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Ralph WING

Regimental number2055
Place of birthFitzroy, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
Address17 Lands Street, Glenferrie, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 6"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinFather, R Wing, 5 Falkirk Avenue, Maylands, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date11 January 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 January 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 17 April 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 9 August 1915
Place of burialBeach Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 11), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
52
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 5 August 1915.

Wounded in action, and admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, 9 August 1915 (bomb wound, head).

Died of wounds, 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 9 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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