Richard MADIGAN

MADIGAN, Richard

    Service Number: 6126
    Enlisted: 11 February 1916, Melbourne, Vic.
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 14th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, 1898
    Home Town: Chewton, Mount Alexander, Victoria
    Schooling: Chewton State School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Packer
    Died: Killed in Action, Allonville, France, 31 May 1918
    Cemetery: Allonville Communal Cemetery
    Row B, Grave No. 7, Allonville Communal Cemetery, Allonville, Picardie, France
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Castlemaine Faraday School Honor Roll
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    World War 1 Service

    11 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6126, 7th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
    28 Jul 1916: Involvement Private, 6126, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
    28 Jul 1916: Embarked Private, 6126, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
    16 Jan 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, England
    12 Aug 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Infantry Battalion, France
    26 Sep 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6126, 14th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood
    10 Feb 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6126, 14th Infantry Battalion, Gassed.
    26 Mar 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6126, 14th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Hebuterne
    31 May 1918: Involvement Private, 6126, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6126 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-05-31

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    Biography contributed by Robert Wight

    Richard Madigan is also remembered on the Chewton School Honour Roll, Vic.

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