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Richard Ernest WALMSLEY

Regimental number4618
SchoolKorumburra State School, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCarrier
AddressRae Street, Colac, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Mr G Walmsley, Rae Street, Colac, Victoria
Enlistment date21 September 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll14 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 January 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll5435
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll20th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 17 August 1916
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialSunken Road Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No 16), Contalmaison, Picardie, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
52
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsName entered on Embarkation Roll as Ernest Richard WALMSLEY.

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