RICHARDS, Ernest Morgan
| Service Numbers: | 3891, Q155102 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 69th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 31 July 1892 |
| Home Town: | Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Brassall State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Telephone Mechanic |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1 August 1986, aged 94 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Blackstone West Morton District Welsh Honour Roll, Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall Great War |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3891, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 30 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3891, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3891, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Wounded Private, 3891, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 69th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 26 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 69th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 28 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 69th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 13 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 69th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 3 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3891, 9th Infantry Battalion, Gassed: France | |
| 19 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3891, 9th Infantry Battalion, France: Gunshot Wound to Thigh (Amputation) | |
| 20 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3891, 69th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
World War 2 Service
| 15 Mar 1942: | Enlisted | |
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| 16 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Q155102, Signalman: 1 Lines of Communications Signals | |
| 29 May 1945: | Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), Q155102 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Ernest was the eldest of eight children of John Richards (born 1863 in Glamorgan, Wales) and Louisa Ellen Lancaster (born 1872 in Ipswich, QLD).
Ernest was a Telephone Mechanic in 1915 when he enlisted in the AIF in Toowoomba, QLD. He served with the 9th and 69th Infantry Battalions and was WIA on three occasions - his leg was amputated following the final injury, a GSW to his thigh. He was shot in the neck and gassed by mustard gas.
Ernest returned to Ipswich, QLD following his Discharge in 1919, where he worked as a Telephone Mechanic and in 1919 married Margaret May Troundell. Between the Wars, Ernest worked as a Telephone Mechanic in Bulimba, QLD, until he enlisted as a Signalman (Service No: Q155102) with 1 Lines of Communication Signals.
Ernest worked as a Telephone Mechanic until he retired in 1963
Biography contributed by Chris Buckley
Ernest's wife, Margaret May Trousdell was a Teacher in Toowoomba, QLD until their marriage in 1919
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