Ralph Dawson Kearton
Birth Jan 15 1890 Death 18th Jun 1916 PrivateCanterbury Infantry Regiment
Service #6/4076
| GRO Ref | |
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| Place of Birth | Cleator Moor |
| Residence at Enlistment | Ikawai,Glenavy,South Canterbury , New Zealand |
| Residence (Roll of Honour) | Ikawai,Glenavy,South Canterbury , New Zealand |
| Residence 1911 Census | |
| School(s) Attended | |
| Religion/Church Attended | Presbyterian |
| Organisation Membership | |
| Employment/Trade | Farmer |
| Place of Work | |
| Family (Parents and Grandparents) | Christopher Thomas & Sarah Kearton |
| Siblings | Thomas Alfred Kearton |
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| Family Connection to Roll of Honour |
| Regiment at Enlistment | Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
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| Battalion at Enlistment | 2nd |
| Rank at Enlistment | Private |
| Naval Vessels Served | |
| Service Number at Enlistment | 6/4076 |
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| Other Regiment | |
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| Service Facts | WW1 04 Mar 1916-8 April 1916 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 47 AWMM Vessel was Willochra AWMM Private AWMM 10th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM |
| Battalion Diary or Nautical Facts |
| Age at Death | 26 |
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| Date of Death | 18th Jun 1916 |
| Regiment at Death | Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Battalion/Vessel at Death | 2nd |
| Rank at Death | Private |
| Circumstances of Death | Died of Wounds |
| Service Number at Death | 6/4076 |
| Field of Action at Death | France |
| Place of Death | |
| Battle at Death | |
| Grave/Memorial Image | No image. |
| Location of Grave/Memorial | BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, NORD |
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| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/200176/kearton,-ralph-dawson/ |
| Grave/Memorial Country | France |
| Private Memorial | St Johns War Memorial |
| Notes | Parents Christopher T Kearton Sarah Kearton Residence: 1891 - 17 Crescent, Cleator, Cumberland, England Fathers Occupation Colliery Manager |
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| Link #1 | http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C8064 |