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Ralph Lancelot Bacchus

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 33), Page: 29 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 33), Page: 29 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ralph Lancelot AWMM
  • Surname
    Bacchus AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 22751 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    1878 Public - Brian - Researcher - 30 June 2016 - NSW Births, Deaths, Marriages
  • Place of birth
    Paddington, Sydney Public - Brian - Researcher - 30 June 2016 - NSW Births, Deaths, Marriages
  • Birth notes
    Parents : George Henry and Mary Constance Bacchus Public - Brian - Researcher - 30 June 2016 - NSW Births, Deaths, Marriages
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Enid Bacchus (wife), Karaka Bay, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 27 May 1916 AWMM Married AWMM
    Married, 2 children AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 22751 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Ralph Bacchus was the son of Mrs. Bacchus, of Otaki, and the late Capt. G. H. Bacchus, of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; husband of Enid Ellis (formerly Bacchus), of 12, Clifton Rd., Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand. AWMM
    • Brother of 22750, John Harold BACCHUS, also killed in action Public - Brian - Researcher - 30 June 2016 - Sydney Morning Herald, 7 October, 1916 : http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/15694462
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    15 September 1916 AWMM
    Age 38 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France AWMM

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Sources

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
18 April 2023Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
30 June 2016BrianMelbourne, AustraliaResearcher

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