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DANIELS, Richard
Personal Details
Service Number: | 5253 |
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Enlisted: | 14 February 1916 |
Last Rank: | Sapper |
Last Unit: | 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) |
Born: | London, England, 1894 |
Home Town: | Linda, West Coast, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Miner |
Died: | Black Watch Shaft, France, 27 November 1916 |
Cemetery: |
Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension Plot I, Row C, Grave 17, Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension, Hersin-Coupigny, Lens, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
14 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 5253, Tunnelling Companies | |
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19 Jul 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 5253, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
19 Jul 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 5253, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
19 Jul 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 5253, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Armadale, Melbourne | |
19 Jul 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 5253, Mining Corps, HMAT Armadale, Melbourne | |
23 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) | |
27 Nov 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 5253, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5253 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1916-11-27 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of Edward W. and Susan Daniels, 32 Grenard Road, Peckham, London England