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RATCLIFFE, Sydney Thomas

Service Number:	4471
Enlisted:	9 September 1915, Holdsworthy
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	13th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1 December 1895
Home Town:	West Maitland, Maitland, New South Wales
Schooling:	Maitland Boys' High School, Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Died of wounds - Prisoner of war, Gottingen, Germany, 12 November 1916, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	Niederzwehren Cemetery VII. C. 9,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Maitland High School Roll of Honour, Sydney NSW Post Master General's Department Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

9 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4471, 1st Infantry Battalion, Holdsworthy
15 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 4471, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
15 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 4471, 1st Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Sydney
4 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Infantry Battalion
19 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 13th Infantry Battalion
26 Aug 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 13th Infantry Battalion
29 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 13th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, Wounded right thigh
29 Aug 1916:	Imprisoned Mouquet Farm, Gottingen, Germany

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