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ISAAC, Richard Joseph
| Service Number: | 117 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 June 1915, at Keswick |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | I ANZAC Corps Headquarters |
| Born: | Broken Hill, New South Wales , February 1892 |
| Home Town: | Glen Osmond, Burnside, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Pastoralist |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 18 December 1984, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia RSL, Wall 116, Niche B002 |
| Memorials: | Myrtle Bank War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 117, 32nd Infantry Battalion, at Keswick | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 117, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 117, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 9 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, I ANZAC Corps Headquarters |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge
117 - Private Isaac R J 32nd Battalion had backpay owing to hime from the Army April 1919.
Biography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
Richard's father was John Martin Isaac who married Amelia Ford in 1881. They had six children, Richard being the fourth. At the age of 27, Richard then got married to Eveline Eathorne Williams on the 3rd of December 1919 in Parkside South Australia, Australia. He then had two children, Phyllis Elaine Isaac and Frank Robert Isaac.
Richard served briefly with the 32nd Battalion before being transferred to Anzac Corp HQ due to medical issues. Eventually he was returned to Australia for medical discharge.