Pte
Richard Cambrey
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 00/05/1895 |
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Place of birth: Seymour, Victoria, Australia |
General information
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Last known residence: Emely Street, Seymour, Victoria, Australia |
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Profession: Blacksmith |
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Religion: Methodist |
Army information
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Country: Australia |
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Force: Australian Imperial Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 810 |
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Enlistment date: 23/03/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Seymour, Victoria, Australia |
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Units: — Australian Infantry, 21st Bn. (Victoria) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 31/10/1917 |
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Place of death: University War Hospital, Southampton, Hampshire,, England, United Kingdom |
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Cause of death: Died of wounds (D.O.W.) |
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Age: 22 |
Cemetery
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Netley Military Cemetry Plot: N Row: Unknown Grave: 399 |
Distinctions and medals 3
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1914-15 Star Medal |
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 3
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place | ||
| #3 | Place of wounding |
Sources 5
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21th Battalion Australian Infantry, (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), AWM4 23/38/26). https://www.awm.gov.au/ Sources used |
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6th Brigade Australian Infantry, (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), AWM4 23/6/26). https://www.awm.gov.au/ Sources used |
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McCarthy, Chris. Passchendaele: the Day-by-Day Account. (Londen: Unicorn Publishing Group, 2018), 119-120. Sources used |
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Service Record (The National Archives of Australia). https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/ Sources used |
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Virtual War Memorial Australia http://vwma.org.au/explore/people/70562 Sources used |
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/362999 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7380571 |
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The AIF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=43677 |