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BROWN, Richard John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2566 |
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Enlisted: | 17 June 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Enfield, NSW, 2 September 1893 |
Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Strathfield Public School |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 2 April 1917, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Marrickville Chapel Street Junior Technical School Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
17 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2566, 4th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2566, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2566, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
2 Apr 1917: | Involvement Private, 2566, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2566 awm_unit: 56th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-02 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Thomas and Agnes BROWN, 80 Addison Road, Marrickville, New South Wales.
Richards served in Egypt, Gallipoli, and France at Pozieres, Somme, Fleurbaix.