Richard John RUSSELL

Regimental number10/2306
Date of birth7 May 1886
Place of birthHolyhead, Anglesea, Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationSteward
AddressBishop Street, Christchurch
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29.5
Height5' 8"
Weight152 lbs
Next of kinSister, Miss Maggie Russell, Newholm, Bishop Street, Christchurch
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 February 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on 13 June 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 22), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Siste4r: Margaret Ann Parry, Woolston Fire Station, Woolston, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead.'

War service: 175 days (of which 57 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fifth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20808805

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