Richard Yolland SMITH

SMITH, Richard Yolland

    Service Number: 2754
    Enlisted: 29 June 1915
    Last Rank: Lance Corporal
    Last Unit: 14th Infantry Battalion
    Born: WIndermere, Victoria, Australia, November 1892
    Home Town: McKinnon, Glen Eira, Victoria
    Schooling: State Schools, WIndermere and Yendon, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Clerk
    Died: Sw To Head, Belgium, 10 August 1917
    Cemetery: Messines Ridge British Cemetery
    Messines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 45), Belgium, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Messines, Flanders, Belgium
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    29 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2754, 14th Infantry Battalion
    15 Sep 1915: Involvement Private, 2754, 14th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
    15 Sep 1915: Embarked Private, 2754, 14th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne
    28 Apr 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 14th Infantry Battalion
    10 Aug 1917: Involvement Lance Corporal, 2754, 14th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2754 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-08-10

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    Biography contributed by Evan Evans

    From How they Served

    2754 Private Richard Yolland Smith of McKinnon, Victoria. Embarked for Egypt and then onto France. Richard was later Killed in Action whilst serving in Belgium on the 10th August, 1917 at the age of 24. For those who know Bentliegh/McKinnon - Richard lived on McKinnon Road close to Wheatley Road - the family home he left, - is still there.

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