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CHURCHER, Ralph Erskine
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1066 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, 2 April 1895 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 4 April 1918, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, Ribemont, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Launceston Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1066, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1066, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 4 Apr 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 1066, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1066 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-04-04 |
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Ralph Erskine CHURCHER was born on 2nd April, 1895 in Launceston, Tasmania
His parents were George CHURCHER and Edith Caroline Hope LEE
He enlisted in March 1915 in the 26th Battalion S/N 1066
Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland on HMAT Aeneas June 1915
He also servied with the 52nd Battalion
He was Killed in Action on 4th April, 1918
Buried in Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, France
His brother Lieutenant Edgar Hope CHURCHER S/N -3527 also served in 51st Battaliion - he returned to Australia in 1919
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