RICHARDSON, John David Jacob
| Service Number: | 5203 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Lismore, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Numulgi Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 15 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lismore & District Memorial Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5203, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5203, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5203, 4th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
The following article was published in the Northern Star, Lismore, Tuesday 3 July 1917.
THE LATE GUNNER RICHARDSON.
Mr. Richardson, of Lismore, has received the . following letter, from Lieut. R. McMahon, of D Company, 4th Battalion, written from France on April 20 : — "Just a few lines to express my deepest sympathy. I feel it an honour to be able to to write to the father of one of my bravest and best lads.
Your son died at his post. The men of my platoon felt his loss very much, and it will be very hard to replace him."
Writing on April 27th, Hector O. Williams says: — "Long before this reaches you, you will have received the sad hews of your son's death, which occurred on Sunday, 15th April. We had made a successful advance, and the Germans counter attacked In mass formation in front of us. Your son was killed by a bullet in the head. We miss him very much; he was a good gunner and instructor with other men. He was always cool and plucky . I understand you have other sons here. I sincerely hope they will be; spared to return to you unharmed so your loss will not be any-greater. His section mates send to you their sympathy."
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