D'Orient (Willie D'Orient) RICHARDSON

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RICHARDSON, D'Orient (Willie D'Orient)

Service Numbers:	209, Q187187
Enlisted:	1 September 1914, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Army Trades Training Depot
Born:	Redbank, Queensland, 14 August 1889
Home Town:	Goodna, Ipswich, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Butcher
Died:	Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, 15 November 1966, aged 77 years
Cemetery:	Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Location: Columbarium 12, Section: Section 16
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

1 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 209, Brisbane, Queensland
24 Sep 1914:	Embarked Private, 209, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane
24 Sep 1914:	Involvement Private, 209, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
3 Jul 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Australian Army Service Corps Company , ANZAC Divisional ASC
25 Aug 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Australian Army Service Corps Company , Australian Mounted Divisional Train
5 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 209, 1st Australian Army Service Corps Company , 27th Depot Unit of Supply

World War 2 Service

26 Oct 1939:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q187187
26 Oct 1939:	Enlisted Private, Q187187, Brisbane, Queensland
27 Oct 1939:	Involvement Private, Q187187, also Q14205 (not on Roll)
5 Oct 1944:	Discharged Private, Q187187, Army Trades Training Depot

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Biography contributed by Paul Trevor

From serching the historical birth records of Queensland's Births, Deaths and Marriages, I discovered that 209 Private D'Orient Richardson was born Willie D'Orient Richardson, which confirms with his memorial plaque at Mt. Thompson Memorial Gardens.

The two enlisted children of Edney Richardson and Nellie Sarah (née Wiles) Richardson of Goodna, Queensland:-

209 Pte. D'Orient Richardson - returned to Australia;

3432 Dvr. Aubrey Richardson (/explore/people/275632) - returned to Australia.

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