8th Battalion
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William Campbell Raine (SN 2447) born in Ballarat, was a 21 year old printer when he enlisted on March 1st 1915. As a reinforcement for the 8th Infantry Battalion, he embarked from Melbourne aboard the Demosthenes on July 16th and joined his unit at Gallipoli. On September 21st 1915 he sustained a gunshot wound to his thigh and was evacuated to hospital at Malta. In June 1916 he was moved to England where he served for the remainder of the war. He returned to Australia aboard the City of Poona, disembarked at Melbourne on May 14th 1919 and was discharged on July 13th.
His brothers Walter, Jonathan and Russell also served in the AIF and are honoured with trees in the Avenue.
