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| name           = Herbert Clarence (Bert) Ronan
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| image           = [[File:Ronan_Herbert_Clarence_grave.jpg|border|400px]]
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| caption         = Bert's grave in Boulogne courtesy CWGC
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| dateofbirth   = not known 1893
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| placeofbirth   = Clarence Town, New South Wales
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| death           = 4 Apr 1917
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|  image        = [[File:Ronan_Herbert_Clarence_grave.jpg|border|400px]]
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| placeofdeath   = No. 13 General Hospital Boulogne, France.
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| caption       = Bert's grave in Boulogne courtesy CWGC
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| enlistmentage   = 22 years, 8 months
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| description   = 5'5" (1.65m) tall; weight 123 lbs (55.8kg); fair complexion, brown eyes, brown hair.
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| height          = 5'5" (1.65m)
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| weight          = 123 lbs
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  |headerstyle  = background:#ccf;
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| complexion      = fair
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|labelstyle   = background:#ddf;
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| eyes            = brown
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| hair            = brown
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| descriptionnote =
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| header1 = Personal Information
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| occupation   = Mill hand
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| religion   = Roman Catholic
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| label2  = Date of Birth
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| address   = Post Office Jarrahdale, Western Australia
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|  data2  = not known 1894
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| relation   = Father
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| nextofkin       = Mr James Thomas Ronan
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| regnumber   = [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=8034963 265]
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| enlistmentdate = 18 Jan 1916
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| rank           = Private
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| unit      = 44th Battalion, B Company / 11th Brigade, 4th Division
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| embarkationdatefrom = 6 Jun 1916
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| embarkationdateto = 21 Jul 1916
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| shipembarked   = [[HMAT A29 Suevic]]
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| fate1           = Wounded in Action 27 Mar 1917 Ploegsteert
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| fate2          = Died of Wounds 4 Apr 1917
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| monument1   = [[Jarrahdale War Memorial]]
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| monument2   = [[Jarrahdale Honour Roll]]
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| monument3   = [[ANZAC Memorial Park (Byford)]]
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| monumentawm    = [https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R16658702 Australian War Memorial]
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| medal1   = [[British War Medal]]
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| medal2          = [[Victory Medal]]
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|  label3  = Place of Birth
 
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|  data3  = Clarence Town, New South Wales
 
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|  label4  = Death
 
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|  data4  = 4 Apr 1917
 
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|  label5  = Place of Death
 
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|  data5  = No. 13 General Hospital Boulogne, France.
 
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|  data6  = 22 years, 8 months
 
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|  data7  = 5'5" (1.65m) tall; weight 123 lbs (55.8kg); fair complexion, brown eyes, brown hair.
 
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|  data8  = mill hand
 
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|  data9  = Roman Catholic
 
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|  label10  = Address
 
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|  data10  = Post Office Jarrahdale, Western Australia
 
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|  label11 = Next of Kin
 
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|  data11 = Father Mr James Thmas Ronana
 
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|  data13 = 265
 
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|  data14 = 18 Jan 1916
 
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|  data15 = Private
 
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|  data16 = 44th Battalion, B Company / 11th Brigade, 4th Division
 
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|  data17 = 6 Jun 1916 - 21 Jul 1916
 
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|  data18 = [[HMAT A29 Suevic]]
 
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|  data21 = Wounded in Action 27 Mar 1917 Ploegsteert<br />Died of Wounds 4 Apr 1917
 
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==War Service==
 
==War Service==
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10 days after entering Blackboy Hill camp, Bert was allocated to the 44th Battalion which was then in the process of being established, and was allocated to B Company.  He travelled with them to England and their training there in preparation for service in France and Belgium.
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10 days after entering Blackboy Hill camp, Bert was allocated to the [[44th Battalion]] which was then in the process of being established, and he was posted to 'B' Company.  He travelled with them to England and participated in their training at [[Larkhill]] in preparation for service in France and Belgium. On 25 Nov 1916 the 44th Battalion proceeded overseas to France through Southampton.
  
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On 25 Nov 1916 the 44th Battalion proceeded overseas to France through Southampton.
 
