Ralph THRALE

1878 - 1918  (39 years)

• Name	Ralph THRALE
  Birth	17 Oct 1878	Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
  Census	1881  [1]
  	Son, 2 years old.
  Christening	10 Jan 1886	Bengeo, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	1914 to 1918
  	A Gunner who served in Flanders. 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	Bef 19 Feb 1914
  	Postman
  Occupation	1917
  	Gunner 20567, 5th Divisional Ammunition Col., Royal Field Artillery
  Property	1918	Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England
  Death	19 Feb 1918	Giavera, Veneto, Italy
  	From 1914 onwards he survived the horrors of trench warfare; in 1918 he was sent to a rest camp in Northern Italy. Whilst there one sole enemy aircraft attacked the area, loosed one sole bomb killing one sole man, Ralph. [3]
  		Charles and Ralph Thrale St Albans Cathedral remembrance book
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Military Award	Aft 19 Feb 1918
  		Ralph THRALE medal card British Army medal card for Ralph Thrale. Victory Medal British Medal 1914 Star Medal
  Burial	Giavera, Veneto, Italy
  	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. [4]
  Person ID	I270	UK Thrale family | Fairfolds and Hammonds Thrale branch, Marshalswick Thrale branch
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Norman Miller THRALE,   b. 19 Mar 1830-17 Mar 1831, Luton, Bedfordshire, England d. 18 Mar 1900, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Caroline WELCH,   b. 1842, Codicote, Hertfordshire, England d. 1884, Bengeo, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	1 Jun 1864	Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England   [2]
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Bengeo, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England   [5]
  	Rel / Occ / Age / Sex / Birthplace Norman THRALE Rel: Head Occ: C Miller M 49 M Luton, Bedford, England Caroline THRALE Rel: Wife M 39 F Codicote, Hertford, England Norman THRALE Rel: Son Occ: Scholar U 16 M Wheathampstead, Hertford, England Alice THRALE Rel: Daur Occ: Scholar U 12 F Wheathampstead, Hertford, England Rosa THRALE Rel: Daur Occ: Scholar U 10 F Wheathampstead, Hertford, England Charlotte THRALE Rel: Daur Occ: Scholar U 9 F Wheathampstead, Hertford, England Clara THRALE Rel: Daur Occ: Scholar U 6 F Wheathampstead, Hertford, England Ralph THRALE Rel: Son U 2 M Hertford, Hertford, England Infant THRALE Rel: Daur U 6d F Hertford, Hertford, England Sophia COBB Rel: Nurse Occ: Monthly Nurse S M S 59 F Kimpton, Hertford, England
  	Address: Port Hill Common
  Family ID	F132	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellen Maud TAYLOR,   b. 19 Oct 1880, Chiswick, Middlesex, England d. 19 Oct 1957, Chilworth, Surrey, England (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	13 Aug 1913	Hammersmith, Middlesex, England   [6]
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Census	19 Jun 1921	St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
  	Address: 8 New Kent Road
  		UK census 1921 8 New Kent Road, St Albans, Herts. 5 rooms. Ellen THRALE; Head; 43y 8m; F; Widow; Born: Middlesex, Hammersmith; At home. Mildred THRALE; Daughter; 6y 3m; F; Father dead; Born: Middlesex, Hammersmith; School: whole time. Bloise READ; brother-in-law; 36y 8m; M; Married; Born: Suffolk, East Bengolt; Postman; Head Office, St Albans. Lillian READ; Wife; 34y 2m; M; Married; Born: Middlesex, Hammersmith; At home. Donald READ; Son; 2y 1m; Both alive; Born: Herts, St Albans.
  Children	+ 1. Mildred May THRALE,   b. 11 Mar 1915, Hammersmith, Middlesex, England d. 1 Jan 1995, Maryland, USA (Age 79 years) m. Norman Kenneth WALKER (1941)
  Family ID	F148	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 17 Oct 1878 - Hertford, Hertfordshire, England Christening - 10 Jan 1886 - Bengeo, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England Marriage - 13 Aug 1913 - Hammersmith, Middlesex, England Property - 1918 - Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England Death - 19 Feb 1918 - Giavera, Veneto, Italy Burial - Address: Giavera British Cemetary, Arcade Plot 4. Row C. Grave 5 Italy - - Giavera, Veneto, Italy Census - Address: 8 New Kent Road - 19 Jun 1921 - St Albans, Hertfordshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S7] Census - UK 1881, Source: FHL Film 1341346 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1423 Folio 70 Page 8. [S5] British Isles Vital Record Index, Second Edition. [S2] Richard William Thrale, A New Thraliana, (Falconer Press, St Albans.), 106. [S49] Commonwealth War Grave Commission, (http://www.cwgc.org/). [S7] Census - UK 1881, FHL Film 1341346 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1423 Folio 70 Page 8. [S18] General Records Office index (UK), 1913 Sept Fulham 1a 754 Ralph Thrale & Taylor.