Ralph Dillon RADFORD

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RADFORD, Ralph Dillon

Service Numbers:	Officer, S212014
Enlisted:	23 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	4 Garrison Battalion (SA)
Born:	Crystal Brook, South Australia, 25 July 1890
Home Town:	Goodwood, Unley, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clothier
Died:	Springbank, south Australia, 6 March 1951, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Adelaide Gilles Street Primary School WW1 Honour Board (Original), Adelaide Grand Masonic Lodge WW1 Honour Board (2), Adelaide North Adelaide Cycling Club Roll of Honor, Lindisfarne Officers of the 12th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board

World War 1 Service

23 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, Officer, Adelaide, South Australia
3 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant
18 May 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney
18 May 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
14 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

2 Oct 1939:	Enlisted S212014
2 Oct 1939:	Enlisted Captain, S212014, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Adelaide, South Australia
3 Oct 1939:	Involvement Captain, S212014, 4 Garrison Battalion (SA) , Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces
10 Dec 1943:	Discharged Captain, S212014, 4 Garrison Battalion (SA)

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

"Lieutenant Ralph Dillon Radford 3rd Divisional Anzac Cyclist Company. A clothier from Goodwood SA prior to enlistment, Lt Radford embarked with the rank of Second Lieutenant from Sydney on 18 May 1916 on board HMAT Demosthenes. Later transferring to the 12th Battalion, he was promoted to Lieutenant and received a congratulatory letter from the Corps Commander for gallant conduct. He returned to Australia on 20 May 1919. Lt Radford later served as a Captain in the 4th Garrison Battalion during the Second World War." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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