Richard UREN

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Service Number:	705
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	28th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Daw Park, South Australia, 17 May 1965, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Kendrew Oval, Row 23A, Grave 22. Interred on the 19 May 1965
Memorials:	Boulder Roll of Honor

29 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 705, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
29 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 705, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle

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Son of Richard Uren and Mary J. Uren of North Terrace, Boulder, WA.

11 March 1915 - enlisted at Boulder with the 28th Battalion and with the rank of Private.

31 October 1915 - commenced return to Australia aboard HT Aeneas disembarking on 26 November 1915

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

25 January 1916 - discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit

Husband of Florence May Uren. Richard and Florence married in the Registry Office, Adelaide, SA on 7 March 1919