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Richard Albert CHESTER

Regimental number5569
Place of birthLiverpool England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address57 Hodgkinson Street, Clifton Hill, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation38
Next of kinWife, Mrs Beatrice Olive Caroline Chester, 57 Hodgkinson Street, Clifton Hill, Victoria
Enlistment date12 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 October 1917
Date of death17 July 1955
Place of burialFawkner Cemetery

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