Richard John LONGSTAFF

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LONGSTAFF, Richard John

Service Number:	640
Enlisted:	14 September 1914, Enlisted at Rosebery Park, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	13th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Korumburra, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Kiama, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 4 May 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 38, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

14 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 640, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rosebery Park, NSW
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 640, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 640, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne

Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John and Marian Longstaff of Collins Street, Kiama, NSW. Brother of Nellie Longstaff of Footscray, Victoria and William David Longstaff who was killed insction on 8 August 1915 while serving with the 2nd Battalion and is buried in the Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC. Special Memorial Row C, Grave 49

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the cadets

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