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MADIGAN, Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6126 |
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| 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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6126, 7th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Richard Madigan is also remembered on the Chewton School Honour Roll, Vic.