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RICHARDS, Lionel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 370 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 September 1914, Enlisted at Boolarra, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Budgeree, Boolarra, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Boolarra, Latrobe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 1 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Courtney’s and Steel's Post Cemetery Special Memorial, Grave 37 Rev. A. Gillison officiated Headstone inscription reads: A good son brother & friend & well loved by all God grant him perfect peace, Courtney's and Steel's Post Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boolarra Memorial Park and Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 370, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Boolarra, Victoria | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 370, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 370, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Boolarra, Victoria
Son od Charles A. and Kate Caroline Richards of Christchurch Rectory, Christobel, Canal Zone, Panama, USA formerly of 45 Pelham Road, Wimbledon, London, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal