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Lewis Bassiere Ralph

1891-1951

Unit

7th Reinforcements

Rank

Sapper

Serial

57387

About

Born in New Zealand

9 May 1891
Parents

Mother

Mary Ralph

Father

Robert Ralph
Residence

Hometown

Huntly
Work

Occupation

Dairy-farmer

Employer

Mary Ralph, Huntly
Personal Life

Marital Status

Single

Army Experience

  • 16th Waikato Reserve Regiment

    New Zealand

    • World War I (1914-1918)

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    British War Medal ribbon

    British War Medal

    Victory Medal ribbon

    Victory Medal

    Death

    Died at the age of 60

    3 November 1951

    Sources

    Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira: Online Cenotaph He Toa Taumata Rau.

    New Zealand Archives Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, AABK 18805 W5550 53/0095705, Military Personnel File.

    Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Vol.III, Roll No.75, Government Printer, Wellington, 1914-1919, p. 49.

    How to cite this page

    Anthony Byledbal, “Lewis Bassiere Ralph (1891-1951)“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/712

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