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RICHARDSON, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2021 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 September 1914, Bannockburn, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 12th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Jarrow On Tyne, England, UK, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Bannockburn, Golden Plains, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | 27 October 1968, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne |
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World War 1 Service
| 11 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2021, 4th Field Ambulance, Bannockburn, Vic. | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 2021, 4th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 2021, 4th Field Ambulance, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2021, 4th Field Ambulance, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 31 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 12th Field Ambulance, France | |
| 7 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2021, 12th Field Ambulance, Mouquet Farm | |
| 29 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 12th Field Ambulance, France | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2021, 12th Field Ambulance, Bullecourt (First) | |
| 9 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2021, 12th Field Ambulance, Battle of Messines | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2021, 12th Field Ambulance, Polygon Wood | |
| 28 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2021, 12th Field Ambulance, Dernancourt/Ancre | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2021, 12th Field Ambulance, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, Polygon Wood, This N.C.O. displayed very great gallantry on 26th September, 1917, at BELLEWARDE RIDGE, east of YPRES by directing his squad through heavy shell fire. This N.C.O. by his tact and personal example kept his squad working during along period and under very trying conditions. | |
| 31 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2021, 12th Field Ambulance, RTA 8 October 1918 and discharged (TPE). |
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