RICHARDSON, Clarence Matthew
| Service Number: | 30949 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 September 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 4th Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 9 May 1898 |
| Home Town: | Cronulla, Sutherland Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Hairdresser |
| Died: | Belmore, New South Wales, Australia , 19 December 1973, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | Sutherland WW1 Memorial Wall |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 30949, Medium Trench Mortar Batteries | |
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| 11 Nov 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 30949, Medium Trench Mortar Batteries, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 15 Jun 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 30949, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ellice Schrader
Youngest child of 9 to George Rochster Richardson and Ellen Elizabeth Lance. After returning he went onto to be an electrician for Sydney County Council until he retired.
He married Valerie Morrison and had 2 children- William Edward & Valerie Denise, known as Denise, named after a family member, where he had been billeted in France.
Known to be a lovely temperament with strong family ties. Loved cars and had them all his life, starting from the 1920's. Belonged to Belmore RSL and Lodge Escalaba. Kept in contact with his army mates. His grandson is named after one of them.
His aunt gave him a 1915 gold soverign to put in his pocket for luck and many years later it was made into a brooch for his wife. it is still in family possession, with his great grandson hanging it with his dog tags when serving in Afghanistan.
Too Dearly Loved To Ever Be Forgotten
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