Richard SHELDRICK

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SHELDRICK, Richard

Service Number:	2477
Enlisted:	16 July 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	60th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 1886
Home Town:	Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Bootmaker
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

World War 1 Service

16 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2477, Depot Battalion
29 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2477, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
29 Sep 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2477, 22nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2477, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2477 awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Eyewitness reports: -

30 November 1916 - Pte G.T. Clay of D Company with 60th Battalion. - 'Pte. R. Mason, XVI Platoon, D. Coompany, was with him when he died at Fleurbaix on July 19th. Sheldrick was badly wounded and died out in No Man's Land. Mason stayed with him until his death, and gave me the facts a few nights later when he came in.'

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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