Ralph James MADDISON

Badge Number: 5181, Sub Branch: Hackney
5181

MADDISON, Ralph James

Service Number: 1707
Enlisted: 9 March 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 50th Infantry Battalion
Born: Glen Osmond, South Australia, 2 April 1881
Home Town: Hackney, Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Lawyer
Died: Adelaide, South Australia, 14 March 1921, aged 39 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: West Terrace Cemetery (General) Adelaide, South Australia
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World War 1 Service

9 Mar 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia
11 Apr 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1707, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
11 Apr 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1707, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide
14 Jun 1917: Discharged AIF WW1
Date unknown: Wounded 1707, 50th Infantry Battalion

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Biography

"DEATHS

MADDISON.- On the 14th March, at Adelaide Hospital, Ralph James, the dearly loved second son of Mrs. A. Maddison, 89, Meyer-street, Torrensville, and the late George Maddison, and only brother of the late Privates L. F. and J. F. Maddison. A patient sufferer at rest.

MADDISON.- On the 14th March, at the Adelaide Hospital (Light Ward), Ralph James (Broncho), dearly beloved husband of Mrs. Florence Maddison, 12, George-street, Hackney, leaving a wife, three children, mother, and sisters to mourn their sad loss. Late of the 50th Battalion, A.I.F."from the Adelaide Chronicle 19 Mar 1921 (nla.gov.au)   

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