S27673
RALPH, James Henry
| Service Number: | 3871 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Forrest Range, South Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Streaky Bay, Streaky Bay, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 26 January 1960, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Barmera (Upper Murray) Garden of Memory Cemetery Barmera Garden of Memory, Row D, Grave 10 |
| Memorials: | Streaky Bay Courela WW1 Roll of Honour, Streaky Bay War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3871, Enlisted at Adelaide | |
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| 2 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3871, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 2 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3871, 10th Infantry Battalion, RMS Malwa, Adelaide | |
| 14 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3871, Discharged at 4 Military District |
James Henry Ralph
James Henry Ralph, son of Arthur and Harriet Ralph, was born at Forest Range in May 1897. He was a labourer and enlisted on the 25th August 1915, nominating his next of kin as his father residing at Streaky Bay on the west coast.
Ralph joined the 1st Machine Gun Battalion and left Adelaide on board RMS Malwa bound for France on the 2nd December 1915.
On the 12th March 1916 he was admitted to the Auxiliary Hospital in Cairo suffering from a mild case of mumps, with his father being informed of his illness on the 21st March. Ralph left Alexandria on the 29th March to join the B.E.F and arrived at Marseilles on the 4th April. While serving in France he was admitted to hospital for a day to receive treatment for a blistered ankle, rejoining his unit in France on the 22nd January 1917. On the 12th February Ralph was admitted to hospital in France with cellulitus {inflammation of the skin} of the right foot. Upon receiving treatment he was granted leave in England and rejoined his unit in France on the 4th March.
On the 1st March 1918 Ralph was appointed Lance Corporal 3rd Machine Gun Company. He was wounded in action in France on the 25th September, suffering a gun-shot wound and compound fracture of his right leg. Ralph was sent to England for the treatment of his injuries, where on the 29th September he was admitted to Craylingwell War Hospital in Chichester. He was transferred to the 3rd Auxiliary Hospital at Dartford from where he was discharged to a hospital ship. On the 5th January 1919 he left England for Australia on board Kanowna.
He was discharged as medically unfit on the 14th September 1919.
James Henry Ralph died on the 26th January 1960.
Submitted 12 October 2023 by christopher collins
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
29 May 1918 - Wouned in action,, severe wound to right leg
5January 1919 - Returned to Australia
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
2 June 1920 - Married Vera Vervena Pryor in the Christ Church, North Adelaide
RSL Information
Address when first joining RSL was 2 Ayre Road, Ovingham
30 March 1928 - Transferred to Berri Sub Branch when living at Monash
Badge S3107 lost
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