RANDELL, John Cuddeford
| Service Number: | 7061 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 August 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | North Adelaide, South Australia, 17 January 1897 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Merres, France, 23 July 1918, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Borre British Cemetery Also commemorated on the Villers Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Fire Underwriters' Association of S.A. WW1 Roll of Honour, Adelaide Marine Underwriters Association of S.A. WW1 Roll of Honour, Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, North Adelaide Christ Church Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7061, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 7061, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 7061, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
John Cuddeford RANDELL was born on 17th January, 1897 in North Adelaide, South Australia to Robert Michael RANDELL and Rebecca Twyman DURANT who married on 19th Sept, 1890 in S.A.
He had previous service of 4 years with the 80th , Senior Cadets and transferred to the 19th & 80th Infantry Battalions & was still serving when he enlisted on 31st August 1916 with the 10th Infantry Battalioin, 23rd reinforcements which left Adelaide on 16th December 1916 on HMAT Berrima
He was Killed in Action on 23rd July , 1918 in Merres, France and buried in Borre British Cemetery with a cross erected in his memory - he is also memorialised on the Australian War Memorial and the Villers Bretonneux Memorial
John was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal
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In Memoriam notice from Trove
RANDELL John Cuddeford (Jack)
In loving memory of Jack who was Killed in Action July23, 1918
"He gave his life for empire, for honour faith & right
With us his memory ever lives, he fought a noble fight"
"Sacred to the memory of my beloved son"
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