Regimental number | 944 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Locomotive cleaner |
Address | 40 Comming Street, Mile End, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, G R Richardson, Canowie Station, via Hallett, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Divisional Ammunition Column |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Wounded in action, Gallipoli; admitted to 2nd Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 5 May 1915; discharged to duty, 24 May 1915. Returned to Australia, 31 August 1915 (venereal disease). Re-enlisted, 24th Bn, 10th Reinforcements. Transferred to 5th Divisional Ammunition Column (Canal Zone), 16 April 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 29 June 1916. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Konigin Line', 21 June 1919; discharged, 10 October 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |