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CATIONS, Richard

Service Numbers:	2593, V354085
Enlisted:	2 August 1915, Werribee, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	23rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Yan Yean, Victoria, 15 July 1897
Home Town:	Werribee, Wyndham, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farm hand
Died:	Natural causes, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 2 August 1982, aged 85 years
Cemetery:	Werribee Cemetery, Victoria WE-LWN-1****66
Memorials:	Werribee Honour Roll, Werribee State School Honour Board

World War 1 Service

2 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2593, Werribee, Victoria
27 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2593, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2593, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
4 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2593, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW (hand and neck)
3 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2593, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), 2nd occasion
3 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2593, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", 3rd occasion - GSW (right thigh)
8 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2593, 23rd Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

21 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V354085

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