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KERSLAKE, Richard Horwood
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3606 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 August 1915, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 11 May 1883 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Launceston State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Pozières, France, 8 August 1916, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension Personal Inscription LOVED AND MISSED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM. Grave VII. B. 6 , Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, Warloy-Baillon, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3606, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3606, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3606, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3606, 15th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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