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Ralph Erskine CHURCHER

Regimental number1066
Place of birthLaunceston, Tasmania
SchoolState School, Launceston, Tasmania
ReligionBaptist
OccupationPlumber
Address55 Lyttleton Street, Launceston, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, George Churcher, 55 Lyttleton Street, Launceston, Tasmania
Previous military serviceMilitary Cadet
Enlistment date31 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 29 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll52nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 4 April 1918
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialRibemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row H, Grave No. 9), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
155
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Edith CHRUCHER, Cresent Road, Trevallyn, Launceston, Tasmania
Family/military connectionsBrother, Lt. E. H. Churcher, MM, Sgt. E D Churcher

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