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RATCLIFFE, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1306 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 November 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Redfern, New South Wales, Australia, 5 January 1894 |
| Home Town: | West Maitland, Maitland, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Leichhardt Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 6 August 1915, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1306, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 1 Jan 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 1306, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Corporal, 1306, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Melbourne | |
| 1 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1306, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1306, 4th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Richard and Elizabeth Ratcliffe of Gordon Avenue, Hamilton, NSW formerly of Beckham Street, West Maitland, NSW
Brother of John Ratcliffe who returned to Australia on 5 March 1919 having served with the 55th Battalion and Sydney Thomas Ratcliffe of the 13th Battalion who died of wounds (right thigh) while a Prisoner of War in the Kriege Lazareth, Germany. He was buried in the Niederzwehren Cemetery, Kassel, Germany. Plot V11, Row C, Grave 9
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served 12 months in the Cadets plus a further two years in the Citizen Military Forces
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