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

Service Number:                                                    

Date Enlisted:                                                        

Date Discharged: 

 

COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Kew Rotary