Richard William TALBOT

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TALBOT, Richard William

Service Number:	2283
Enlisted:	29 May 1915
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	52nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Berwick, Victoria, Australia, 1884
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Clyde North State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in action, Mouquet Farm, France, 4 September 1916
Cemetery:	Serre Road Cemetery No.2 Beaumont Hamel, France Plot XXVI, Row A, Grave No. 9.
Memorials:	Archies Creek Ryanston State School Pictorial Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

29 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2283, 12th Infantry Battalion
25 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 2283, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
25 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 2283, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Fremantle
4 Sep 1916:	Involvement Corporal, 2283, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2283 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-09-04

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Richard enlisted in Hobart, giving his sister Mary Flora Faull of Ryanston, Gippsland as his next of kin.

He was on Gallipoli from September 1915 with the 12th Battalion before transferring to the 52nd Battalion during early 1916. He was promoted to Corporal soon after. He was posted as missing during the Battalion’s attack on Mouquet Farm, a battle which caused heavy casualties over several days.

He was later confirmed as killed in action and his medals and personal effects were sent to his sister during the early 1920’s. She stated both parents were deceased and seemed to be the only known relative. During 1930, Richard’s remains were discovered by the Imperial War Graves Commission, along with his identity disc. The disc was returned to Australia and the authorities tried in vain to locate the sister of Richard Talbot. The identity disc was returned to Base records unclaimed.

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