Richmond Ambrose (Andie) WALSH

WALSH, Richmond Ambrose

Other Name: Walsh, Andrew Clement - Birth Records
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: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial
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World War 1 Service

21 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 201, Depot Battalion , Keswick, South Australia
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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Biography 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.