RENNETT, Ralph
(Service number 47363)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 21 September 1891 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 44 Dee Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Cycle mechanic | ||
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| Next of Kin | David RENNETT (father), 44 Dee Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 26th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company | ||
| Date | 9 June 1917 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Devonport, Devon, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Regiment | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
| Date | 12 February 1966 | Age | 74 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Ralph Rennett was the son of David Shillito and Matilda Elizabeth Campbell (née Butcher) Rennett of Timaru. His brother Albert David Rennett was killed in action in 1918 in France. Maybe Thomas Rennett who was born in 1884 at Timaru and was killed in action in 1915 at Gallipoli was a relative.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [30 December 2016]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [02 January 2017]
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