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RICHARDSON, Robert Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1046 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 October 1914, RTA 4th Jan 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Echuca ,Victoria , Australia , 1885 |
| Home Town: | Echuca Village, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station hand |
| Died: | Heart attack , Mulga Station, Onslow , Western Australia , 4 March 1942 |
| Cemetery: |
Old Onslow Cemetery, Western Australia |
| Memorials: | Onslow Ashburton District Roll of Honor, Roebourne War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1046, 11th Infantry Battalion, RTA 4th Jan 1918 | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 1046, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 1046, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 2 Nov 2014: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Taking of the Turkish trench Robert was part of the attacking party . Know as Leans trench. Robert was mentioned in dispatches twice. | |
| 3 Sep 2016: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1046, 11th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , on the Battle fields of Pozieres France. Robert was buried twice by German artillery. Robert suffered shellshock for the rest of his natural life. |
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