RICHARDSON  C.F.

Given Names:  Charles Field

               

Service Number:  341

Unit:  6th Battalion, C Company                                                                                       

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

 

Age:  20 Yrs  8 Mths

Occupation:  Motor Mechanic                                                                                         

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  6 In                     

Weight:  171 Lbs

Chest:  36 In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Grey

Complexion:  Fair

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  17/8/1914

Place:  Richmond

Next of Kin:  FATHER  William Richardson

80 Gladstone Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                   

Embarkation Date:  19/10/1914

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Hororata A20

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Died of wounds

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Unit:  6th Battalion                                                                                                                        

Rank:  Private

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MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  7989

British War Medal:  1697

Victory Medal:  1709

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1894

Place:  Kew, Victoria                               

Father:  William Horner RICHARDSON     

Mother:  Alice LOWE

 

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 3/5/1915                            

Place: Alexandria, Egypt                          

Burial:  Chatby War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Died of wounds received at Gallipoli

 

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Kew State School

Australian War Memorial

Memorial Plaque: 303612

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

 

Kew Rotary