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RICHARDSON, Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 702 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 March 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cowes, Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia, 1871 |
| Home Town: | Cowes, Bass Coast, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fisherman |
| Died: | Illness - Enteric Fever, Birmingham War Hospital, Northfield, United Kingdom, 25 December 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Birmingham (Lodge Hill) Cemetery, Warwickshire, England Screen Wall, Section B10, Grave 227 Rev. W. T. Clements officiated, Lodge Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cowes St. Philip's Anglican Church Great War Roll of Honor, Cowes War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 702, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 702, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 702, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph and Sarah Richardson.
Husband of Evelyn Mary Richardson of 30 Shaftesbury Avenue, Malvern, Victoria formerly of Cowes, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal