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Saturday, 4 August 2007

1st LHR, Roll of Honour, Ralph Graham Mottershead
Topic: AIF - 1B - 1 LHR

1st LHR, AIF

1st Australian Light Horse Regiment

Roll of Honour

Ralph Graham Mottershead

Ralph Graham Mottershead's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial

Ralph Graham Mottershead

Aliases: Ralph Graham

Service number: 2195

Rank: Trooper [Tpr]

Unit: 1 Australian Light Horse

Service: Army

Conflict: 1914-1918

Date of death: 4 August 1916

Cause of death: Killed in action

Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery

War Grave Register notes: MOTTERSHEAD (served as GRAHAM), Tpr. Ralph, 2195. 1st Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 4th Aug., 1916. Age 34. Son of Joseph and Mary Mottershead. Native of Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia. B. 23.

Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.

A brief military biography of Ralph Graham Mottershead from The AIF Project:

Regimental number	2195
Other Names	MOTTERSHEAD, Ralph Graham
Religion	Roman Catholic
Occupation	Bridge carpenter
Address	96 Mullens Street, Balmain, New South Wales
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	35
Next of kin	Friend, Mrs Elizabeth Heath, Granville PO, Granville, New South Wales
Enlistment date	23 October 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll	9 October 1915
Rank on enlistment	Private
Unit name	1st Light Horse Regiment, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number	10/6/4
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A26 Armadale on 21 March 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll	Private
Unit from Nominal Roll	1st Light Horse Regiment
Fate	Killed in Action 4 August 1916
Age at death from cemetery records	34
Place of burial	Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 23), Egypt
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial	2
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records	Parents: Joseph and Mary MOTTERSHEAD. Native of Wangaratta, Victoria

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Citation: 1st LHR, Roll of Honour, Ralph Graham Mottershead

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Updated: Saturday, 17 October 2009 5:40 PM EADT

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