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Richard Mitchell BRADSHAW

Regimental number2883
Place of birthPort Isaac, North Cornwall, England
SchoolPublic School, Port Isaac, North Cornwall, England
Age on arrival in Australia19
ReligionMethodist
OccupationDeck hand
Addressc/o Mrs Hardy, Fig Tree Street, Longue Ville, North Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, John Bradshaw, Port Isaac, Cornwell, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date28 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name30th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/47/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 9 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll30th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 11 August 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death11 August 1918
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialVignacourt British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row B, Grave No. 5), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
116
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Mary BRADSHAW, Sea View, Port Isaac, Cornwall, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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