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Private Ralph Ashton Lindsay
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Private Ralph Ashton Lindsay

Birth
Mallala, District Council of Mallala, South Australia, Australia
Death
25 Apr 1918 (aged 22)
Villers-Bretonneux, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France
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A 20 year old farm labourer prior to enlisting in the Australian Imperial Force on 4 May 1916, he embarked for overseas with the 3rd Reinforcements of the 50th Battalion from Adelaide on 13 July 1916 aboard HMAT "Seang Bee" (A48). Following further training in England, he joined the 50th Battalion in France on 14 December 1916. He was taken ill and was in hospital in March 1918. After returning to the 50th Battalion on 5 April, he was killed in action at Villers-Bretonneux, aged 21 years.
50th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. - Service No. 2036

Cenotaph here

A 20 year old farm labourer prior to enlisting in the Australian Imperial Force on 4 May 1916, he embarked for overseas with the 3rd Reinforcements of the 50th Battalion from Adelaide on 13 July 1916 aboard HMAT "Seang Bee" (A48). Following further training in England, he joined the 50th Battalion in France on 14 December 1916. He was taken ill and was in hospital in March 1918. After returning to the 50th Battalion on 5 April, he was killed in action at Villers-Bretonneux, aged 21 years.
50th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. - Service No. 2036


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