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SHRIMPTON, Richard Kenneth

Service Number:	3460
Enlisted:	18 August 1915
Last Rank:	Company Sergeant Major
Last Unit:	45th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bridgewater, Somerset, England, April 1883
Home Town:	Botany, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Estate Agent
Died:	Died of wounds, France, Belgium, 13 June 1917
Cemetery:	Etaples Military Cemetery Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France, St Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

18 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3460, 13th Infantry Battalion
13 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 3460, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
13 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 3460, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Sydney
25 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 45th Infantry Battalion
11 May 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 45th Infantry Battalion
23 Jul 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 45th Infantry Battalion
7 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 3460, 45th Infantry Battalion , Battle of Messines, GSW left leg (amputated), left arm and back
12 Jun 1917:	Involvement 3460, 45th Infantry Battalion , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3460 awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Company Sergeant Major awm_died_date: 1917-06-12

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