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FUZZARD, Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1836 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 February 1916, Seymour, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Merchison, Victoria, Australia, 23 January 1898 |
| Home Town: | Tatura, Greater Shepparton, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Tatura State School & Harston School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Calais, France, 4 November 1917, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Les Baraques Military Cemetery, Sangatte, France Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 9 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tatura All Saints Church of England WW1 Honour Roll, Tatura R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. Sub-Branch Honour Roll, Tatura War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1836, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Seymour, Victoria | |
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| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1836, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1836, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 5 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1836, 14th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Shell wound (right jaw) | |
| 4 Nov 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1836, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1836 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-11-04 |
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Parents: Francis and Margaret FUZZARD, Broadmeadows, Victoria
"...He was the finest mate a man ever had, and a good, game soldier. I miss him sorely, as this is the place where you find out what a chap is, and I'll never get a mate like him..." - 1789 Pte. Stanley Alexander Sutherland (/explore/people/199531) in a letter home to Dick's family
FULL STORY LINK (nla.gov.au) from the Kyabram Guardian 06 Sep 1918
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