Raymond George (Ray) Markham
- Born: 13 Oct 1922, South Camberwell, Victoria Australia
- Marriage (1): Dorothy Joyce (Dot) Russell
- Died: 6 Feb 1970, Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria Australia at age 47
- Buried: 10 Feb 1970, Springvale Crematorium, Victoria Australia
General Notes:
Address in 1970 - 35 Grenfell road, Mount Waverley.
MARKHAM, RAYMOND GEORGE
Service Australian Army
Service Number VX111469
Date of Birth 13 Oct 1922
Place of Birth SOUTH CAMBERWELL, VIC
Date of Enlistment 9 Aug 1942
Locality on Enlistment GLEN IRIS, VIC
Place of Enlistment IN THE FIELD, WA
Next of Kin MARKHAM, PERCY
Date of Discharge 19 Aug 1946
Rank Private
Posting at Discharge 2/24 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION
WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display
Prisoner of War No
Raymond George Markham enlisted in the Australian Military Forces on 9 Aug 1942 . His next of kin was his father Percy James Markham, 12 Payne Street, Glen Iris, Victoria. His occupation was grocer's assistant, religion was Methodist and he had been educated in a Junior Technical School.
Raymond is described as - height 5 feet 9 inches, eyes - brown, complexion - fair and hair - fair.
He served in Borneo.
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: Grocer’s Assistant.
• connection. My connection to Barb Peters (nee Markham) is as follows:
Barbara Peters (nee Markham) (1956)
Her father was Raymond Markham (1922)
His father was Percival Markham (1890) who married Ruth Moad (1894)
His father was Thomas Moad (1870) who married Edith Whitehead (1873)
His father was John Whitehead (1834) who married Ann Stephens (1844)
Her father was Charles Stephens (1809) & he also had Martha Stephens (1850)
She had William Stephens (1877)
She had Elsie Stephens (1919) who married Arthur Hiscock (1907)
His father was Frank Hiscock (1873) who married Emily Wallis (1875)
Her father was William Wallis (1849) who married Victorine Groube (1851)
Her father was Rev Horatio Groube (1814) & he also had George Groube (1847)
He had Edith Groube (1880) who married Percy Howe (1866)
His father was Robert Howe (1833)
His father was Frederick Howe (1805)
His father was James Howe (1777)
His father was George Howe (1741) & he also had Sarah Howe (1775)
She had Alexander Moss (1811)
She had James Moss (1846)
He had Laura Kershaw Waldock or Moss (1864)
She had Winthrop Larkinson (1889)
He had Dulcie Larkinson (1926) who married Colin Davies (1925)
They had me- Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)
Raymond married Dorothy Joyce (Dot) Russell. (Dorothy Joyce (Dot) Russell was born on 26 Jun 1925.)
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