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RIORDAN, John Wilson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1073 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 October 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woonona, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Bellambi, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Shunter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 August 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bulli Roll of Honour, Corrimal Bellambi Soldiers Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
| 27 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1073, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1073, 13th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1073, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 11 Aug 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 1073, 13th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1073 awm_unit: 13 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-08-11 | |
| 4 Oct 1916: | Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal |
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