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PASCOE, Rickardo Wiltshire
| Service Number: | 3745 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Mannum, South Australia, 2 March 1888 |
| Home Town: | Mannum, Mid Murray, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Mannum District Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3745, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 2 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3745, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 2 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3745, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), RMS Malwa, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 3745 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Birth name was registered as Richard Wiltshire Roy Pascoe-Hawken also known as Richard Wiltshire Roy Hawken and Richard William Pascoe
Son of Richard William Pascoe-Hawken and Belinda May Alice Clara Pascoe-Hawken nee Wiltshire of South Australia. Brother of Ruby Elizabeth Henora Pascoe-Hawken of Williamstown, SA
Commenced return to Australia on 11 May 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Modbury High School
Ricardo Wiltshire Pascoe, son of Richard William Pascoe and Belinda May Alice Clara Pascoe-Hawken (née Wiltshire), was born in Mannum, South Australia on 2nd March 1888. He grew up alongside his sister, Ruby Elizabeth Honora Pascoe-Hawken, who would later be listed as his next kin. Before enlisting, Ricardo worked as a labourer.
Rickardo enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 21 August 1915 in Adelaide, South Australia at the age of 27. He was assigned to the 16th Infantry Battalion. On 2nd December 1915, he departed to Adelaide on bpard RMS Malwa to serve on the Western Front. During his service Rickardo participated in different types of operations in France and Belgium. Rickardo returned to Australia disembarking 26th June 1919 and was formally discharged on 19th August 1919.