View source for Herbert Clarence (Bert) Ronan

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| image           = [[File:Ronan_Herbert_Clarence_grave.jpg|border|400px]]
| caption         = Bert's grave in Boulogne courtesy CWGC
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| dateofbirth	  = not known 1893
| placeofbirth	  = Clarence Town, New South Wales
| death	          = 4 Apr 1917
| placeofdeath	  = No. 13 General Hospital Boulogne, France.
| enlistmentage	  = 22 years, 8 months
| description	  = 5'5" (1.65m) tall; weight 123 lbs (55.8kg); fair complexion, brown eyes, brown hair.
| height          = 5'5" (1.65m)
| weight          = 123 lbs 
| complexion      = fair 
| eyes            = brown
| hair            = brown
| descriptionnote = 
| occupation	  = Mill hand
| religion	  = Roman Catholic
| address	  = Post Office Jarrahdale, Western Australia
| relation	  = Father
| nextofkin       = Mr James Thomas Ronan
| regnumber	  = [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=8034963 265]
| enlistmentdate  = 18 Jan 1916
| rank	          = Private
| unit     	  = 44th Battalion, B Company / 11th Brigade, 4th Division
| embarkationdatefrom = 6 Jun 1916 
| embarkationdateto = 21 Jul 1916
| shipembarked	  = [[HMAT A29 Suevic]]
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| fate1	          = Wounded in Action 27 Mar 1917 Ploegsteert
| fate2           = Died of Wounds 4 Apr 1917
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| monument1	  = [[Jarrahdale War Memorial]]
| monumentnote1   =
| 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]
| medal1	  = [[British War Medal]]
| medal2          = [[Victory Medal]]
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==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)

<div><ul> 
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Boulogne_East_Cemetery.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Boulogne East Cemetery CWGC]] </li>
<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Ronan_Herbert_Clarence_grave_site.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Commonwealth War Graves Commission]] </li>
</ul></div>


 ==Notes==
Maurice, a younger brother of Bert was Killed in Action on 14 Mar 1917.
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==External Links==
*[https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=260546 AIF Project]
*[https://rslvirtualwarmemorial.org.au/explore/people/176591 RSL Virtual War Memorial]

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[[Category:Soldier]]
[[Category:1917 DOW]]
[[Category:1917 Deaths]]
[[Category:Died of wounds]]
[[Category:Born Australia]]
[[Category:Born NSW]]
[[Category:Catholic]]
[[Category:Mill hand]]
[[Category:Serpentine-Jarrahdale]]