Leone Fabre shares the story of family member Arnold Henry Thomas Ralph.

Arnold Henry Thomas Ralph was born in Maldon, Victoria.

Arnold signed his Attestation Papers for entry into the AIF at Melbourne on 22 September 1916. He was not accepted until 3 November 1916, although his documents show he commenced training on 6 Oct 1916. Records show he was allocated the service number 7040 and allocated to 23rd Re-Enforcements, 8th Battalion. He declared he was 26 years 7 months of age, was a fireman by previous occupation and was unmarried. On 27 Oct 1917 Arnold was Wounded In Action in Belgium, SW (Shell Wound) was later changed to GSW (Gun Shot Wound) Right Thigh and at 2pm that day – at the 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station in Belgium “died of wounds received in action.”

Read more about Arnold on Leone’s blog.