Commonwealth of Australia ‘Authority to Wear War Medals’ Certificate Issued to Raymond Parker WARBURTON

Raymond Parker WARBURTON was employed as an Electrical Engineer on board the HMAT A4 Pera, a transport ship owned by P&O London, which was leased by the Commonwealth during the First World War. Raymond was employed on 1/12/1915 in London, although he officially boarded the HMAT Pera in Melbourne on the 18/10/1914 and sailed to Albany Western Australian, where the first convoy amassed in King George Sound and departed on the 01/11/1914. The Pera was torpedoed and sunk on the 19/10/1917, and later Raymond was transferred unto the ship, ‘SS Shropshire’. Raymond was discharged on the 13/06/1919 at Sydney, Australia. This Authority Certificate enables the recipient to wear listed war medals due to their qualifying war service.