RICHARDSON, William Harris
| Service Number: | 3235 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 October 1916, Warrnambool, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woolsthorpe, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Woolsthorpe, Moyne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shop Assistant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 2 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Plot III Row M Grave3 30 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Woolsthorpe Seven Memorial Plaque, Woolsthorpe WWI War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3235, Warrnambool, Vic. | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 3235, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 3235, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Thomas Richardson, of Woolsthorpe, Victoria, Australia, and the late Mary Richardson.
NEARER MY GOD TO THEE
Mr. Thos. Richardson, Woolsthorpe, received the sad intelligence on Monday that his son, Pte. W. H. (Bill) Richardson, had been killed in action on 2nd September. The deceased soldier enlisted in October, 1916, and sailed in December of that year, and after a few months’ training in England, was drafted to France. He was wounded in the shoulder some time ago, but was soon back in action. Prior to enlisting he was employed at the local general store and, by his courteous and obliging nature, endeared himself to all who came in contact with him. He was just 23 years of age. Deepest sympathy is extended to his parents, brothers and sisters, in their great sorrow.
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