Background
Sutton, Ralph was born on September 16, 1921 in Bathurst, Australia. Son of Arthur John and Ella Myrtle (Ridley) Sutton.
Sutton, Ralph was born on September 16, 1921 in Bathurst, Australia. Son of Arthur John and Ella Myrtle (Ridley) Sutton.
Graduate, Royal Military College, Duntroon, Australia, 1942. Graduate, Australian Staff College, Queenscliff, Australia, 1949.
Commander mortar platoon 1st Australian Parachute Battalion, Australia, New Guinea, Bo, 1943-1945. Personal assistant to vice chief of general staff Army Headquarters, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1947-1948. Company Commander 3d Battalion Royal Australian Regiment, Korea, 1952-1953.
Commonwealth transport staff officer Royal Visit Staff, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1953-1954. Staff officer logistics Army Headquarters, Melbourne and Canberra, Australia, 1959-1963. Deputy Commander Australian Army Force Far East Land Forces, Singapore, 1963-1965.
Commander Army Apprentices School Australian Army, Balcombe, Victoria, Australia, 1965-1967. Senior training officer Headquarters Eastern Command, Sydney, 1967-1971.
Board directors Central Methodist Mission, Sydney, 1968-1972. Fellow Royal Australian History Society, Royal Geography Society, New South Wales Military History Society.
Married Audrey Fay Simpson, January 8, 1949. Children: Philip David, John Ridley, Lyndel Dianne.