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URAND, Richard William Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2075 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Camberwell, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Camberwell, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Parkville, Victoria, Australia, 15 March 1968, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremated on 18 March 1968. Ashes interred in Brid, Wall U, Niche 56 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 2075, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
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| 28 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 2075, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Urand and Sophia Urand nee Jenke of Burke Road, Camberwell, Victoria.
30 August 15 - enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria, with the 4th Light Horse Regiment and with the rank of Private
29 January 1919 - promoted to Lance Corporal
15 June 1919 - commenced return to Australia aboard HT Essex disembarking on 25 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
16 September 1919 - discharged at the 3rd Military District
During 1924c Richard married Myrtle Irene Alway in Victoria