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RICHARDSON, William Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1143 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 November 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woodend, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Woodend, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - fractured arm, At sea on board HS Huntagreen, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 3 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 36, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Newham State School No 1913 Honor Roll, Woodend State School Great War Honour Roll, Woodend War Memorial Clock Tower |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1143, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1143, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1143, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Jul 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 13th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 28 Jul 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 13th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 27 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 1143, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot wound fracturing his arm and invalided to England on 31 August 1915 | |
| 3 Sep 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 1143, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1143 awm_unit: 13 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-09-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry Elder Richardson and Sarah Ann (nee Boland) Richardson of Woodend, Vic. Sarah later known as Sarah Kronk of Woodend
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Cemetery, Victory Medal
Also served with the Victorian Police for about 12 months