Richard James RICE

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Service Number:	431
Enlisted:	5 May 1916, Enlisted in Longreach
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	Australian Army Medical Corps WW1
Born:	Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, 18 February 1896
Home Town:	Ilfracombe, Longreach, Queensland
Occupation:	Bank Teller
Died:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 11 November 1922, aged 26 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Memorials:	Ilfracombe District Honour Roll, Ilfracombe Memorial Rotunda, Longreach War Memorial

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5 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 431, 7th Machine Gun Company, Enlisted in Longreach
20 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 431, 7th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 431, 7th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne
4 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 431, 7th Machine Gun Company
1 Nov 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1
1 Nov 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 7th Machine Gun Company
12 Dec 1918:	Promoted Sergeant, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1
29 Nov 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 431, Returned to Australia
1 Apr 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 431, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1

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