Name
Ralph Bone
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
05/09/1916
24
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
G/24024
The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
2nd Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
DELVILLE WOOD CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL
Plot VI, Row G, Grave 5.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Watford Borough Roll of Honour,
St John the Evangelist Church Memorial, Watford,
We are not aware of any memorial in Bricket Wood to the men of that location
Pre War
Son of the late George and Theresa Fanny (nee COOPER) BONE.
His parents married 5 February 1883 at St Andrew’s, Watford. Theresa died 1892 in Bricket Wood, Herts, aged 36 and was buried 6 May at All Saints, Leavesden, Herts. George remarried 19 November 1894 at St Paul’s, Deptford, London to Mary SHEPHERD. He died 1904 in Watford aged 47, and was buried 26 April in Vicarage Road Cemetery, Watford; Mary died 1941 in Watford aged 88, and was buried 7 August, also in Vicarage Road Cemetery.
Ralph was born 1892 in Brickett Wood, and baptised 5 June 1892 at All Saints, Leavesden. He resided in Watford.
On the 1901 Census, aged 8 he lived in Watford, with his father, step-mother and two siblings. On the 1911 Census, a house painter aged 18, he still lived in Watford, with his widowed step-mother and one sibling.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in Watford, and was formerly Private 2414 Royal Sussex Regiment. He was entitled to the Victory and British War medals, and was killed in action.
Additional Information
Unfortunately, Ralph’s Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing.
There is an article about and a Death announcement for Ralph in the West Herts and Watford Observer dated 30 September 1916 ; plus In Memoriams in the issues dated 8 September 1917, 7 September 1918 and 6 September 1919.
Acknowledgments
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)
