RALSTON, Guy Walter
| Service Number: | 23270 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 December 1915, Toowoomba, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Bulls, New Zealand, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Toowoomba Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XX F 5, Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Toowoomba Grammar School WW1 Honour Board, Toowoomba Grammar School WW1 In Memoriam Honour Board, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial) |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 23270, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Toowoomba, Qld. | |
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| 5 Jul 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 23270, 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jul 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 23270, 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, HMAT Ajana, Sydney | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 23270, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 23270 awm_unit: 13th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John Bryce Ralston and Elizabeth (his wife) of Wellcamp, Darling Downs, Queensland.
I WILL GIVE THEE A CROWN OF LIFE REV. 2.10
Mr. J.B. Ralston of Wellcamp, has just received word that his youngest son Gunner Guy Walter Ralston, died of gunshot wounds on October 4, in the 2nd Canadian Clearing Hospital, the shot penetrating the face and elbow. This gallant young Australian, who had laid down his life for the Empire and his friends enlisted on December 9, 1915 - the date on which his brother Private R.G. Ralston, who fought at Gallipoli received his discharge. Gunner Guy Ralston was a typical Australian, beloved and respected by a large circle of friends, who with us extend their deep sympathy to Mr. Ralston and family at the death of such a gallant young hero.
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