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Name: Ralph Hedley WHITFIELD
Casualty No.: Ranks: Trooper Initials: R H Service No.: 39979
Date of Birth : - Place of Birth : Age at Death: 19
Unit: 127th (Volunteer) Company, 28th Bn Imperial Yeomanry.
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Place of Residence: Greenside, Ryton on Tyne, Co. Durham.
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Civilian Employment:
How Died: Died
Date of Death: Saturday 30th August 1902
Place of Death: Nieuhowdtsville, South Africa.
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Locally Commemorated: Brass commemorative plaque, St John's Church, Greenside, Ryton on Tyne, Co Durham. South African War Memorial Plaque, Ryton Holy Cross Church, Ryton on Tyne, Co Durham.
UK Commemorated: South African War Memorial, Saltwell Park, Gateshead, Co. Durham.
Overseas Commemorated: -
Buried: Calvinia, South Africa.
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Photographs: 3
Service Records: No
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Family Details:
Only son of Robert and Mary A Whitfield.
Notes : Ralph's death was registered in Newcastle, South Africa, in 1902.
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