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BEST, Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4130 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Snowtown, South Australia, Australia , 29 December 1877 |
| Home Town: | Hamley Bridge, Light, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Cerebro Spinal Meningitis, Heliopolis Hospital, Cairo, Egypt, 12 February 1916, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery D 312 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| Date unknown: | Involvement 4130, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
True name stated to be Richard Meyer Best
His Brother, Private 4022 Frederick Albert Best of the 32nd Battalion was killed in action on 19 February 1918.
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