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Ralph Herbert BEAL

Regimental number2074
Place of birthTaufont, Michigan, United States of America
ReligionN Sec
OccupationLabourer
AddressPomona, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinBrother, S B Beal, Los Angeles, California, USA
Enlistment date29 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 3
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/16/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on 1 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Australian Pioneers
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 29 February 1916 - 4th Pioneer Battalion, 3rd Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 4th Pioneer Battalion, 19 November 1916.
FateKilled in Action 5 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Date of death5 June 1917
Age at death32
Place of burialWesthof Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 10), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
35
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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