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WITHALL, Richard Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2785 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 May 1915, Enlisted Perth WA allocated to 8th reinforcement’s 11th Battalion at Blackboy Hill Camp |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF) |
| Born: | Port Augusta, South Australia , date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Gold Miner |
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World War 1 Service
| 31 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2785, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted Perth WA allocated to 8th reinforcement’s 11th Battalion at Blackboy Hill Camp | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2785, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2785, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Fremantle | |
| 7 Jan 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 11th Infantry Battalion, Taken on strength of the 11th Battalion C Company in Egypt from 9th reinforcement’s | |
| 1 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Transferred to 51st Bn in the field Egypt | |
| 25 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Machine Gun Company, Transferred to establishment of the 13th MGC Egypt | |
| 10 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2785, 13th Machine Gun Company, Mouquet Farm | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2785, 13th Machine Gun Company, Battle of Messines | |
| 17 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2785, 13th Machine Gun Company, 1st Passchendaele | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2785, 13th Machine Gun Company, Dernancourt/Ancre, Sharpnel wound left shoulder evacuated to 22nd General Hospital for treatment and convalescence to Brighton UK | |
| 16 Aug 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, Dernancourt/Ancre, Awarded MM from AIF routine orders dated 16August 1918 | |
| 6 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Transferred to AIF Headquarters Uk from 4th MG Battalion for duty | |
| 30 Dec 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Promoted Corporal to AQMG London for duty | |
| 20 May 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Promoted Acting Sergeant AQMG London for duty | |
| 14 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2785, Headquarters Australian Imperial Force (AIF), Discharged 4th MD Adelaide medically unfit compressed fracture left shoulder from Shrapnel Wound France Unit on discharge AIF Headquarters Ex 13th Machine Gun Company |
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