Date of birth | |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Merchant |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 6' 0.5" |
Weight | 164 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Mr Richardson, Kilbucho, Dangor Street, Armidale, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Randwick, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Major |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Major |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
Promotions |
Major Unit: INF2 Promotion date: |
Fate | Discharged |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated (memorial gates), The Armidale School, New South Wales. |
Medals |
Military Cross 'On 25th April, 1915, during operations near Gaba Tepe, for displaying great coolness and courage, and leading a charge against superior numbers under a heavy cross fire, resulting in the flight of the enemy in disorder.'
Source: Australian Military Orders No 547 (1915) |
Date of death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, RICHARDSON Clifford Russell |