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RICHARDSON, Sydney Fairbrass

Service Number:	6842
Enlisted:	24 September 1915
Last Rank:	Bombardier
Last Unit:	4th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Hobart, Tasmania, 19 October 1884
Home Town:	Hay, New South Wales
Schooling:	Friends High School, Hobart, Tasmania
Occupation:	Sheep station manager
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 1 September 1918, aged 33 years
Cemetery:	Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Peronne, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Clarence Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

24 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 6842, 4th Field Artillery Brigade
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement Driver, 6842, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked Driver, 6842, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
1 Sep 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Bombardier, 6842, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6842 awm_unit: 4th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Bombardier awm_died_date: 1918-09-01

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