Joseph Robert RANSON

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Enlisted:	24 September 1915
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	8th Light Trench Mortar Battery
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 31 May 1883
Home Town:	Rockdale, Rockdale, New South Wales
Occupation:	Barrister
Died:	Killed In Action, France, 4 July 1918, aged 35 years
Cemetery:	Mericourt-L'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension
Memorials:	Petersham Fort Street High School Great War Honour Roll, Strathfield Methodist Church Honour Roll, Strathfield Methodist Church Memorial Tablet

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24 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Light Trench Mortar Batteries
7 Oct 1916:	Involvement Light Trench Mortar Batteries, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
7 Oct 1916:	Embarked Light Trench Mortar Batteries, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
4 Jul 1918:	Involvement Lieutenant, 8th Light Trench Mortar Battery, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 8th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-07-04

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