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Richard James MADDAFORD

Regimental number2949
Place of birthBallarat, Victoria
SchoolBallarat State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressTortoise Head, French Island, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinSister, Lily Maddaford, French Island, Tankerton, Victoria
Enlistment date23 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name29th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/46/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 4 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll29th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 24 April 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death31
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialCorbie Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 71), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
115
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Richard James and Elizabeth Dunston MADDAFORD. Native of Ballarat, Victoria
Family/military connections1st Cousin to Captain Harold Trealoar of Flying Corps.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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