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GARVEY, Richard Oliver
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2856 |
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Enlisted: | 11 August 1915, Place of Enlistment, Brisbane, Queensland. |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Cooktown, Queensland, Australia , 28 March 1893 |
Home Town: | Thursday Island, Queensland |
Schooling: | Cooktown State School, Queensland, Australia |
Occupation: | Engine Driver |
Died: | Paralysis, Egypt, France, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 11 April 1916, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row F. Grave 32. |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Thursday Island Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
11 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2856, 15th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Brisbane, Queensland. | |
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1 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2856, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
1 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2856, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
22 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
11 Apr 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 2856, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2856 awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-04-11 |
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