Anderson, Ralph Augustus

Date of Birth1897-10-26
Date of Death1974-08
Age76
GenderMale
Birth PlaceAustralia, Tasmania, Carnarvon (Port Arthur)

Service Details

ServiceRAAF - Royal Australian Airforce
Official Number88157
Service Period1942-1946
Service 2RAN - Royal Australian Navy
Date of Entry1913-03-20
RankAble Seaman
Official Number2691
Discharged Date1922-10-26
Discharge TypeEE - Engagement Expired
Discharge Notes2. 1946
Service Period1913-22, 1942-46
Active Service (War service)WW1 & WW2
Service RecordYes
ShipRefer Service Record see Sources
Service 3RAAF - Royal Australian Airforce
Official Number88157
Service Period1942-1946
ShipTingira, Sydney & Refer Service Record see Sources

Other Details

TingiraYes

Cemetery Details

Cemetery NameCornelian Bay Crematorium Queens Walk Cornelian Bay (Hobart) TAS 7008
Cemetery AddressTAS
Demonination/AreaDerwent Gardens
SectionNiche Wall
RowB
Grave Number2
Grave TypeCremation - Niche

Notes

Battle of Cocos Island - Served in HMAS Sydney (1) as a OS during the engagement with S.S. Emden at Cocos Islands. Tingira Boy. Reenlisted in the RAAF in WW2 (1942) as an AC1 and was then commissioned. Served as an Administrative and Special Duties Officer. Served with 73 SQN at Nowra and then in the Shipping and Movement Offices in Melbourne and Adelaide. Demobilized in Hobart in 1946. Possible photograph The Tingira Boys see Guy A Anderson.

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    Researched by: Andrew Watters