Richard William STRINGER MM

STRINGER, Richard William

    Service Number: 955
    Enlisted: 9 July 1915
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 29th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Kyneton, Victoria, Australia, 29 September 1882
    Home Town: Lauriston, Macedon Ranges, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Engine driver
    Died: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 27 October 1943, aged 61 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria
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    World War 1 Service

    9 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1
    10 Nov 1915: Involvement Private, 955, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
    10 Nov 1915: Embarked Private, 955, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
    20 Jul 1916: Wounded Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
    16 May 1918: Wounded Gassed
    30 Sep 1918: Honoured Military Medal, For conspicuous courage and devotion to duty near Bullicourt during the operations of 30th September- 2 October 1918. Employed as a runner between Brigade forward station and the attacking Battalion. When several of the Brigade Signal Section linesmen became casualties he volunteered for the work,and although he never had any training in telephone line work he did splendidly and worked continuously for three days and nights maintaining the lines under extremely heavy enemy shell and machine gun fire. The fact that almost continuous telephone communication was maintained throughout the operations between Brigade Headquarters and the Battalion was in a very large measure due to the courage,determination and devotion to duty of this man. Recommend by Brigadier General E. Tivey 8th Australian Infantry Brigade.
    27 Oct 1919: Discharged AIF WW1

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