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Ralph Ranstead

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3/4 portrait of Lieutenant Ranstead of the New Zealand Engineers, Signal Corps. (Photographer: Herman Schmidt, 1916). Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 31-R947. No known copyright.

3/4 portrait of Lieutenant Ranstead of the New Zealand Engineers, Signal Corps. (Photographer: Herma …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ralph AWMM
  • Surname
    Ranstead AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 33105 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    3 August 1892 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    3rd August 1892 Public - Roger - Direct descendant - 8 March 2019 - Ralph's grandson.
  • Place of birth
    Somerville, Seacombe, Cheshire, UK Public - Roger - Direct descendant - 8 March 2019 - Ralph's grandson.
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
    Farmer Public - Roger - Direct descendant - 8 March 2019 - Ralph's grandson.
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs D.O. Ranstead (wife), care of W. Coates, Kamo, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Ralph Ranstead was my maternal grandfather. Public - Roger - Direct descendant - 8 March 2019 - Ralph's grandson.

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 33105 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
    Farmer in the Waikato. Public - Roger - Direct descendant - 8 March 2019 - Ralph was my maternal grandfather.
  • 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

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    10 February 1979 Public Source
  • Date of death
    10th February 1979 Public - Roger - Direct descendant - 8 March 2019 - Ralph was my maternal grandfather.
  • Age at death
    86 years Public - Roger - Direct descendant - 8 March 2019 - Ralph was my maternal grandfather.
  • Place of death
    Tauranga, New Zealand Public - Roger - Direct descendant - 8 March 2019 - Ralph was my maternal grandfather.
  • Cause of death
    Old age. Public - Roger - Direct descendant - 8 March 2019 - Ralph was my maternal grandfather.
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R20804182
    Further Reference
  • References
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      60: 13 AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 1: Includes portrait AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
25 October 2021Denise Wellington Direct descendant
08 March 2019RogerBlenheimDirect descendant

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