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RICHTER, Arthur Oscar
| Service Number: | 16238 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Greenock, South Australia, 11 January 1896 |
| Home Town: | Barmera, Berri and Barmera, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Greenock Primary School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Barmera, South Australia, 29 March 1969, aged 73 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Garden of Remembrance, Plot: Path 12, Grave 746A |
| Memorials: | Freeling Boer War, Boxer Rebellion and WW1 Memorial Panel, Greenock WW1 Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 16238, 12th Field Ambulance | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 16238, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 16238, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Berrima, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 16238 | |
| 29 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 16238, 12th Field Ambulance, Discharged at HQ 4th Military District, Keswick, South Australia |
Arthut Oscar Richter
Name: Mark Rice
Service Number: 1174
Place of Birth: Willaston
Date of Birth: 29 November 1877
Place of Enlistment: Morphettville
Date of Enlistment: 9 September 1914
Age at Enlistment: 36 years 10 months
Next of Kin: Brother – T.O. Rice
Occupation: Miner
Religion: Methodist
Rank: Private 10th Battalion
Mark was the son of James and Mary Rice [nee Tregillis]. He embarked HMAT
A32 Themistocles at Melbourne on 27 December 1914 and fought at Gallipoli
from March 1915. He was admitted to the 1st Australian Casualty Clearing
Station on 16 July for treatment to haemorrhoids and on 28 July was admitted
to the Military Hospital at Malta with rheumatism. His condition necessitated
being transferred to the Lewisham Military in England on 9 September. On 4
October he was admitted to Tooting Military Hospital in England for treatment
for myalgia and debility. Mark fought in Egypt and France throughout 1916
until he was evacuated from Rouen to King George Hospital in England for
treatment for tuberculosis on 8 November. His brother was advised of Mark’s
condition on 22 November.
He was discharged from the hospital on 14 January 1917 and that day boarded
Kanowna for the return journey to Australia, where due to his pulmonary
tuberculosis he was discharged as medically unfit on 8 August.
A pension of three pounds and nine shillings per fortnight was granted to
Mark Rice as of 9 August 1917.
Submitted 20 October 2023 by christopher collins
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