YARDY, Richard Alfred
| Service Number: | 321 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 August 1915, Enlisted at Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bandon Grove, Dungog, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Gloucester, Gloucester Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Bandon Grove Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais Plot 1, Row K, Grave 58 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bellingen War Memorial, Coffs Harbour Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 321, Enlisted at Newcastle, New South Wales | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 321, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 321, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Eyewitness report:
On 19th July, 1916, at Armentieres (in front of) we took the first line at 6 p.m. and were waiting to advance. Two shells came and thn a third shell struck me, injuring me and killing Yardy. He was just behind me. I saw him dead.'
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Enlistment date 3 August 1915
Place of enlistment Newcastle, New South Wales.
Age at embarkation 22
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 9 November 1915.
Brothers:
1277 Pte Arthur David YARDY, 55th Bn, returned to Australia, 21 December 1918;
105 Corporal Jesse William YARDY, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 15 January 1919.
War service: Egypt, Western Front
Embarked Sydney, 9 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 11 December 1915.
Admitted to No 4 Auxiliary Hospital, Abbassia, 12 December 1915 (mumps); discharged to Base, 5 January 1916.
Rejoined 8th Training Bn, Zeitoun, 19 February 1916.
Admitted to No 15 Field Ambulance (not yet diagnosed); discharged 17 May 1916; rejoined unit, 17 May 1916.
Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916.
Statement, 31726, 1197 Pte H. HODGSON, A Company, 30th Bn (patient, 1st Southern General Hospital, Edgbaston, England), 29 July 1916:
'On 19th July, 1916, at Armentieres (in front of) we took the first line at 6 p.m. and were waiting to advance. Two shells came and then a third shell struck me, injuring me and killing Yardy. He was just behind me. I saw him dead.'
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