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Leslie Arthur RALPH

Regimental number3972
Place of birthLeichhardt, New South Wales
SchoolFort St School, Sydney, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEngineer's fitter
AddressForest Street, Hurstville, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinMother, Mrs E M Ralph, Forest Road, Hurstville, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date23 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 30 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Field Company Engineers
FateKilled in Action 25 October 1916
Place of death or woundingDelville Wood, France
Age at death29
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialCaterpillar Valley Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 4), Longueval, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
24
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Ellen RALPH, "Murtock", the Avenue, Hurstville
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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