Hargraves aka Johnstone, Arthur Kenrick, Raphael Gabriel
Date of Birth
1890-11-28
Date of Death
1925-06-13
Age
34
Gender
Male
Birth Place
Australia, Tasmania, Launceston
Died During Service
Yes
Service Details
Service
RAN - Royal Australian Navy
Date of Entry
1913-11-06
Rank
Petty Officer
Rate
Mechanician
Official Number
3416
Discharged Date
1925-06-13
Discharge Type
DD - Discharged Dead
Service Period
1913-1925
Active Service (War service)
WW1
Service Record
Yes
Ship
Refer Service Record see Sources
Cemetery Details
Cemetery Name
Brighton General Cemetery North Rd South Caulfield VIC 3162
Cemetery Address
South Caulfield, VIC
Demonination/Area
Catholic
Section
V
Grave Number
23
Grave Type
Burial - Grave
Notes
Battle of Cocos Island.
Raphael Gabriel Hargraves was born in Launceston Tasmania on the 18 Nov 1886, he was the second son of Thomas Hargraves (died 14th Sept 1890) and Mrs Mary Gertrude Cumming (nee Dalton nee Hargraves).
he entered the RAN on the 16 OCT 1913 at the age of 27, He completed his initial training in Cerberus training as a stoker. He was then posted to HMAS SYDNEY.
he was in SYDNEY when the EMDEN action was fought. he continued to serve in SYDNEY being promoted to Leading Stoker May 1917.In Jun 1918 he was prompted to acting Stoker PO and posted to the London depot for Mechanician training. On completion of mechanician training he was posted to CERBERUS. After a short period at CERBERUS he was posted to BRISBANE in January 1920, Australia in April 1921 and finally his old ship SYDNEY in Nov 1921. He then posted to CERBERUS in April 1923.
he married Margret Chase on the 30th Sept 1920 in Melbourne, and they had a daughter Audrey Kendric Hargraves born on the 28 Feb 1921. Tragically he was injured when the motor cycle he was riding was involved in an accident and he later dies of his injuries at Flinders Naval Hospital on the 13 Jun 1925. He is buried in Brighton General Cemetery, Melbourne.
Raphael Gabriel Hargraves served in the RAN as Arthur Kendrick Johnstone this was only discovered on his death. His service card lists him as being born in Bellaghaderin Ireland on the 28 Nov 1890.
Sources
Service Record Hargraves- Australian National Archives
Service Record Johnstone - Australian National Archives
Research by WOMTH Hugh Johnston RAN
