LAW, Richard
| Service Number: | 587 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Kent, England, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Enfield (NSW), Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, Belgium, 29 November 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen P III T 8A, St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France, Cabin Hill Cemetery, Messines, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Strathfield Homebush War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 587, 1st Divisional Train | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Driver, 587, 1st Divisional Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Driver, 587, 1st Divisional Train, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 28 Nov 1917: | Involvement Driver, 587, 1st Pioneer Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 587 awm_unit: 1st Australian Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1917-11-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
DRIVER, RICHARD LAW, brother-in-law of Mr. Horace Smith, of Cabramatta, is reported killed in action in France. He was only married shortly before enlisting. Mr. Smith received a letter on Thursday from his soldier relative, regretting he could not spend his Xmas in Australia. Owing to lack of reinforcements he, with thousands of others could not even get a brief spell. Driver Law was one of the pioneers of the 1st Division who left Australia. He was in the landing at Gallippli, went right through that campaign without a scratch, and fared similarly in France until he met his death through, as he says, lack of reinforcements.