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Ralph William David Wardle and unknown soldier [B 75525/1] • Photograph

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Summary

Studio portrait of Ralph William David Wardle (left) with an unknown soldier, wearing Australian military uniform, including slouch hats. Ralph Wardle has a Corporal's rank chevrons on his right sleeve. The soldier on the right has three wound badges on his left sleeve. They are standing in front of a painted background of a park or woodland scene. Printed on a postcard which was sent to his sister, Lucy Wardle, in Naracoorte. The address of the photographer on the back of the postcard is shown as Edinburgh.

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Physical description

1 photograph : black and white, digital

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1919

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Wardle, Ralph William David, 1893-1968
World War, 1914-1918 -- South Australia.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Australian.
Soldiers -- South Australia.
Military uniforms.

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General notes

See also B 75525/2 for group portrait of the 22nd Australian Light Horse, including Ralph Wardle and his older brother Michael Wardle.

Historical information

No.1945 Private Ralph William David Wardle, born on 27 April 1893 in Naracoorte, South Australia, to George Wardle and wife Margaret (nee Collom). He worked as a farm labourer in Bowden, South Australia before he enlisted with the AIF on 8 March 1916. He served with the 5th Pioneer Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement and embarked with his unit from Adelaide on board the HMAT A60 'Aeneas' on 11 April 1916. He served in France, was promoted to Corporal and transferred to the Australian Provost Corps. He was severely wounded in action in September 1916, suffering a gunshot wound to the skull, but recovered and returned to Australia on 25 September 1919. He married May Florence Munn (1895-1932) on 3 March 1916. She passed away on 29 September 1932, due to illness, leaving behind her husband and four children: Olive Maude Patricia (b.1920), Michael Patrick (b.1923), George William (b.1925) and Andrew Robert (b.1926). Ralph Wardle died on 31 July 1968, aged 75, buried at Naracoorte.

Digitisation information

Date

13/04/2017

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

894 x 1,458 pixels (1.3 MP)

Size

1.31 MB

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