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IVORY, Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6028 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Peters, New South Wales, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public School, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Wicker Worker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 16 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6028, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6028, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6028, Gunshot wound to the left thigh and evacuated to England on 28 September 1917 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Richard James Morgan Ivory and Sarah Allwood Easton (formerly Ivory) of Bourke Road, Alexandria, NSW. Previously 33 Fobres Street, Alexandria, NSW
17 March 1916 - enlisted at Sydney as a Private in the 4th Battalion
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal