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COURTNAY, Richard James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3275 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 4th Division Artillery |
| Born: | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 20 September 1893 |
| Home Town: | Northcote, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Lee Street Carlton North State School No.1252, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 25 March 1957, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3275, 14th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3275, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3275, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Division Artillery , Newly formed 12th Australian Field Artillery, 4th Division, comprising 45th, 46th, 47th and 48th Batteries. Richard was assigned to 48th Battery. | |
| 15 Jun 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade | |
| 25 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , 42nd Battery | |
| 7 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, 4th (Divisional) Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, Taken on strength of 8th Medium Trench Mortar Battery, 4th Division Medium Trench Mortar Battery | |
| 1 May 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 3275, 4th Division Artillery , Embarked UK per S.S.China for return to Australia. Disembarked Melbourne 8 June, 1919 | |
| 31 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 3275, 4th Division Artillery |
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Son of S Courtney, 11 Bent Street, Northcote Melbourne, Victoria
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