Mayo, Richard Stanley by Central Coast Council

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Edmund Allen Mayo, Richard Stanley

Service ServiceNumber Number1494 162 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Killed in Action 23rd August 1918 Gallipoli Peninsula France

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

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NAME

Mayo, Richard Stanley (known as Dick)

SERVICE NO

162

UNIT

3rd Battalion

RANK AGE at Enlistment

19 yrs 3 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Brisbane, Qld

ADDRESS OCCUPATION

Fitters Assistant

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

17 Aug 1914

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT PREVIOUS SERVICE

Sydney

NEXT OF KIN

Father;- Stanley Raymond Mayo, Mother;- Margaret F. Mayo, 83 Elizabeth St. Paddington//16/2/17-69 Enmore Rd., Marrickville/ Brother;- William Burns Mayo, 82 Griffin Rd. North Curl Curl/

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height-5’ 10”.Weight-157 lbs. Chest-36”. Complexion-Dark. Eyes-Brown. Hair-B;ack.

RELIGION

C/E

EMBARKED

18 Oct 1914-

Senior Cadets, NSW

DISEMBARKED NOTES

Crime;- AWOL 0600 26 Jan – 0600 29 Jan 1916 Crime-AWOL 0815 -2030-9 Jan 1917, France. UK Leave 30/8/-11/9/17

WOUNDED/ILLNESS

5 Oct 1915- Diarr/Enteritis-rejoined unit Alex., 29 Dec 1915/ 2 Jul 1916-VD- France-18 Oct 1916 2 Oct -6 Dec 1917- wound wrist 23 Aug 1918- France

DIED BURIED MEDALS

Buried by Rev B C Nilson- on top of the ridge nr Chingnes Proyart Sector map ref sheet 62d Se R 11 B 7.8. France. 1914-15 Star-11945, British War Medal-3020, Victory Medal-3020. Memorial Plaque 350646 & Scroll-300696.

DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS

1 wallet, letters/

WILL

Beneficiary;- Mother Margaret Flora Mayo

CORRESPONDENCE

W B Mayo Brother/ Mrs M Mayo, Mother/”Fleurbaix” Yangoora Rd. Belmore Gov. Savings Banks of NSW

Sydney Morning Herald 12th September 1918 pg. 6 ROLL OF HONOR MAYO-Richard Stanley, Signaller, 3rd Batt., killed in action, France, August 23, 1918, aged 23 years, eldest, dearly-loved son of Mr and Mrs S.R. Mayo, Lindum Lodge, Enmore Road, Marrickville, and brother of Private W.B. Mayo, 53rd Batt., prisoner in Germany. An original Anzac, four years active service. For high cause he fought, and, fighting died, paying with cheerful heart the soldierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s price.

Sydney Morning Herald 23rd August 1919 pg. 15 IN MEMORIUM MAYO-In loving memory of Corporal Signaller Richard Stanley Mayo, 3 rd Batt., (an Anzac), killed in action, Proyart, France, August 23, 1918, aged 23 years. His race finds honour where the soldier lies. Inserted by his parents and brother, Will 53rd Batt.) Linden Lodge, Enmore Road, Marrickville.

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8030508