Jack (Digger) RICHARDSON

RICHARDSON, Jack

Service Numbers: 5400017, 5/400017
Enlisted: 30 July 1942
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR)
Born: Coventry, England, 1 July 1923
Home Town: Darwin, Darwin, Northern Territory
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Soldier
Died: Killed in Action, Korea, 27 February 1951, aged 27 years
Cemetery: United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Korea
Private Richardson was originally interred at Tanggok Cemetery. Portion 1 Plot and Row 1 Grave No.10
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Korea United Nations Memorial Cemetery Wall of Remembrance
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World War 2 Service

30 Jul 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, 5400017, 11 Infantry Battalion AMF

Korean War Service

25 Jun 1950: Involvement Private, 5/400017, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR)
13 Jan 1951: Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 5400017

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