Regimental number | 16416 |
Place of birth | Leichhardt, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Paddington, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 132 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A L Ransley, 46 Windsor Street, Paddington, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Cadets; 18 months in the 21st Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | December 1916 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/99/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Orontes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Ambulance |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot LVII, Row B, Grave No. 23), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 183 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales. Photo: Andrew Richardson |
Family/military connections | Father: 16415 Pte William Shadlow RANSLEY, 16th Field Ambulance, returned to Australia, 1 February 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, RANSLEY Francis Henry |