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GLEESON, Richard James
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1846, 1726 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 February 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Surveyor |
| Died: | Died post-discharge due to tuberculosis, Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 5 March 1919, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery, Queensland R.C.2. Block 2. Allotment 9, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1846, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1846, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 5 Mar 1919: | Involvement Private, 1726, 1st Machine Gun Company |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 39 and the son of Mr J. Gleeson of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
He was accepted, after research, for commemoration as Great War dead on 14/09/2010
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