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Ralph Granville IRONS

Regimental number2449
Place of birthGranville, New South Wales
SchoolSydney University
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEngineer
AddressRoma Flats, McMahon's Point, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, T Irons, Clyde Engineering Company, Granville, New South Wales
Enlistment date6 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit name1st Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 12
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/20/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT RMS Mooltan on 11 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Field Company Engineers
FateDied of wounds 14 July 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres France
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialWarloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row E, Grave No. 17), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
24
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Matilda IRONS, Granville, New South Wales

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