RICHARDSON, Arthur
| Service Number: | 485 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 November 1914, Enlisted at Enoggera, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Auchenflower, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Ironmonger, Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Quinn's Post Cemetery, ANZAC Row B, Grave 11 Headstone inscription reads: Having finished life's duty he now sweetly rests, Quinn's Post Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 485, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Enoggera, QLD | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 485, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 485, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 9 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 485, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 485 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frank and Coralie Maude (later known as Coralie Knight) Richardson of Toowoomba, QLD. Brother of Frank Richardson and Rupert Knight who returned to Australia on 9 February 1919 having served with the 4th Pioneer Battalion
Husband of Bathgate Marshall Richardson (later known as B.M. Hunter), of 'Rolland', Wills Streeet, Townsville, QLD. Father of a son who did not survive infancy
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal. The 1914-15 Star, Victory Medal and Memorial Scroll were issued to his wife and the British War Medal and Memorial Plaque were issued to his mother
Member of the Cairns Rifle Club