Regimental number | 5508 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Boughton Malherbe, Kent, England |
School | Ulcombe C of E School, Kent, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, George Ransley, Bungarribee Farm, Blacktown, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 1, Reinforcement 11 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/29/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Divisional Ammunition Column |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Family (except for eldest son, who went to Canada) migrated to Australia, arriving in Sydney on the 'Geelong' on 10 December 1912. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Allonville Communal Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 6), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 21 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Agnes RANSLEY. Native of Boughton, Faversham, England |
Other details | War service: France. Accidentally killed by a train on a level crossing at St. Quentin, France. |