WALSH, Richard Clarence
| Service Numbers: | 998, 998A |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Postal assistant |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 1 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Millencourt Communal Cemetery Extension Row B, Grave 29. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Richard Walsh was one of four brothers who enlisted in the AIF. One died at Gallipoli during 1915, one in 1917 and Richard lost his life at Dernancourt during 1918.
Three of the brothers all served in the 45th Battalion from its formation in early 1916.
Their mother had passed away during 1913 and their father lived in Forest Lodge Sydney. Their sister, Miss Cordelia Walsh, wrote to Base Records, 16 July 1924: ' ...I beg to point out to you that my father has had a stroke & is unable to transact any business.... I ... would be grateful (seeing that the stroke was caused through the loss of his three sons in the recent war) if you would send all communications to me, since anything in the nature of your communication of the 10th July [seeking her father's address] only revives painful memories to my father in his present state of health.'