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RICHARDSON, Francis Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 484 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Albert Park, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Albert Park State School, Victoria, Australia; Albert Park Graduation School, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 12 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery Row C, Grave 24 Rev. W. McKenzie officiated Headstone inscription reads: Peacefully sleeping, 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 484, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 484, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 484, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Francis Gordon Richarson and Gertrude Richardson nee Ledwidge o 81 Richardson Street, Albert Park, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Citizen Forces