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RICHER, Arthur Thomas William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1719 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 February 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Corps School (AIF) |
| Born: | Inverleigh, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Birregurra, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Memorials: | Birregurra & District Residents Roll of Honor, Birregurra Christ Church Anglican Church Honor Roll, Birregurra State School Roll of Honor, Birregurra War Memorial, Birregurrra Rifle Club Roll of Honor |
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World War 1 Service
| 21 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1719, 59th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1719, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1719, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 26 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1719, 59th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, SW to leg sustained in the line near Morchies. Evacuated to DRS and rejoined unit 8 April 1917. | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1719, 59th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1719, 59th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux | |
| 9 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Corps School (AIF), France | |
| 23 May 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1719, Australian Corps School (AIF), RTA 22 January 1920 and discharged (TPE). |
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