BENCE, Richard Hall
| Service Number: | 3513 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 March 1915, at Keswick |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kirkstall, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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World War 2 Service
| 10 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3513, 32nd Infantry Battalion, at Keswick |
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World War 1 Service
| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3513, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 3513, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide |
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Richard Hall Bence was born in 1894 in Kirkstall, a small town in south east Victoria. His mother was Harriet Bence. He worked as a labourer. 3rd March 1915 he enlisted for Australian Imperial Force. He embarked on 12 of August 1916 on the HMAT Ballarat in Adelaide to 32 infantry battalion. 2/8/1917 he contracted pneumonia while in the field and was admitted to hospital, but on 21/8/1917 he recovered. He spent the remainder of the war on duties in England, incuding guarding prisoners of war.
He had blue eyes and brown hair and was 5-foot 6inches (167cm). He had perfect vision and a scar on his left arm. He was discharged in 27/5/1919.