RONSON, Joseph
| Service Number: | 3204 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Coffs Harbour, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 29 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3204, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 30 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3204, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3204, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Joseph Ronson was one of three brothers to enlist in WW1, only one of whom returned to Australia. They were the sons of John and Anne Jane Ronson of Dorrigo NSW. The father had passed away in 1912.
Joseph was killed in action at Pozieres on 29 July 1916, as a member of the 25th Battalion whose attack at Pozieres cost them many casualties on this day. Joseph was last seen going through the German wire. Only a few men got up close to the German lines and they never made it back. His fate remained unknown.
His brother, 3102 Pte. William Ronson 53rd Battalion AIF, had been killed in action at Fromelles only 10 days previous, on the 19 July 1916, aged 24.
Another brother, 3203 Private Robert Ronson 26th Battalion survived the war and returned home during 1919.
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