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ANDREWARTHA, Richard Valance
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 5328, V65578 |
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Enlisted: | 26 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Major |
Last Unit: | 6 Infantry Battalion AMF |
Born: | Stawell, Victoria, 8 May 1888 |
Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Law clerk |
Died: | Natural causes, Victoria, Australia, 1959 |
Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5328, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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4 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5328, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
4 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5328, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
28 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
13 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
22 Sep 1917: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Menin Road | |
4 Oct 1917: | Honoured Military Cross, Broodseinde Ridge | |
26 Oct 1918: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
22 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
16 Mar 1944: | Discharged Major, V65578, 6 Infantry Battalion AMF |
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