WALTHAM, Richard
| Service Numbers: | 547, 3983 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Heidelberg, Melbourne, Vic., 1894 |
| Home Town: | Claremont, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Melbourne C of E Grammar School; Guildford Grammar School WA |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 18 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Pozières British Cemetery IV R 18, Pozieres British Cemetery Ovillers-La Boisselle, Pozieres, Picardie, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Clarkson ANZAC Garden of Remembrance, Guildford Grammar School War Memorial, Kalgoorlie St John's Anglican Church Honour Roll, Melbourne Grammar School WW1 Fallen Honour Roll, Wanneroo War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 547, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Corporal, 547, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3983, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3983, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of Joshua Frederick and Constance Winifriede WALTHAM
RICHARD WALTHAM who was killed in action in France on 18th August 1916 was the son of Mr. J. F. Waltham. He was born in 1893 and was at the Preparatory School in 1904 and then went to Western Australia.
On arriving in Western Australia he went to Guildford Grammar School and then went on the land, and was farming when war broke out.
He enlisted in the 8th Battalion, and after being promoted to Corporal was sent to Egypt. There he formed one of the guard at the concentration camp for German and Turkish officer prisoners. Later on he was detailed as an escort for wounded men to Australia. He returned to Egypt at the beginning of 1916 and then crossed over to France.
He was killed while bringing in a wounded man from " No Man's Land," being shot through the head.
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