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Richard HUME

Regimental number1199
Place of birthGowangardie, Victoria
SchoolProtestant School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressNalinga via Dookie, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, Henry James Hume, Nalinga via Dookie, Victoria
Enlistment date8 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name37th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/54/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 3 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll37th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 28 March 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death22
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery (Plot VII, Row A, Grave No. 66), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
128
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Henry James and Susannah Caroline Hume, Nalinga Post Office, Nalinga, Victoria
Family/military connectionsCousin Sgt W Hume served.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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