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Richard Charles BASTIAN

Regimental number2378
Place of birthBendigo, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationCarpenter
AddressNorthcote, Victoria
Marital statusWidower
Age at embarkation41
Next of kinDaughter, Mrs Ida M Norman, Balgowan Place, Northcote, Victoria
Enlistment date23 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name57th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/74/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 23/6/16 - 57th Bn, 5th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 57th Bn, 7/2/17. Mortally wounded, 13/2/17.
FateDied of wounds 13 February 1917
Place of death or woundingSomme sector, France
Date of death15 February 1917
Age at death42
Place of burialBernafay Wood British Cemetery (Row K, Grave No. 40), Montauban, France
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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