RICKARD, John
| Service Number: | 3247 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Navarre, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Navarre, Northern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Navarre State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Birchip War Memorial, Curyo Memorial Gates, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3247, 24th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 26 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3247, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3247, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
| 24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3247, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW to face. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 25 June 1917. | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3247, 8th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3247, 8th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge | |
| 7 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion, Belgium | |
| 26 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3247, 8th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Passchendaele , SW to left shoulder. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 6 May 1918. | |
| 9 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3247, 8th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 11 Aug 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3247, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3247 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-11 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
3247 Private (Pte) John Rickard was a farmer from Navarre, Victoria prior to enlistment.
Pte Rickard embarked with the 7th Reinforcements, 24th Battalion from Melbourne on HMAT Commonwealth on 26 November 1915. Later transferring to the 8th Battalion he was wounded in the face and evacuated to England.
Following his recovery he rejoined his unit and was promoted to Lance Corporal and was wounded in action for the second occasion and was again evacuated to England.
Following his recovery he once again rejoined his battalion and on 11 August 1918, aged 28, he was killed in action and having no known grave he is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial.
Source: AWM
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