Private 341343 Ralph Mather
Regiment/Unit: Royal Army Medical Corps - 64th Field Amb.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 11/09/1915
Age at death: 23
Date of death: 4th of October 1917
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Hooge Crater Cemetery - I. B. 10.
Family details:
Son of Henry and Sarah Mather, of 80, Oxford St., St. Helens, Lancs.
Census details:
1901 - 6 years old Ralph is living at 45 Morley Street, St Helens with parents Henry (37), Sarah (37) and two siblings: Margaret (10), Monica Teresa (3). Also at the address is nephew William Whittle (21). 1911 - Sees 17 years old 'Plate Glass Cutter' Ralph living at 103 Oxford Street, St Helens with parents Henry (47), Sarah (47) and two siblings: Margaret (20), Monica (13). Also at the address are two nephews Ralph Byrne (25) and Thomas Byrne (20).
Notes:
No medals shown on MIC with this service number. There's a second MIC found in the name of Pte 1726 Ralph Mather RAMC, KIA 05/10/1917.
No medals shown on MIC with this service number. There's a second MIC found in the name of Pte 1726 Ralph Mather RAMC, KIA 05/10/1917.
[pic]imgs/sppics/R_Mather_RAMC.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Ralph Mather at Hooge Crater Cemetery
(Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
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[caption]Ralph is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]
