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215392 Rfmn. Ralph Porter British Army 2/6th Btn. London Regiment from:Hebburn (d.8th Oct 1918) Ralph Porter served in the 6th Battalion London Regiment and died aged 26 on the 8th October 1918. He is remembered at St Paul's Church and is buried in Jarrow Cemetery. His medal card shows the award of the British War and Victory Medals. Ralph was born in Ludworth 1892, son of Robert and Jane Porter nee Bradley. In the 1911 census the family are living at Hebburn Colliery with father Robert(43), a coal hewer, and his wife of 21 years, Jane (40). They have had 12 children of which 6 have survived. Sarah (21) and Hannah(17) are both spinners at a ropeworks. The youngest daughter Isabella is 4. Ralph is 19, single and a coal miner putter while his younger brother Hunter is 11 and still at school. There is also a boarder working as a spinner. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**