MCGINNES, Richard Vincent
| Service Number: | 6613 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Framlingham, Moyne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Injuries from being thrown from horse, Framlingham, Victoria, Australia, 3 October 1944 |
| Cemetery: |
Warrnambool Public Cemetery, Victoria CATHA 34 039 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 6613, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Driver, 6613, 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, 6613, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John M McGINNES and Margaret nee SCOTT, Framlingham, Victoria
Husband of Margaret Victoria McGINNES nee MUNRO
The death occurred at Framlingham, Warrnambool, of Mr. Richard Vincent McGinness, popularly known as "R.V." He was found unconscious and badly injured lying on the roadside, and it is believed that he was thrown from a horse he was earlier seen riding. Deceased was one of the outstanding amateur horsemen of this State. He rode innumerable winners on the flat and over jumps in Victoria and other States. For many years he rode regularly at the Warrnambool Amateur Turf Club's meetings and recorded unique success. His last ride before his retirement was in the Amateur Turf Club's Hurdle Race at the club's winter meeting in 1920. It was a winning ride and racegoers will long remember the ovation that was accorded him as he rode his mount Barlow home. As a young man he engaged in various branches of athletic sport and played football with district clubs. It could be said of the late Mr. McGinness that he was a true sportsman. He also served in the Great War of 1914-18, and in later years was a member of the Warrnambnol Shire Council, representing the east riding.
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