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RICHARDSON, Robert Charles George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1072 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 January 1916, Townsville, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 26 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Proserpine Cenotaph, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1072, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Townsville, Qld. | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1072, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1072, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Robert Charles RICHARDSON and Alice nee WRIGHT of London, England
Charles was wouned in the leg at Messines Ridge July 1917, and gassed by Artillery Gas Shell near Amiens in June 1918. He was fataly wounded by a shell in the stomach and fell into the mans arms dying immediately on 26th August, 1918.