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RETCHFORD, Harold
Personal Details
| Last Rank: | Major |
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| Last Unit: | Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia., 9 September 1877 |
| Home Town: | Beecroft, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Chemist |
| Died: | 30 August 1956, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 15 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant | |
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| 1 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain | |
| 3 Oct 1916: | Involvement Captain, Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Oct 1916: | Embarked Captain, Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne | |
| 5 May 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major, Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF | |
| 31 Jan 1919: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Recommendations (Medals and Awards) Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31448 (11 July 1919); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 124 (30 October 1919). |
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