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Richard Eric LANNEN

Regimental number14702
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationTelephone operator
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 6"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ada Lannen, 46 Oxford Street, Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 4 years in Senior Cadets.
Enlistment date20 August 1917
Place of enlistmentNewtown, New South Wales
Unit nameAustralian Army Service Corps, 28th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 31 October 1917
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal RollAIF Headquarters
FateReturned to Australia 25 March 1919
Discharge date12 November 1919
Other details

War service: England

Embarked Sydney, 31 October 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 26 December 1917; marched in to AASC Training Depot, 27 December 1917.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Denison', 25 March 1919; arrived Melbourne, 10 May 1919, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 12 November 1919.

Medal: British War Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, LANNEN Richard Eric

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