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Ralph ANDERSON

Regimental number181
Date of birth--/11/1869
Place of birthWest Maitland New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationJackeroo
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs Amy Anderson, Bishop's Lodge, Hay, New South Wales
Enlistment date16 October 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll16 October 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/12/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on 20 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll52nd Battalion
Promotions

2nd Lieutenant


Unit: INF52
Promotion date: 17 March 1916

Lieutenant


Unit: INF52
Promotion date: 17 June 1916

Captain


Unit: INF52
Promotion date: -

FateDied of wounds 8 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialWesthof Farm Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 10), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
154
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Hay Cemetery, New South Wales. Parents: Rev Ernest and Mrs Amelia Constance Isabel ANDERSON (b. 7 February 1861; died 7 April 1917, aged 56; bu. Hay Cemetery), Bishop's Lodge, Hay, New South Wales. Native of West Maitland~
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

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

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