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Richard John LONDON

Regimental number5621
Place of birthWarrnambool Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFitter & turner
Address30 Park Street, St Kilda, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, George London, Tennyson Street, Ripponlea, Victoria
Enlistment date13 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 28 April 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 1539 Pte Alexander LONDON, 6th Bn, killed in action, 8 May 1915; 663 Pte Douglas LONDON, 21st Bn, returned to Australia, 16 October 1916.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death6 March 1958

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