SEARSON, Richard George
| Service Number: | 4600 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 October 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 7 April 1887 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Packer |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4600, Enlisted at Adelaide | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 4600, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 4600, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide | |
| 23 Jan 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4600 |
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10 September 1917 - Returned to Australia on board Boonah
Richard appears to have married twice
Marraige 1;
28 Februar 1911 - Married Florence Thurza Papps in the St Mary Church, North Adelaide. Floence died on 12 October 1916 at Walkerville, SA and is buried in the West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide. Catholic Western Ground, Row L, Site 76.
Marriage 2;
18 February 1922; Married Vera Mary Perry in the Methodist Church, Parkside
RSL Information
3 November 1923 - Joined RSL
31 November 1928 - Transferred to Colonel Light Gardens
21 April 1938 - Transferred to State Branch
Addresses 80 Port Road, Southwark; c/- AMP Society, King Wiliam Street, Adelaide; last known address was 1Hartiessham Crescent, Colonel Light Gardens