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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:	24 October 1956, cause of death not yet discovered, place 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

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Husband of Myrtle Valentine GADD nee VINCENT