Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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Richardson, George Charles

Born 1894 Nugent Tasmania the son of Charles Ephraim and Ada Jane Richardson (nee Hayes) a labourer he embarked Melbourne 6^th December 1916 on board “HMAT Orsova” with the 40^th Infantry Battalion.

He was killed in action 2^nd October 1917 in Belgium and is commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, West-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium

Recently Mrs W Hayes received word from Base Records Office that her nephew Private George Richardson had given his life in the great cause. The news of his death was received with sorrow. “Sandy” was our youngest soldier and except for a few years absence during childhood had lived in Nugent all his life.

The Weekly Courier 8^th November 1917

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