Back to search results

Lance Bombardier RALPH WILLIAM HOUNSHAM

Service Number: 1775970
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Artillery

49 Bty., 48 Lt. A.A. Regt.

Date of Death

Died 22 September 1944

Age 37 years old

Buried or commemorated at

LABUAN WAR CEMETERY

S. C. 8.

Malaysia

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of William Henry and Martha Hounsham; husband of Kathleen Ethel Hounsham, of Upper Norwood, Surrey.
  • Personal Inscription "SO HE GIVETH HIS BELOVED SLEEP" KATH. AND CHILDREN. "GOD BLESS"
FOR EVERMORE: STORIES OF THE FALLEN
FOR EVERMORE: STORIES OF THE FALLEN

Introducing For Evermore: Stories of the Fallen - the exciting new way to read and share stories of the Commonwealth's war dead. Got a story to share? Upload it and preserve their memory for generations to come.

Share and read stories
Download certificate

From the CWGC Archives

Grave Registration (1)

Grave Registration Documents - Registers
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)

Concentration (5)

Concentration Documents - Graves Concentration Reports
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)
Concentration Documents - Graves Concentration Reports
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)
Concentration Documents - Graves Concentration Reports
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)
Concentration Documents - Graves Concentration Reports
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)
Concentration Documents - Graves Concentration Reports
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)

Headstone (2)

Headstone Documents - Headstone Schedules (Originals)
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)
Headstone Documents - Headstone Schedules (Originals)
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)

Buried or commemorated at

LABUAN WAR CEMETERY
Malaysia
Number of casualties: 3906
View cemetery details