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RANSLEY, Francis Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 16416 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 May 1916, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 31 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Tyne Cot Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Plot LV11, Row B, Grave 23 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Leichhardt War Memorial, Llandilo WW1 Roll of Honor, Petersham Fort Street High School Great War Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 16416, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 19 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 16416, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 19 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 16416, Army Medical Corps (AIF), RMS Orontes, Sydney | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 16416, 3rd Field Ambulance, 2nd Passchendaele , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 16416 awm_unit: 3 Field Ambulance awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-31 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Shadlow Ransley and Annie Louisa Ransley of 46 Windsor Street, Paddington, NSW. William also served returning to Australia on 1 February 1918 having served with the Field Ambulance
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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