Richard HOLMYARD

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HOLMYARD, Richard

Service Numbers:	1820, 1820A
Enlisted:	10 June 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	26th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Longford, Tasmania, Australia, 23 December 1891
Home Town:	Elizabeth Town, Meander Valley, Tasmania
Schooling:	Rubicon State School, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in action, France, 8 August 1918, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot XII, Row D, Grave No. 1.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Deloraine War Memorial, Longford War Memorial

World War 1 Service

10 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1820, 26th Infantry Battalion
17 Jul 1915:	Involvement Private, 1820, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
17 Jul 1915:	Embarked Private, 1820, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne
8 Aug 1918:	Involvement Private, 1820A, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1820A awm_unit: 26th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-08

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Richard spent most of his life in the Elizabeth Town and Deloraine area with his seven other siblings and parents. His family lived in a cottage on a farm near of Elizabeth Town. Richard worked as a farm labourer. He fought with the 26th Battalion at Gallipoli from early September 1915.

His younger brother, 2706 Pte. George Holmyard 12th Battalion AIF, died of dysentery in Egypt on the 14 November 1915, aged 21.

Richard moved to the Western front with the 26th Battalion and was reported as missing on the 5 August 1916, at Pozieres, but was found to be with his unit four days later.

On the 14 November 1916 Richard was wounded in action with gunshots to his thighs and right wrist. He was evacuated to England to receive further treatment. Wen recovered, he fought through 1917 and early 1918 until he was killed in action on the 8 August 1918.

Another brother, 3149 Private Charles Edward Holmyard also enlisted with the 12th Battalion AIF and returned to Australia in 1919.

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