RANSLEY, William Albert
| Service Number: | 5508 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Boughton, Faversham, Kent, England., 1894 |
| Home Town: | Blacktown, Blacktown, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Injuries), France, 12 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Allonville Communal Cemetery Grave C. 6. INSCRIPTION GOD WILL LINK THE BROKEN CHAIN CLOSER WHEN WE MEET AGAIN STRS. A.E.N.E.D. , Allonville Communal Cemetery, Allonville, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Blacktown War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Driver, 5508, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Driver, 5508, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 12 Apr 1918: | Involvement Driver, 5508, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5508 awm_unit: 1st Australian Divisional Ammunition Column awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1918-04-12 |
William Ransley
William enlisted at Liverpool, NSW on July 20 aged 21. Before that he was a farmer
He served with the 1st Field Artillery Brigade
William was the son of Henry George Ransley and Agnes Ransley, he had a sister Mrs. E. Peen of Blacktown
William died in a fatal train accident in France on the same day, at the same time, that his farther died, also in a fatal accident
William's is remembered on the roll of honour at the Blacktown Soldiers Memorial and in the Blacktown Roll of Honour
Submitted 22 November 2016 by Cheryl Kersivien
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was accidentally killed by a railway engine in France.
1st Div. Ammunition Col.
Australian Field Artillery
He was 23 and the son of Henry George and Agnes Ransley. Native of Boughton, Faversham, England.
Births Jun 1894 Ransley William Albert Hollingbourn 2a 727
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