  
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Wounded in action on 26 Mar 1917, the day that the 44th Battalion moved back into the line to replace their colleagues in the 42nd Battalion. His injuries were caused by enemy artillery, suffering multiple shell wounds to his back and legs caused by them shelling the front lines occupied by the 44th Battalion near Ploegsteert in Belgium.
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Wounded in action on 26 Mar 1917 near Ploegsteert in Belgium, the day that the 44th Battalion were replaced in the line by their colleagues in the 42nd Battalion. He had been a member of a strong raiding party which had run into strong resistance. Follow up artillery action was very strong, with his injuries were caused by enemy artillery, suffering multiple shell wounds to his back and legs.
  
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Seen first by the 9th Field Ambulance, Bert was then sent to the 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station who placed him on board the No.25 Ambulance train on 28 Mar 1917.  The train deposited Bert at the 13th General Hospital in Boulogne later that day.   
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Seen first by the [[9th Field Ambulance]], Bert was then sent to the [[2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station]] on 28 Mar 1917.  Following treatment he was placed aboard [[Ambulance Train]] No. 25 on 28 Mar 1917 for the rear area hospitals.  The train deposited Bert at the 13th General Hospital in Boulogne the next day, 29 Mar 1917.   
  
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As a result of the injuries received Bert died on 4 Apr 1917, and was buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France (Plot VIII, Row A, Grave No. 178)
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As a result of the injuries received, Bert died on 4 Apr 1917, and was buried in the Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France (Plot VIII, Row A, Grave No. 178)
  
 
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  ==Notes==
 
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Maurice, a younger brother of Bert was Killed in Action on 14 Mar 1917.
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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*[https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=260546 AIF Project]
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*[https://rslvirtualwarmemorial.org.au/explore/people/176591 RSL Virtual War Memorial]
  
 
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[[Category:Serpentine-Jarrahdale]]

Latest revision as of 00:31, 17 August 2021

Herbert Clarence (Bert) Ronan
Ronan Herbert Clarence grave.jpg
Bert's grave in Boulogne courtesy CWGC
Personal Information
Date of Birth not known 1893
Place of Birth Clarence Town, New South Wales
Death 4 Apr 1917
Place of Death No. 13 General Hospital Boulogne, France.
Age at Enlistment 22 years, 8 months
Description 5'5" (1.65m) tall ; 123 lbs
55.792 kg
; fair complexion ; brown eyes ; brown hair
Occupation Mill hand
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Post Office Jarrahdale, Western Australia
Next of Kin Father , Mr James Thomas Ronan
Military Information
Reg Number 265
Date of Enlistment 18 Jan 1916
Rank Private
Unit/Formation 44th Battalion, B Company / 11th Brigade, 4th Division
Date of Embarkation 6 Jun 1916 ‒ 21 Jul 1916
Ship Embarked On HMAT A29 Suevic
Fate Wounded in Action 27 Mar 1917 Ploegsteert
Died of Wounds 4 Apr 1917
Monument Jarrahdale War Memorial
Jarrahdale Honour Roll
ANZAC Memorial Park (Byford)
Australian War Memorial
Medals British War Medal
Victory Medal




Pre War

Electoral Roll entry 1916 No1 Mill Jarrahdale, mill hand.

War Service

10 days after entering Blackboy Hill camp, Bert was allocated to the 44th Battalion which was then in the process of being established, and he was posted to 'B' Company. He travelled with them to England and participated in their training at Larkhill in preparation for service in France and Belgium. On 25 Nov 1916 the 44th Battalion proceeded overseas to France through Southampton.


Wounded in action on 26 Mar 1917 near Ploegsteert in Belgium, the day that the 44th Battalion were replaced in the line by their colleagues in the 42nd Battalion. He had been a member of a strong raiding party which had run into strong resistance. Follow up artillery action was very strong, with his injuries were caused by enemy artillery, suffering multiple shell wounds to his back and legs.

Seen first by the 9th Field Ambulance, Bert was then sent to the 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station on 28 Mar 1917. Following treatment he was placed aboard Ambulance Train No. 25 on 28 Mar 1917 for the rear area hospitals. The train deposited Bert at the 13th General Hospital in Boulogne the next day, 29 Mar 1917.

As a result of the injuries received, Bert died on 4 Apr 1917, and was buried in the Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France (Plot VIII, Row A, Grave No. 178)

  • Boulogne East Cemetery CWGC
  • Commonwealth War Graves Commission


==Notes==

Maurice, a younger brother of Bert was Killed in Action on 14 Mar 1917.


External Links

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