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VISTARINI, Richard James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4931 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 August 1915, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Kerang, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Kerang, Gannawarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Parkville, Victoria, Australia, 1958, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Garden of Remembrance 3 Wall Niches, Section 1, Wall H, Niche 172 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4931, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria | |
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| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4931, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4931, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 15 Jun 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, From 7th Battalion | |
| 25 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , From 24th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 19 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 4931, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Shell wound to the left arm. Invalided to England on 27 May 1918 | |
| 7 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 4931, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Achilles Leopoldo Vistarini and Mary Vistarini nee Dickinson of Murrabit, Victoria.
Brother of Victor Leopoldo Vistarini who returned to Australia on 4 February 1919 having served with the 11th Field Artillery Brigade
Commenced return to Australia on 25 January 1919 aboard HT Ceramic disembarking on 23 March 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Richard married Elsie Catherine Payne in Victoria