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POUNSETT, Richard Bestall
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 28557, SX27199, S2645 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 March 1941, Wayville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Last Unit: | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Adelaide, SA, 11 April 1896 |
| Home Town: | Prospect (SA), Prospect, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Adelaide High School |
| Occupation: | Civil servant |
| Memorials: | Adelaide High School Great War Honour Board, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Adelaide St John's Anglican Church Memorial Tablet |
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World War 1 Service
| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 28557, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 28557, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
World War 2 Service
| 23 Mar 1941: | Involvement Lieutenant Colonel, SX27199 | |
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| 23 Mar 1941: | Involvement Lieutenant Colonel, S2645 | |
| 23 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant Colonel, SX27199 | |
| 23 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 18 Mar 1946: | Discharged |
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