Richard Henry WITHALL MM

WITHALL, Richard Henry

    Service Number: 2785
    Enlisted: 31 May 1915, Enlisted Perth WA allocated to 8th reinforcement’s 11th Battalion at Blackboy Hill Camp
    Last Rank: Corporal
    Last Unit: AIF Headquarters
    Born: Port Augusta, South Australia , date not yet discovered
    Home Town: Perth, Western Australia
    Occupation: Gold Miner

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    World War 1 Service

    31 May 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2785, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted Perth WA allocated to 8th reinforcement’s 11th Battalion at Blackboy Hill Camp
    5 Oct 1915: Involvement Private, 2785, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
    5 Oct 1915: Embarked Private, 2785, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Fremantle
    7 Jan 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 11th Infantry Battalion, Taken on strength of the 11th Battalion C Company in Egypt from 9th reinforcement’s
    1 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Transferred to 51st Bn in the field Egypt
    25 May 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Machine Gun Company, Transferred to establishment of the 13th MGC Egypt
    10 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2785, 13th Machine Gun Company, Mouquet Farm
    8 Jun 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2785, 13th Machine Gun Company, Battle of Messines
    17 Oct 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2785, 13th Machine Gun Company, 1st Passchendaele
    5 Apr 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2785, 13th Machine Gun Company, Dernancourt/Ancre, Sharpnel wound left shoulder evacuated to 22nd General Hospital for treatment and convalescence to Brighton UK
    16 Aug 1918: Honoured Military Medal, Dernancourt/Ancre, Awarded MM from AIF routine orders dated 16August 1918
    6 Nov 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, AIF Headquarters, Transferred to AIF Headquarters Uk from 4th MG Battalion for duty
    30 Dec 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, AIF Headquarters, Promoted Corporal to AQMG London for duty
    20 May 1919: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, AIF Headquarters, Promoted Acting Sergeant AQMG London for duty
    14 Nov 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2785, AIF Headquarters, Discharged 4th MD Adelaide medically unfit compressed fracture left shoulder from Shrapnel Wound France Unit on discharge AIF Headquarters Ex 13th Machine Gun Company

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