ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

DELAPORTE, Richard

Full Name: Richard

DELAPORTE

Date of Birth: 05

–

1890

Place of birth: Bunbury

Australia

Occupation: Sleeper Cutter

Address: Australind Road Rathmines WA

Next of Kin: Father-Richard Charles Delaporte

Next of Kin Address: Australind Road Rathmines WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 272

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 28th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-03-02

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1915-06-29

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1915-07-22

Locations Served:

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: KIA

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Gallipoli

Age at Death: 25

Burial Location: Embarkation Pier Cemetery Gallipoli- Special Memorial- B 7

27/02/1914- Completed Medical Examination Bunbury WA
2/03/1915- To No. 9 Depot Company Battalion as Private
2/06/1915- To 28th Battalion ” B ” Company  Blackboy Hill WA
23/07/1915- To Overseas Training Base Egypt
4/09/1915-Embarked from Alexandria Egypt with Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces for Gallipoli Peninsula
16/09/1915-Killed in Action Apex Gallipoli
16/09/1915- Battalion confirmed Initial Burial at Cheshire Ridge Chailak Dere No. 2 Anzac Cemetery Gallipoli, being one and three quarter Miles  North East of Anzac Cove , Gallipoli****

 

**** In later correspondence to the Next of Kin, the Army advised  ” It is evident that the Overseas Authorities have not succeeded in recovering and identifying his remains “.

 

Service Medals Awarded

1914/15 Star- No. 23226

British War Medal – No. 13744

Victory Medal No. 13684

Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. – 313919.

 

Memorial Inscriptions

Embarkation Pier Cemetery Gallipoli – Special Memorial B7

Australian War Memorial Canberra – Panel No. 112

Bunbury War Memorial, Western Australia.

 

 

 

*****- Thanks to Greg Reed for providing the photo of Richard Delaporte .