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Ralph Thrale

Male 1878 - 1918  (39 years)


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  • Name Ralph Thrale 
    Birth 17 Oct 1878  Hertford, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1881  [1
    Son, 2 years old. 
    Christening 10 Jan 1886  Bengeo, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Military Service Ralph Thrale's war diaries are in the possession of Richard Thrale of Sandridgebury. Ralph Thrale's war medals are in the possession of Dennis Walker of Sussex. 
    Occupation 1917 
    Gunner 20567, 5th Divisional Ammunition Col., Royal Field Artillery 
    Property 1918  Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Postman 
    Death 19 Feb 1918  Giavera, Veneto, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Charles and Ralph Thrale St Albans Cathedral remembrance book
    Charles and Ralph Thrale St Albans Cathedral remembrance book
    Burial Giavera, Veneto, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Giavera British Cemetary, Arcade
    Plot 4. Row C. Grave 5
    Italy 
    • In Memory of RALPH THRALE

      Gunner 20567 5th Divisional Ammunition Col., Royal Field Artillery who died on Tuesday 19th February 1918. Age 39.

      Additional Information - Son of Norman Thrale, of Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire.

      Commemorative Information - Cemetery: GIAVERA BRITISH CEMETERY, ARCADE, Italy Grave Reference/Panel Number: Plot 4. Row C. Grave 5. Location: The town of Giavera is in the Province of Treviso. It is 12 kilometres east of Montebelluna and 14 kilometres west of Conegliano on the main road between the two places. Giavera British Cemetery is 500 metres north-west of the town close to the church. - Historical Information: The Italians entered the war on the Allied side, declaring war on Austria, in May 1915. Commonwealth forces were at the Italian front between November 1917 and November 1918. On 4 December 1917, the X1th and XIVth Corps relieved the Italians on the Montello sector of the Piave front, with the French on their left. The Montello sector acted as a hinge to the whole Italian line, joining that portion facing north from Mount Tomba to Lake Garda with the defensive line of the River Piave covering Venice, which was held by the Third Italian Army. The Commonwealth troops on the sector were not involved in any large operations, but they carried out continuous patrol work across the River Piave, as well as much successful counter battery work. In January 1918, an additional sector of the defence on the right was taken over by the Commonwealth troops. Between December and March the Royal Flying Corps carried out a large number of successful raids on enemy aerodromes, railway junctions, and other objectives. In March 1918, the Commonwealth troops on the Montello sector were relieved. Three Divisions (7th, 48th and 23rd) took over the Asiago sector in the mountains north of Vicenza, and two Divisions (5th and 41st) were despatched to France. In October, the 7th and 23rd Divisions were withdrawn from the Asiago Plateau to take over the northern portion of the X1th Italian Corps front from Salletuol to Palazzon, on the River Piave. These Divisions took a prominent part in the Passage of the Piave (23 October-4 November 1918) during the final Battle of Vittorio-Veneto. On 4 November the Armistice came into effect, and active hostilities ceased. Men who died in defending the Piave from December 1917, to March, 1918, and those who fell on the west of the river during the Passage of the Piave, are buried in this cemetery. GIAVERA BRITISH CEMETERY contains 417 Commonwealth burials of the First World War. Within the cemetery stands the GIAVERA MEMORIAL, which commemorates more than 150 members of the Commonwealth forces who died in Italy in 1917 and 1918 and whose places of burial are unknown. [3]
    Person ID I270  UK Thrale family
    Last Modified 10 May 2010 

    Father Norman Miller Thrale,   b. 19 Mar 1830-17 Mar 1831   d. 18 Mar 1900, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Caroline Welch,   b. 1842, Codicote, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1884, Bengeo, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years) 
    Marriage 1 Jun 1864  Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F132  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ellen Maud Taylor,   b. 19 Oct 1880, Chiswick, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Oct 1957, Chilworth, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 13 Aug 1913  Hammersmith, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
    +1. Mildred May Thrale,   b. 11 Mar 1915, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1995, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F148  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Sep 2004 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Oct 1878 - Hertford, Hertfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 10 Jan 1886 - Bengeo, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 13 Aug 1913 - Hammersmith, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProperty - 1918 - Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Feb 1918 - Giavera, Veneto, Italy Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Address:
    Giavera British Cemetary, Arcade
    Plot 4. Row C. Grave 5
    Italy - - Giavera, Veneto, Italy
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  • Sources 
    1. [S7] Census - UK 1881, Source: FHL Film 1341346 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1423 Folio 70 Page 8 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S5] British Isles Vital Record Index, Second Edition.

    3. [S49] Commonwealth War Grave Commission, (http://www.cwgc.org/).

    4. [S18] GRO index (UK), (http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governmentcitizensandrights/Registeringlifeevents/Familyhistoryandresearch/DG_175464), 1913 Sept Fulham 1a 754 Ralph Thrale & Taylor (Reliability: 3).