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FREER, Richard Roy
| Service Number: | 2151 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 February 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Streaky Bay, South Austrlia, 29 September 1895 |
| Home Town: | Elliston, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Yaninee, South Australia, 2 September 1957, aged 61 years |
| Cemetery: |
Wudinna Cemetery, S.A. |
| Memorials: | Elliston War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2151, 10th Infantry Battalion, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 23 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2151, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2151, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 23 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2151, WW1 First World War Embarkation Roll - Richard Roy Freer Service number: 2151 Rank: Private Roll title: 10 Infantry Battalion - 1 to 8 Reinforcements (December 1914 - September 1915) Conflict: First World War, 1914-1918 Date of embarkation: 23 June 1915 Place of embarkation: Adelaide Ship embarked on: HMAT Borda Ship number: A30 | |
| 4 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2151, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 30 Jul 1918: | Wounded "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front" | |
| 6 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2151, 10th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 15 Mar 1943: | Enlisted Wudinna, SA |
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World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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My Grandfather
Richard Roy FREER (also known as Dick FREER) is my Grandfather on my mother's side. He had four children. They are: Vonnie, Eileen (my mother), Richard and Marjorie.
I can still remember him. He had a farm in the Mt DAMPER area with the closest community being Yanninee on Eyre Peninsula.
He is buried in the Wudinna cemetery.
Geoff GROCKE
18/03/2015
Submitted 19 March 2015 by Geoffrey Grocke
Biography
"...2151 Private Richard Roy Freer, Born 29 September 1895, near Streaky Bay, South Australia. enlisted 10th infantry, 6th Reinforcements, 10 February 1915. Served Gallipoli and France. Wounded in action, 13 April 1916, admitted to hospital "shell shock" July 1916, wounded in action, 30 July 1918. Died Yaninee, 2 September 1957." - SOURCE (collections.slsa.sa.gov.au)
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