Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Allen Burns, Edmund Ralph Whitely
Service Service Number Number 1494 5343 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Killed in Action 7th August 1916 Gallipoli Peninsula France
Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource
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NAME
Burns, Ralph Whitley
SERVICE NO
5343
UNIT
45th Battalion
RANK
Private
AGE at Enlistment
18 yrs 3 mths
PLACE OF BIRTH
Katoomba, NSW
ADDRESS OCCUPATION
Farmhand
DATE OF ENLISTMENT
8 Dec 1915
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
Yass, NSW
PREVIOUS SERVICE
Yes- 7 mths Rifle Club Moruya, NSW
NEXT OF KIN
Mother;- Marion W Burns, Glen Brae Moruya, NSW/ 1922-PO Box 7 “Yarula” Mangrove Mtn, Gosford
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height-5’9”.Weight-145lbs. Chest-36” Complexion-Dark. Eyes-Brown. Hair-Dk Brown.
RELIGION
Methodist
EMBARKED DISEMBARKED NOTES WOUNDED/ILLNESS DIED
7 Aug 1916- France
BURIED MEDALS
British War Medal-36243, Victory Medal-35966. Memorial Plaque & Scroll315947
DEPENDANTS
Widowed Mother
PERSONAL EFFECTS
Purse, Scissors, Cigarette case, Fountain Pen (Damaged) 17 coins.
WILL
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