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STAPLETON, Ralph
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 248, V14923 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 February 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Army Training Units |
| Born: | Rushden, Northamptonshire,England, 21 June 1891 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Illness, Victoria, Australia, 21 June 1944, aged 53 years |
| Cemetery: |
Preston General Cemetery, Bundoora, Victoria Area A. Grave 1724. He was recognised, after research, as war dead on , Preston General Cemetery, Preston, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 248, 23rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 248, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 248, 23rd Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", Gunshot Wound - chest Returned to Australia 19 Feb 1919 | |
| 6 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 248, 23rd Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 27 May 1941: | Involvement Private, V14923, Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces, 4 Base Ordnance Depot | |
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| 27 May 1941: | Enlisted Private, V14923, Army Training Units | |
| 27 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V14923 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was the husband of Ellen Stapleton, nee Miles, whom he married in the Congregational Church, Wellingborough on 27th February 1917. His wife lived at 16 College Street, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.
He served in France during the Great War under Service Number 248. He attained the rank of Corporal in the 23rd Battalion, 6th Infantry Brigade. He sustained a Gun Shot Wound to the chest.
In WWII, he served as a Private under Service Number V14923 with the Australian Army Ordnance Corps.