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RICHARDS, Leslie Lancelot
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 460 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Enlisted at Colac, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Colac, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Colac, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Colac State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Mechanical Engineer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 17 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 11, Row 10, Grave 10 Headstone inscription reads: Thy Holy will be done |
| Memorials: | Colac St Andrew's Presbyterian Church Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 460, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Colac, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 460, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 460, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 28 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion, At Gallipoli | |
| 11 Jun 1915: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 460, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 460 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-06-11 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Robert Richards and Emma Matilda Richards nee Scupin of Pollack Street, Colac, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Citizen Military Forces
He enjoyed music
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