Richard John BROWN

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Service Number:	2566
Enlisted:	17 June 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	56th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Enfield, NSW, 2 September 1893
Home Town:	Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales
Schooling:	Strathfield Public School
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 2 April 1917, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Marrickville Chapel Street Junior Technical School Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

17 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2566, 4th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
9 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 2566, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
9 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 2566, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney
2 Apr 1917:	Involvement Private, 2566, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2566 awm_unit: 56th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-02

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Son of Thomas and Agnes BROWN, 80 Addison Road, Marrickville, New South Wales.

Richards served in Egypt, Gallipoli, and France at Pozieres, Somme, Fleurbaix.

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