1874 Jan 25. Born Inverkip, Renfrewshire, Scotland son of Father: Matthew Ralston . Mother: Mary Kerr
1901 census working as a farm servant at Green Rd North Brediland Farm, Renfrewshire
1903 Dec 21 Married at Waterbeck, Dumfries-shire, Scotland to Margaret Ann Adamson. Date he gave RIC, and in Scotlands People, but there is a marriage Bury in 1902 to Marth
a Alice Fort to a man of the same (rare) name
1914 Jun 23 Enlisted in 2nd Scottish Rifles Reg 8583 . Special Reserves
1914 Sep 14 Posted
1915 Jan 4 Landed in France
1915 Mar 6 Posted back UK
1915 Jul 23. Discharged no longer fit for war service
1921 Apr 6. Joined RIC no 80373 & ADRIC no 831 (940 or 832). ex-soldier & Clerk
Posted to H Coy
1921 Oct 31 . Posted to 4 Gds
1939 May 27 Died Glasgow . Hypertension, Cardiac Failure He is a clerk. An acquaintance, R.W. Reid, 11 Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, gave the information son of Matthew Ralston, stonecutter