David RISK

RISK, David

    Service Number: 3437
    Enlisted: 20 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 6th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Macarthur, Victoria, Australia, 13 December 1888
    Home Town: Smeaton, Hepburn, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Died of wounds, Camiers, France, 10 September 1916, aged 27 years
    Cemetery: Etaples Military Cemetery
    Plot X, Row C, Grave No. 17
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kingston Avenue of Honour (formerly Shire of Creswick)
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    World War 1 Service

    20 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3437, 8th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Victoria
    11 Oct 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3437, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
    11 Oct 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3437, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Adelaide
    10 Sep 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3437, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3437 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-10

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    Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

    Son of James and Anne Risk, of Macarthur, Victoria, Australia.

    DEEPLY REGRETTED

    Mr. and Mrs. J. Risk, of Macarthur, received word yesterday, that their son, Pte. David Risk, on active service, had died from illness.  Pte. Risk was among the first at Macarthur to volunteer for service, and deep sympanty will be extended to his parents, who have two other sonswith the A.I.F. in France.  

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