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RICHMOND, Alexander Hood
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 877, 2041 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newmilns, Ayrshire, Scotland, 1 January 1892 |
| Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse Driver/Card Cutter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 877, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force | |
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| 19 Aug 1914: | Embarked Private, 877, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 19 Aug 1914: | Involvement Private, 877, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Aug 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 877, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Embarked HMAT Berrima at Sydney, NSW | |
| 18 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2041, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
| 13 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 2041, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney | |
| 13 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 2041, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Hugh Richmond and Margaret Richmond nee Hood of 110 Main Street, Newmilns, Scotland. Brother of John Richmond of 109 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previously served with the Royal Scots Fusiliers