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TATE, Richard Ellis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1668 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glenlyon, Vic., 1891 |
| Home Town: | Katandra, Greater Shepparton, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Passchendaele, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Katandra West Primary School Lone Pine, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Mooroopna Shepparton News Calendar & Pictorial Honour Roll of Fallen Heroes |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1668, 37th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1668, 37th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 27 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1668, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 1668, 37th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1668 awm_unit: 37th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Alfred A. and Mary Amelia TATE, Katandra, Victoria
TATE - In loving memory of our dear son and brother No 1668, Cpl R E Tate (Dick) 3"th Batt who was Killed In action at Passchendaele on October 4 1917
One of the best
We have only a beautiful memory
To remember the whole life through
But the sweetness will linger for ever
As we treasure that memory of you
-(Inserted by his loving mother sisters and
brothers Katandra )
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