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CRAVEN, Richard Blackmore
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 415 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 August 1915, Discharged 25 Jan 1919 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 1 January 1895 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Upholsterer |
| Died: | not Known, Glenroy , Victoria, Australia, 17 December 1966, aged 71 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Date of Service 19 December 1966 The cremated remains have been scattered Religion Presbyterian |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 415, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 415, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 415, 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), Discharged 25 Jan 1919 | |
| 1 Jan 1919: | Honoured Australian Service Medal |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Val Sparnaay
When Richard Blackmore Craven was born on 1 January 1895 in Richmond, Victoria, his father, John, was 55 and his mother, Jane, was 32. He married Vera Alice Scott in 1919. They had two children during their marriage. He died on 17 December 1966 in Glenroy, Victoria, at the age of 71.
1914 Occupation
Upholsterer
Richard Blackmore Craven married Vera Alice Scott in 1919 when he was 24 years old
Richard Blackmore Craven died on 17 December 1966 in Glenroy, Victoria, when he was 71 years old.