Jonathan Raine (SN 1484) born at Ballarat, was a 25 year old stockman when he enlisted at Seymour on August 21st 1914. He embarked from Melbourne aboard the Southern on October 20th and sailed to Egypt. He saw action at Gallipoli with the Field Artillery before returning to Egypt after the Gallipoli campaign. He was hospitalised twice in January 1916, once when kicked in the thigh by a horse and once suffering from influenza. He was moved to France in March 1916 where he served predominantly as a driver with the 2nd Field Artillery Brigade. From November 1916 his service was frequently interrupted by periods in hospital in France or England due to gastro enteritis or diarrhoea. With the end of the war in sight, he was granted ‘special 1914 leave’ and returned to Australia aboard the Gaika. He disembarked at Melbourne on December 29th 1918 and was discharged on February 27th 1919.

His brothers Walter, Russell and William also served in the AIF and are honoured with trees in the Avenue.