WARD R.D.

Given Names:  Richard Dunstan

Service Number:  1153

Unit:  30th Battalion, A Company                                                                                     

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

Age:  21 Yrs  11 Mths

Occupation:  Seaman                                                                                                     

Marital Status:  Married

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  7½ In                  

Weight:  154 Lbs

Chest:  36-39 In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Brown

Complexion:  Fair

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  1/7/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  WIFE  Mrs Elsie May Ward

41 Wilsmere Road, Kew, Victoria                                                                                      

Embarkation Date:  9/11/1915

Port:  Sydney  

Ship:  HMAT Beltana A72

END OF WAR 

Status:  Killed in action

Ship:               

Embarked:      

Disembarked: 

Unit:  8th Field Company Engineers                                                                                               

Rank:  Sapper

Discharge Date:                                       

Place: 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  25046

British War Medal:  24663

Victory Medal:  24496

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1893

Place:  St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands  

Father:  Thomas WARD                           

Mother:   

MARRIAGE

Year:  1915     

Place:             

Spouse: Elsie May COUTANCHE

DEATH

Date or Year: 19/7/1916                          

Place: Fromelles, France                         

Burial:  Rue-David Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, France

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Australian War Memorial

Memorial Plaque: 321855

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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