Richard LENNON

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Service Number:	1366
Enlisted:	1 October 1914, Enlisted from Geelong Victoria allocated to 2nd reinforcement’s 7th Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Geelong, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Spotswood, Hobsons Bay, Victoria
Schooling:	Spotswood, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 7 August 1915, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Williamstown Pictorial Honour Board

1 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1366, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted from Geelong Victoria allocated to 2nd reinforcement’s 7th Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria
2 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 1366, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''
2 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 1366, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1366, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Landed ANZAC Cove Gallipoli 25th April 1915
4 May 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1366, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Cape Helles Sharpnel Wound Scalp slight evacuation to Malta for treatment and convalescence
7 Aug 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1366, 7th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Killed in Action Lone Pine Gallipoli

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