William Campbell Raine (SN 2447) born at Ballarat, was a 21 year old printer when he enlisted on March 1st 1915. Assigned to the 8th Infantry Battalion he embarked from Melbourne aboard the Demosthenes on July 16th 1915. He served for a short time at Gallipoli until he was wounded on September 21st. He sustained a gunshot wound to his left thigh and was evacuated to Malta. He received further treatment in Egypt, and in June 1916 he was transferred to England where he remained until the war was all but over. He crossed to France a few days before the Armistice was signed and eventually rejoined his battalion in early December 1918. He returned to Australia on the City of Poona and 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.