| Regimental number | 4/1837 |
| Occupation | Postal cadet |
| Next of kin | Father, T Raxworthy, Riccarton, Christchurch |
| Rank on embarkation | Sapper |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 10th Reinforcements, New Zealand Engineers |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Sapper |
| Final unit | Divisional Signal Company, New Zealand Engineers |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Trois Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row P, Grave No 3), Steenwerck, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Isadore Raxworthy, 89 Waimaira Road, Riccarton, Canterbury |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'For gallantry and devotion in laying and maintaining lines for the 3rd N.Z. (Rifle) Brigade during he period 14th September to 1st October 1916 and especially during the 15th and 16th September when the Brigade was in the firing line. His courage under heavy fire was conspicuous. The lines he maintained during the period specially noted were laid between Crest Trench and S.6. central and ran through the hostile barrage maintained on Switch Line.'
Source: 'London Gazette' Date: |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 34731 Pte John Robert RAXWORTHY, 3rd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, died of wounds, 4 October 1917; 6/4131 Raymond Weyman RAXWORTHY; 39099 Redvers Alfred RAXWORTHY |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 23 |