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Richard Henry WILLIS

Regimental number6587
Date of birth5 September 1897
Place of birthPallamalawa, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressWhetstone via Inglewood, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs M E Willis, Whetstone via Inglewood, Queensland
Enlistment date2 August 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on 21 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 March 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Other detailsServed in France and served a short time as a prisoner of war.
Date of death26 June 1973

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