GADD, Richard Burton
| Service Number: | 1677 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 28 April 1915, Wangaratta, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nagambie, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Wangaratta, Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Geelong College |
| Occupation: | Draper |
| Died: | Kew, Victoria, Australia, 24 October 1956, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Geelong Western Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Geelong College WW1 Roll of Honour, Nagambie St John's Anglican Church WW1 Honour Roll, Nagambie War Memorial, Newtown All Saints Church Honour Roll, Wangaratta and District Victory Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1677, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Wangaratta, Vic. | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 1677, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 1677, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne |
Help us honour Richard Burton Gadd's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Husband of Myrtle Valentine GADD nee VINCENT
“The son of Alfred Edward and Colonial Esther (Berry) Gadd of Nagambie Victoria, Richard was born on 26 November 1892. Shortly after his enlistment in the AIF on 28 April 1915, he married Myrtle Valentine Vincent, daughter of Reuben and Mary Vincent of Wangaratta.
Richard embarked for Egypt on HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 16 July 1915 and proceeded to Gallipoli. On his return to Egypt, he transferred from 22 Battalion (D Company) to 6th Machine Gun Company on 18 March 1916, then served in France where he suffered the effects of a gas attack on 26 May 1918.
He took leave to England in mid August 1918 and returned to Australia on HMT Travis Montes embarking on 8 April 1919. Richard Gadd died in 1956”.
Click images to start slideshow.