Richard Thomas BOURNE

BOURNE, Richard Thomas

Service Number: 2528
Enlisted: 21 August 1916, Inverell, New South Wales
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 33rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Gravesend, Kent, England, 1896
Home Town: Inveresk, Launceston, Tasmania
Schooling: Delungra District Public School
Occupation: Farm hand
Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917
Cemetery: Toronto Avenue Cemetery, Ploegsteert Wood Belgium
Row A, Grave 17, Toronto Avenue Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Delungra Public School WW1 Roll of Honor, Inverell & District Memorial Olympic Pool WW1 Honour Roll, Inverell War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

21 Aug 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2528, Inverell, New South Wales
17 Nov 1916: Involvement Private, 2528, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Napier embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
17 Nov 1916: Embarked Private, 2528, 33rd Infantry Battalion, SS Napier, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Arrived in Australia at the age of 7 years

Son of Elizabeth Emma Bourne and the late Thomas Mangan Bourne(died in 1905) of Lithgow, New South Wales. Elizabeth remarried and the surname became Sutor

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal