Richard WEARNE

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Service Number:	3242
Enlisted:	2 September 1916, Enlised at Gundegai in New South Wales.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	55th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ironbark, Victoria, Australia, 13 April 1879
Home Town:	Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 2 September 1918, aged 39 years
Cemetery:	Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

2 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3242, 55th Infantry Battalion, Enlised at Gundegai in New South Wales.
11 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 3242, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
11 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 3242, 55th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
28 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3242, Transported to England for treatment of Gunshot Wounds to right arm. Remained in England in hospital.
23 Mar 1918:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3242, 55th Infantry Battalion, Transported from England back to the Field in France.

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