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ALYWARD, Richard
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 1305, 996 |
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Enlisted: | 26 October 1914, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Walhalla, Victoria, Australia , 1 January 1894 |
Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1917, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, France Plot 111, Row F, Grave 9, Queant Road Cemetery, Buissy, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
26 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
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27 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 1305, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1305, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1305, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
10 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 996, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
10 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 996, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
Date unknown: | Involvement 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Richard was born as Richard ALYWARD in Walhalla in Victoria in 1894 - his records spell his surname ALYWARD
His parents were Richard ALYWARD & Annie BAILEY
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Richard was born as Richard AYLWARD in Walhalla in Victoria in 1894 - his records spell his surname ALYWARD
His parents were Richard ALYWARD & Annie BAILEY