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RICHARDSON, Cyril Norman

Service Number:	178
Enlisted:	18 August 1914
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Scottsdale, Tasmania, 18 August 1892
Home Town:	Scottsdale, Dorset, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	2 July 1980, aged 87 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Lindisfarne Officers of the 12th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

18 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 178, 12th Infantry Battalion
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Sergeant, 178, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Sergeant, 178, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart
1 Jun 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 12th Infantry Battalion
4 Aug 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion
1 May 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion
24 Feb 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 12th Infantry Battalion
18 Apr 1918:	Honoured Military Cross, Third Ypres
31 Jan 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 178, 12th Infantry Battalion

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