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Richard Guy MARSON

Regimental number1978
Date of birth6 March 1887
Place of birthEssex, England
SchoolEssex, England
Age on arrival in Australia19
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFettler
Address33 Barker Street, Lewisham, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinWife, Mrs Charlotte Ester Marson, 33 Barker Street, Lewisham, New South Wales
Enlistment date12 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Division Salvage Section
FateKilled in Action 31 August 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death31
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot IV, Row G, Grave No. 5), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
184
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Richard and Sarah Ann MARSON; husband of Mrs C.E. MARSON, 16 Barker Street, Lewisham, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Wounded in action, Lone Pine, Gallipoli, 11 August 1915.

Wounded in action, france, September 1916; returned to duty.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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