Burns, Ralph Whitely

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

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3172995

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Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3172995

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3172995

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3172995