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1894 Jul 3. Born Birkenhead, Cheshire
1901 census. His mother has remarried. 110, Rodney Street, Birkenhead
1911 census at His Majestys Royal Naval Training Establishment, Shotley Near Ipswich He is a "boy under training"
1914 Apr 14. Discharged from the navy with defective vision.
1915 Nov 7 Landed in France
1918 Jun 26. Commissioned 2nd Lt. The undermentioned Cadets to be temp. 2nd Lts. —L'pool R.— Ralph Mountford
1920 Sep 8. Joined ADRIC with service no 503. Posted to N Coy as a Section Leader. His mother is Mrs Roberts, 13 Granville Rd, Seaforth, Liverpool
1920 Sep 18. Promoted Platoon Commander
1920 Nov 10 Promoted DI2
1920. Dec 10. Reverts to Platoon Commander
1921 Feb 14 Posted to Depot Coy. Reverts to T/Cadet. The speed at which he was reverted to T/cadet seems to indicate that his superiors believed he had a substantial case to answer
1921 Jun 7. Struck off strength of ADRIC on conviction by GCM
1921 Jul. In Mountjoy Prison - C H J Caudell, T Spencer, A Richardson, R B Cox, and R Mountford. I suspect are all as a result of Trim Looting except for Cox (his was for debt). J D Le Grove was also convicted at the same time
1921 Oct.31. 2nd Lt. Ralph Mountford (late temp. 2nd Lt., The King's R., Serv. Bns.) is deprived of the rank of 2nd Lt. on conviction by a Field General Court-Martial.
1926 Nov Seaman's Card. He sailed as a steward on SS Orbita
1929 Aug 18 . Arrives in Liverpool on SS adriatic from New York. He is a Steward
1930 Goes to Princes Park Baths to work
1939 Register at 38 Bury Road , Southport C.B., Lancashire,. He is Chief Attendant Bathing, living with wife Dorothy
1964 Died Ormskirk, Lancs age 70 (this includes Southport)