Richard MARA

Regimental number2617
Place of birthPortsmouth England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShip's steward
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinBrother, John Mara, 415 Poulton Road, Wallasey Cheshire, England
Enlistment date2 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Makarini on 15 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Australian General Hospital
FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Date of death21 May 1943