SOLOMON, Richard Allbert
(Service number 72046)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 18/09/1897 | Place of Birth | St Columb, Cornwall, England |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | College Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs M. SOLOMON (mother), College Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 37th reinforcements, A Company | ||
| Date | 9 May 1918 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 19 April 1976 | Age | 79 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Richard Albert Solomon, born in 1897 at St Columb, Cornwall, was the youngest son of William John (John) and Ann Maria (née White) Solomon. In 1901 young Richard had joined the family at St Columb, his oldest brother Edwin then being away from home. The family came to New Zealand about 1907-1908 and his parents were living in Timaru by 1911. Richard embarked with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force on 9 May 1918. His brother Edwin had served with the military for many years. Richard married Jessie Gunn McIntosh in 1921. He died on 19 April 1976,just two months after his wife. They are buried in the Timaru Cemetery.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [16 March 2019]; Sun, 25 October 1918 (Papers Past) [15 March 2019]; 1881, 1891, 1901 census returns for Cornwall, England (ancestry.com.au) [18 March 2019]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [18 March 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [18 March 2019]; NZ Electoral Rolls (ancestry.com.au) [18 March 2019]
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