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WEARDEN, Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3509 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Lancashire, England, UK, 1894 |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
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World War 1 Service
| 29 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3509, 5th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3509, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3509, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 17 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
| 17 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Egypt | |
| 9 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 25th Field Artillery Brigade, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 3509, 25th Field Artillery Brigade, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, France | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 3509, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Polygon Wood | |
| 11 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Belgium | |
| 1 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Bombardier, 3509, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, SW to chest (penetrating) sustained near Hamel. Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit. | |
| 2 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Bombardier, 3509, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, RTA 31 March 1919 and discharged as MU (invalid). |
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