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RICHINGS, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1537 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Peats Ferry, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia, 1 April 1890 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 October 1917, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Leichhardt War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1537, 20th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
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| 6 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1537, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 9 Oct 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1537, 20th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1537 awm_unit: 20 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-09 |
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