FIELD R.W.
Given Names: Ralph William (Waldo)
Service Number: 1693
Unit: 46th Battalion, 2nd reinforcements
Rank: Private
Paybook Number:
Age: 19 Yrs 5 Mths
Occupation: Salesman
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 10¼ In
Weight: 131 Lbs
Chest: 30-34 In
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Complexion: Dark
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 9/2/1916
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: FATHER Edward Field
24 Fitzwilliam Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 4/4/1916
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Euripides A14
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Beltana
Embarked: 2/6/1919
Disembarked: 19/7/1919
Unit: 46th Battalion
Rank: Lance Corporal
Discharge Date: 2/9/1919
Place: 3MD
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: Not earned
British War Medal: 40655
Victory Medal: 40073
Other: Military Medal
BIRTH
Date or Year: 6/9/1896
Place: Kew, Victoria
Father: Edward James FIELD
Mother: Edith Jane McPHERSON
MARRIAGE
Year: 1935
Place:
Spouse: Mary Dignon CLEARY
DEATH
Date or Year: 1987
Place: ,
Burial: ,
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Military Medal recommendation dated 11/8/1918 for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during the attack east of Hamel on the morning of 8/8/1918.
MEMORIALS
Auburn State School
Trinity Grammar
Kew War Memorial
Hawthorn Town Hall
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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Date Enlisted:
Date Discharged:
COMMENTS
FURTHER INFORMATION
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