AVARD, Richard Hugo Turnbull
| Service Numbers: | 1851, V85278 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 January 1915, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Area Staff |
| Born: | Murrumbeena, Victoria, Australia, 4 March 1893 |
| Home Town: | Murrumbeena, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Postal Assistant & Assurance Rep. |
| Died: | Illness, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 13 April 1946, aged 53 years |
| Cemetery: |
Berwick Cemetery, Victoria Baptist Sec. AB. Grave 176. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hawthorn Postmaster General's Department Victoria 1 |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jan 1915: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 1851, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, Melbourne | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Sapper, 1851, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Sapper, 1851, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Promoted Australian Army (Post WW2), Lance Corporal | |
| 29 Dec 1916: | Promoted Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Promoted Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant | |
| 21 Sep 1917: | Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 1851, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, Medically unfit |
World War 2 Service
| 17 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, V85278, 5th Divisional Signal Company, Caulfield, Victoria | |
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| 4 Nov 1941: | Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, V85278, Area Staff, Area Staff 52b |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Corporal Avard served with the A.I.F. 5 Division Signals-
Australian Corps of Signals-Service Number V85278.
He was accepted, after research, for commemoration as war dead on 15/09/2011.
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Richard Hugo Turnbull AVARD was born on 4th March, 1893 at Murrumbeena, Melbourne, Victoria
His parents were Richard John AVARD & Helen Mariner BLACKIE - she married in 1892 under the surname JONES
He enlisted for WW1 on 12th January, 1915 and returned to Australia on 26th September, 1917 due to heart problems and was discharged as medically unfit on 21st September, 1917
Medals WW1 - 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal
He married Ada Mary HUNTER in Victoria in 1919 - Ada died in Victoria in 1943 - 3 known children
He enlisted for WW2 on 17th June, 1940 & was discharged on 4th November, 1941
Richard died of Illness on 13th April, 1946 in Caulfield, Victoria and is buried in Berwick Cemetery
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His brother Herrick AVARD enlisted to serve in WW1 (details unknown) and also enlisted in WW2 (SN V366765) date of discharge unknown
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