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Richard Leslie WARN

Regimental number464
Date of birth5 July 1875
Place of birthCrookwell, New South Wales
SchoolCrookwell Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShearer
AddressGoulburn, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation38
Next of kinWife, Mrs R L Warn, c/o Mrs S P Wood, man dir Aust Prov Assurance Ass, 382 George Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date11 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name41st Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 18 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 6 April 1917
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death38
Place of burialPozieres British Cemetery (Plot II, Row J, Grave 31), Ovillers-La-Boiselle, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
149
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Crookwell Cemetery, New South Wales. Parents: George (d. 8 January 1927, aged 85; bu. Crookwell Cemetery) and Louisa (d. 10 June 1912, aged 69; bu. Crookwell Cemetery) WARN
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsAlias: Richard LESLIE; see 1039 Richard Leslie WARN for more details

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