Richard DANIELS

DANIELS, Richard

Service Number: 5253
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
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World War 1 Service

14 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 5253, Tunnelling Companies
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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Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts

Son of Edward W. and Susan Daniels, 32 Grenard Road, Peckham, London England