ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

RICHARDSON, George Wallace

Full Name: George Wallace

RICHARDSON

Date of Birth: 12

–

1894

Place of birth: Canning Mills WA

Australia

Occupation: Farm Labourer

Address: Northam WA

Next of Kin: Father- William Arthur Richardson

Next of Kin Address: Victoria Hotel Collie WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 82

Rank: Trooper

Unit/Division: 10th Light Horse Regiment

Enlistment Date: 1914-10-06

Enlistment Location: Guildford

Western Australia

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1915-02-08

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1915-03-04

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: DIED OF WOUNDS

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Walkers Ridge Gallipoli

Age at Death: 19

Burial Location: Inscription Lone Pine Memorial Anzac Gallipoli- Panel No. 10

30/09/1914- Completed Application for Enlistment & Medical Examination Northam WA
6/10/1914-  Allotted to “A” Squadron 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment Claremont WA as Trooper
08/02/1915- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard ” Mashobra” bound for Egypt
04/03/1915- Disembarked Alexandria to Overseas Training Base
16/05/1915- Embarked Alexandria Egypt with Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces bound for Gallipoli Peninsula
7/08/1915- Wounded in Action Gallipoli ( Gunshot Wound Hip )
7/08/19150 DIED  OF  WOUNDS  Received in Action at Walkers Ridge Gallipoli.

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

1914/15 Star Medal No. 25181

British War Medal No. 3098

Victory Medal No. 3097

Memorial Plaque/Scroll No. 319958.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Nannup War Memorial WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT Panel No. 8

Lone Pine War Memorial Gallipoli Turkey Panel No. 10.