Private

Ralph Richmond De Normanville Guy

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William John de Normanville Guy and Mary Ann Elizabeth Guy, of 22, Sea Rd., Boscombe, Hants, England. Born in London.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Margaret Graham
Relationship to casualty: Researcher at Sacred Heart College Auckland NZ where Ralph was a student.
<p>Ralph was a student at Sacred Heart College, Auckland and was the 1st Old Boy to die in WW1 from the College. He was wounded at Gallipoli and was one of four Old Boys to die there. We are re... Read More


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Submitted by: Jo Slamen
Relationship to casualty: First cousin 2x removed
<p>Ralph was first cousin to my grandmother. He was born in England in October 1895, and his mother died shortly after his birth. Ralph had no other known siblings, which may explain a scarcity... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12/747
Name:
Ralph Richmond De Normanville Guy
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
G. Harry Gillespie (friend), Swanson Street, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Castlebar, Symonds Street, Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Carpenter
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
08 May 1915
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
19
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
2nd Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 December 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 13
HMNZT 14
HMNZT 15
Vessel:
Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (28 January 1915)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
H. 76.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
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