Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Percival Louis (Percy) Rauert, 6th Battalion, of Jeparit, Vic. ...

P07586.001
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Accession Number P07586.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Mendoza Galleries
Place made United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London
Date made c 1916-1919
Conflict Period 1910-1919
First World War, 1914-1918
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Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Studio portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Percival Louis (Percy) Rauert, 6th Battalion, of Jeparit, Vic. A draper prior to enlistment, Rauert embarked as a second lieutenant with the 15th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Wiltshire on 7 March 1916. He was awarded the Military Cross (gazetted, London, 27 October 1917) for his actions on 20 September 1917 near Ypres. The award was 'for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He was in charge of a mopping-up party in an attack, and showed great courage and skilful leadership in clearing concrete emplacements of the enemy. When his company commander had been wounded he took command of the company and handled it with great skill and judgement'. He returned to Australia late in 1919 and was discharged on 28 February 1920. In May 1915 Percy Rauert had attended to the needs of his brother 1122 Private (Pte) Sydney Charles Rauert, who had become ill at Broadmeadows Camp and was admitted to Melbourne Hospital on 7 May 1915. Pte Sydney Rauert was returned to Broadmeadows Camp where he died of with measles, bronchial-pneumonia and heart failure on 15 May 1915, aged 22. His brother Percy Rauert was by his side when he died.

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