Burns, Ralph Whitely

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494

Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Burns, Ralph Whitely Service Number 5343

Killed in Action 7th August 1916 France

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NAME Burns, Ralph Whitley

SERVICE NO 5343

UNIT 45th Battalion

RANK Private

AGE at Enlistment 18 yrs 3 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH Katoomba, NSW

ADDRESS

OCCUPATION Farmhand

DATE OF ENLISTMENT 8 Dec 1915

PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT

Yass, NSW

PREVIOUS SERVICE Yes- 7 mths Rifle Club Moruya, NSW

NEXT OF KIN Mother;- Marion W Burns, Glen Brae Moruya, NSW/ 1922-PO Box 7 “Yarula” Mangrove Mtn, Gosford

PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION

Height-5’9”.Weight-145lbs. Chest-36” Complexion-Dark. Eyes-Brown. Hair-Dk Brown.

RELIGION Methodist

EMBARKED

DISEMBARKED

NOTES

WOUNDED/ILLNESS

DIED 7 Aug 1916- France

BURIED

MEDALS British War Medal-36243, Victory Medal-35966. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-315947

DEPENDANTS Widowed Mother

PERSONAL EFFECTS Purse, Scissors, Cigarette case, Fountain Pen (Damaged) 17 coins.

WILL

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3172995















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