6th Battalion
Killed In Action
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Sydney Rawlings (SN 2849) was born in Ballarat and attended the Wendouree State School. As a 24 year old plumber he enlisted on June 26th 1915. Attached to the 9th Reinforcements to the 6th Infantry Battalion he embarked from Melbourne in September on board the Star of Victoria. He arrived in France in April 1916 and was promoted to Corporal in May 1917. On July 11th 1918, whilst on patrol near the village of Strazeele, he was killed in action and is buried in Borre British Cemetery, France.
His brother Frederick was also killed in action during WW1 and is honoured with a tree in the Avenue. Rawlings Street in Ballarat's Lucas Estate is also named in their honour.
