Richard George Rogers Haynes TAVENDER

TAVENDER, Richard George Rogers Haynes

    Service Number: 2989
    Enlisted: 16 February 1916
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 50th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Angaston, South Australia, 23 August 1897
    Home Town: Angaston, Barossa, South Australia
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Shop Assistant
    Died: Killed in Action, Noreuil, France, 2 April 1917, aged 19 years
    Cemetery: Noreuil Australian Cemetery, Picardie
    (Special Memorial B 42)
    Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Angaston District WW1 Roll of Honour, Angaston Methodist Church & Sunday School WW1 Honour Board, Angaston War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    16 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2989, 50th Infantry Battalion
    6 Nov 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2989, 50th Infantry Battalion,

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    2 Apr 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2989, 50th Infantry Battalion, Noreuil, AWM WW1 Roll Of Honour: imported - 9 Jun 2022, Roll: Roll of Honour, CONFLICT: First World War, 1914-1918, NAME: Tavender, Richard George Rogers Haynes, SERVICE: Australian Imperial Force, SERVICE_NUMBER: 2989, UNIT: 50th Australian Infantry Battalion, RANK: Private, DATE_OF_DEATH: 2/4/1917, CAUSE_OF_DEATH: To Be Determined, PLACE_OF_DEATH: France, AGE_AT_DEATH: , CEMETERY_MEMORIAL: Noreuil Australian Cemetery, Picardie, France, PLACE_OF_ASSOCIATION: Angaston, South Australia, Australia, ALIAS: , PANEL NUMBER: 151

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    Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts

    Richard TAVENDER was born on 23rd August, 1897 in Angaston, South Australia

    His parents were David George TAVENDER and Fanny HYNE

    His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial and a special memorial erected to soldiers from Angaston, South Austalia (see photo)

    His brother Frank David TAVENDER also lost his life in WW1  (SN5729) died in an accident on 26th January, 1918

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