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WHEELER, Ralph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 168 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 September 1914, Helena Vale |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Warrigul, Victoria, Australia, 18 January 1892 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bushman |
| Died: | Pneumonia, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia, 24 May 1945, aged 53 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kalgoorlie Cemetery, Western Australia Anglican |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Rose Park Public School WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 168, Helena Vale | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 168, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 168, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 168, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 2 Sep 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 168, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shrapnel wound thumb | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned Bullecourt (First) | |
| 14 Dec 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 168, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Repatriated to England. | |
| 7 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 168, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
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