Richard Henry BURSILL

BURSILL, Richard Henry

Service Number: 3886
Enlisted: 7 September 1915, Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 1st Infantry Battalion
Born: Drummoyne NSW, 10 January 1895
Home Town: Camperdown, Inner West, New South Wales
Schooling: Drummoyne Public School
Occupation: Leather Worker
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World War 1 Service

7 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3886, 1st Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW
11 Dec 1915: Involvement Private, 3886, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
11 Dec 1915: Embarked Private, 3886, 1st Infantry Battalion, RMS Mooltan, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Francis Jand Christina BURSILL, 184 Denison Street, Camperdown, NSW

Richard served in Egypt and France and was wounded at Ypres on 20 September 1916 and contracted shell shock 5th November 1916 and was returned to Australia and discharged as medically unfit in June 1917.