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ANDREWARTHA, Richard Valance

Service Numbers:	5328, V65578
Enlisted:	26 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Major
Last Unit:	6 Infantry Battalion AMF
Born:	Stawell, Victoria, 8 May 1888
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Law clerk
Died:	Natural causes, Victoria, Australia, 1959
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
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World War 1 Service

26 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5328, Melbourne, Victoria
4 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5328, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
4 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5328, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
28 Oct 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion
13 Sep 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion
22 Sep 1917:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Menin Road
4 Oct 1917:	Honoured Military Cross, Broodseinde Ridge
26 Oct 1918:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches
22 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

16 Mar 1944:	Discharged Major, V65578, 6 Infantry Battalion AMF
16 Mar 1944:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, V65578, 6 Infantry Battalion AMF
Date unknown:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, V65578, 6 Infantry Battalion AMF

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