Irons, Ralph Granville

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B.E. : Sapper, 1st Field Coy., Engineers, A.I.F., France. Enlisting 6th September, 1915, in 10th Battn. reinforcements, and sailing 18th December, transferred to Engineers and, crossing to France in March, 1916, served till death. Died of Wounds, Pozieres, 24th July, 1916, and was buried in Warloy-Baillon Cemetery, near Albert. Early education at Sydney Grammar School. Later at St. Andrew's College.

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1893

Irons R.G. : Life.Birth 1893
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Early education at Sydney Grammar School, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia
1915

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1915
1915

Enlisted 6 Sep 1915
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Military service as Sapper at France --, France
1915

Embarked 11 Dec 1915 at Sydney [ NSW Australia ]
1916

Death in Pozières -- Somme, France 24 July 1916

Gender

Male

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Headstone of Ralph Granville IRONS, Worloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery, France [ jpg ]

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