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WALSH, Richmond Ambrose
Personal Details
| Other Name: | Walsh, Andrew Clement - Birth Records |
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| Service Number: | 201 |
| Enlisted: | 21 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Unley, South Australia, Australia, 27 June 1898 |
| Home Town: | Parkside, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers College, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Horse Driver |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, The South Australian National War Memorial, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 201, Depot Battalion (AIF), Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 201, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 201, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 18 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 201, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Suez, Egypt | |
| 17 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 201, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Transylvania" | |
| 23 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 201, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 201, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 201, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Greg Sharon
At age 17 Private Walsh enlisted under the name of Richmond Ambrose Walsh (his elder brothers name), correspondence in 1962 to CARO confirmed his name as Andrew Clement Walsh. Private Walsh enlisted at the same time as another elder brother 220 Francis Raphael Walsh.
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