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Richard Blackman BOTTRELL

Regimental number2622
Place of birthBathurst, New South Wales
OccupationBaker
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation38.2
Height6' 0"
Weight161 lbs
Next of kinSister
Previous military serviceNil
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll16 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name54th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/71/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll63rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 7 June 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date10 February 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Essex', 7 June 1918; discharged (medically unfit: neurasthenia), Sydney, 10 February 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death13 January 1925
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, BOTTRELL Richard Blackman

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