Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
School | The Armidale School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Soldier |
Address | Artillery Barracks, Queenscliff, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Step-Father, Hon C Holmes, A Court, Parliament House, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Royal Australian Garrison Artillery; Served in RAGA 1911 to 1918 |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
Unit name | Siege Artillery Brigade |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 36th Heavy Artillery Group |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Amiens, France |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Vignacourt British Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 4), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 188 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated (window) in The Armidale School, New South Wales. Parents: Mary Rae Johnstone RALFE (now Hon. Mrs. Holmes a Court) and the late Henry Ralfe (Barrister-at-Law) |
Family/military connections | Uncle: Major Richard Lewis Hay Blake JENKINS, 20th Bn, killed in action, 11 December 1915; Cousin: Captain George Lewis CONCANNON, 2nd Bn, killed in action, 27 April 1915. |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |