Walter George RICHARDSON MM

RICHARDSON, Walter George

Service Numbers: 518, Q199890
Enlisted: 3 August 1916, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank: Captain
Last Unit: 13th Machine Gun Company
Born: Broadstairs, Kent, England, 9 January 1899
Home Town: Laravale, Scenic Rim, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Station hand
Died: Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, 1973
Cemetery: Albany Creek Memorial Park-Cemetery & Crematorium, QLD
Cremated; Companion Niche - Memorial Location: Columbarium 3/Section 21; Together with Wife - Violet Richardson.
Memorials: Beaudesert War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

3 Aug 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 518, Brisbane, Queensland
16 Dec 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 518, 13th Machine Gun Company, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
16 Dec 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 518, 13th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Medic, Melbourne
15 Oct 1917: Wounded Third Ypres

World War 2 Service

30 Jan 1940: Enlisted Private, Q199890, Brisbane, Queensland
3 Jan 1942: Promoted Lieutenant
3 Jun 1943: Promoted Captain

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