRAGGATT Spouse's given namesMurray Wm
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