RICHARDSON, Allen Albert
(Service number 6/2465)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Care of Mrs Nutsford, Sophia Street, Timaru | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Allan RICHARDSON (father), St Kilda, Dunedin | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 5th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 13 June 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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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 | 4 April 1933 | Age | 36 yrs |
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| Place of Death | Dunedin | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin | ||
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Biographical Notes
Allon Albert RICHARDSON was a son of Allan RICHARDSON. He left Timaru for Trentham to join the Reinforcements at the beginning of May 1915.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [06 September 2014]; Headstone image & burial record Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin (Dunedin City Council) [06 September 2014]; Timaru Herald, 5 May 1915 (Papers Past) [06 September 2014]
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