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HART, Richard John
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 279, 315, 505, 1752 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Second Class Air Mechanic |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | Hobart, Tas., 1879 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Chauffeur |
| Died: | Private Hospital, Hobart, Tas., 22 January 1921, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania C. of E. Plot Sec. U. Grave 497 |
| Memorials: | Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 315, 8th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse | |
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| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 279, 2nd Tasmanian Imperial Bushmen |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 505, 3rd Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Corporal, 505, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Corporal, 505, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jan 1917: | Enlisted Second Class Air Mechanic, 1752 | |
| 16 Jun 1917: | Embarked 1752, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 16 Jun 1917: | Involvement 1752, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
HART.- On January 22, 1921, at a Private Hospital, Hobart, Richard John (Dick) Hart, ol 27 Mellifont Street, West Hobart, and late of 3rd Light Horse and Flying Corps, A.I.F. also of Australian Bushman Contingent South Africa, and loved eldest son of Richard Hart, of Copping and late of Kingston, in the 42nd year of his age.