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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, 15 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, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Korea United Nations Memorial Cemetery Wall of Remembrance

World War 2 Service

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

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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