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Richard Lennon
| Name on Board | R Lennon |
| Name on Service Records |
Richard Lennon |
| Enlistment Age | 26 |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Place of Birth | Geelong, Vic |
| Next of Kin | William Lennon |
| Address | Robb St, Newport, Vic |
| Marital Status | S |
| Enlistment Date | 7/10/1914 |
| Service No. | 1366 |
| Enlistment Place | Melbourne, Vic |
| Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
| Embarkation Date | 2/02/1915 |
| Embarkation Ship | HMAT Clan Macgillivray A46 |
| Unit on Embarkation | 7th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Date of Death | 7/08/1915 |
| Unit on Death | 7th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Rank on Death | Private |
| Cause of Death | KIA |
| Place of Wounding/ Death |
Lone Pine, Gallipoli |
| Cemetery or Memorial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Additional Information
Mother, Mrs M Watts, Hawthorn Rd, Caulfield, Vic.
Brothers: John Alexander Lennon (3574), killed in action in France; Hugh Lennon (133), killed in action at Gallipoli.
Letter on service records of John Alexander Lennon (p75) from Ellen Lennon dated 20/5/1921, makes the connection between all three brothers and their father, William Lennon of Robb St, Newport, Vic.
Note on service records of letter from Williamstown Town Clerk dated 7/2/1922, requesting date of death
Additional References
Footscray Chronicle: 11 September 1915, p2
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