Richard Andrew Ebenezer WASS
Born 1897 in Dongara, Western Australia [15]
Son of Ebenezer John WASS and Jane ROWLAND [15]
Farmhand in Dongara [30: item 8375338]
Enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force at Blackboy Hill on 12 January 1916[30: item 8375338]
At enlistment he was 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighed 10 stone 11 pounds and had brown eyes, brown hair and a fair complexion [30]
After training at Blackboy Hill he was on 1 April 1916 appointed Private 1739 in the 2nd Reinforcements of the 51st Battalion [30]
Embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia for active service abroad on the H.M.A.T. A60 Aeneas on 17 April 1916 [18]
After arrival in Suez, Egypt he was hospitalised for dysentery, influenza and rheumatism resulting in his return to Australia [30]
Embarked Suez, Egypt on the H.T. Seang Choon and disembarked in Fremantle, Western Australia on 11 August 1916 [30] [70]
Discharged from the Australian Imperial Force on 29 August 1916; received the British War Medal [30]
Married Emily SLOPER in 1917 [66]
Farmhand on Wye Farm at Yardarino in the Irwin district in 1919 [50]
Farmer of Lot 53 of the Yandanooka Estate in Yandanooka 1921-1953 [19] [61]
He was one of 133 who signed a petition in 1927 requesting the granting of a Publican's License for Yandanooka [39: 12-Jan-1927]
Member of the Yandanooka Cricket Club in 1935-36 [5: 21-Feb-1936]
Attended the Fifth Annual North Midlands R.S.L. Reunion Dinner in Dongara on Saturday evening 24 October 1936 [5: 30-Oct-1936]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Willagee [2]
Father of Ida Joyce, Gwenyth Faith, Andrew John and Harold Edward [84]
Died 17 September 1978; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Lawn, E, 45) [2]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Richard Andrew Ebenezer Wass' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 19 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/richard-andrew-ebenezer-wass [reference list] |
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