| Regimental number | 6530 |
| Place of birth | Balaklava, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Farm labourer |
| Address | Tumby Bay, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 152 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M J Lear, Yalunda Flat, Tumby Bay, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Member, Rifle Club, for 3 years; still a member at time of AIF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 10th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 21 October 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 December 1916. Admitted to Fargo Hospital, 22 February 1917 (pyrexia, unknown origin); discharged to 3rd Training Bn, Durrington, 2 March 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 March 1917; rejoined 10th Bn, in the field, 1 April 1917. Wounded in action, Belgium, 20-21 September 1917 (gun shot wound, right foot), and admitted to 6th Field Ambulance, and transferred to 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station; to 9th General Hospital, Rouen, 22 September 1917; to England, 29 September 1917, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham (wound: severe); transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 24 October 1917; to No 2 command Depot, Weymouth, 29 October 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kenilworth Castle), 12 March 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 22 May 1918, for onward travel to Adelaide; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, right foot), 6 June 1918. War service: 1 year 352 days (of which 1 year 212 days was abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, LEAR Richard Clement Foster |
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