MACE, William Ralph
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 18 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia, 9 November 1885 |
| Home Town: | Homebush, Strathfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney Grammar School; University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 29 September 1915, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 1, Row E, Grave 14 Chaplain J. Murphy officiated |
| Memorials: | Strathfield St Anne's Anglican Church Lieutenant William Ralph Mace Memorial Plaque, Strathfield WWI Honour Roll, Sydney Grammar School WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 18 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Lieutenant, 19th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Lieutenant, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Perrett Mace and Mary Maud Mace of 79 Sydney Road, Manly, NSW formerly of 67 Burlington Road, Homebush, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the senior cadets
In 1902 he matriculated from the Sydney Grammar School then attained a Diploma in Economic and Commerce at the Sydney University in 1910
Biography contributed by Daryl Jones
Lieut. W. Ralph Mace, aged 29 years, who was killed in action at the Dardanelles on September 26,(sic) was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Mace, of Sydney. He was educated at the Sydney Grammar School, where he won the Junior Knox Prize, and earned among both masters and boys the reputation of a steady worker and a good sport. On leaving school he entered the service of the Alliance Insurance Company and rose to an excellent position.
As he was anxious to be of some service to the country outside his ordinary business, he obtained a cadet commission, and was posted at Homebush, 40A area. Later during Major Beardsmore's absence in connection with the Rabaul expedition, he was appointed acting area officer, and for a long time was a member and acting captain of St. Anne's Football Club. After the outbreak of war he offered his services with the Expeditionary Forces, and was appointed first lieutenant, A Company, 19th Battalion.
Sydney Morning Herald (NSW), 11 October 1915.
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