Richard Henry TARGETT

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Service Number:	644
Enlisted:	20 March 1916, An original member of C Company 40th Bn.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	St Marys, Tasmania, Australia, 15 November 1882
Home Town:	St Marys , Tasmania
Schooling:	St Marys State School, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in action, France, 25 January 1917, aged 34 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

20 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 644, 40th Infantry Battalion, An original member of C Company 40th Bn.
1 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 644, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
1 Jul 1916:	Embarked Private, 644, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart
25 Jan 1917:	Involvement Private, 644, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 644 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-01-25

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