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RICHARDSON, Victor John

Service Number:	4253
Enlisted:	5 September 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ourimbah, Gosford, New South Wales, Australia, 15 November 1894
Home Town:	Coffs Harbour, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Sawmiller
Died:	Died of Wounds - SW to legs, Gibraltar Bloc House, Pozieres 23/7/1916, Main dressing station, Warloy, France, 24 July 1916, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 10), France, Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, Warloy-Baillon, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Coffs Harbour Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

5 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4253, 4th Infantry Battalion
20 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 4253, 4th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 4253, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney
14 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Infantry Battalion
24 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 4253, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4253 awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-24

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