Ralph AMUNDSEN

Regimental number10/878
Date of birth9 February 1894
Place of birthWoodville
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBushman
AddressOwhango
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.6
Height5' 9"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinFather, A B Amundsen, Owhango, King Country
Previous military serviceServed in Volunteers and Territorial Force; no longer serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date25 August 1914
Place of enlistmentPalmerston North
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTwelve Tree Copse (New Zealand Memorial), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: A.B. and Annie Mabel Amundsen, Waharoa, Hamilton
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body. Place of birth entered on History Sheet as Dannevirke.
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22269838

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