RICHARDSON W.F.
Given Names: William Francis
Service Number: 1809
Unit: 14th Battalion, 4th reinforcements
Rank: Private
Paybook Number:
Age: 29 Yrs 5 Mths
Occupation: Blacksmith
Marital Status: Married
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 9 In
Weight: 161 Lbs
Chest: 35-37 In
Hair: Dark
Eyes: Grey
Complexion: Dark
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 27/12/1914
Place: Broadmeadows
Next of Kin: WIFE Mrs Alice Matilda Richardson
Albert Road, Drouin, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 29/3/1915
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Shropshire A9
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Ascanius
Embarked: 7/9/1915
Disembarked: 4/10/1915
Unit: 14th Battalion
Rank: Private
Discharge Date: 28/1/1916
Place:
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: 10882
British War Medal: 9709
Victory Medal: 9621
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 1886
Place: Kew, Victoria
Father: William Homer RICHARDSON
Mother: Alice LOWE
MARRIAGE
Year: 1910
Place:
Spouse: Alice Matilda WHITTHOLZ
DEATH
Date or Year: 14/8/1966
Place: Heidelberg, Victoria
Burial: ,
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Had Enteric Fever at Gallipoli
When returned to Australia lived with parents at 58 Gladstone Street, Kew
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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Date Enlisted:
Date Discharged:
COMMENTS
FURTHER INFORMATION