Inglis, Richard
SURNAME
Inglis
NAME
Richard
PLACE OF BIRTH
Glasgow, Scotland
OCCUPATION
Fitter
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
Port Douglas
DATE OF ENLISTMENT
6/01/1915
NEXT OF KIN
John Inglis (father), Glasgow, Scotland
LINK TO DOUGLAS SHIRE
Enlisted in Port Douglas
REGIMENT 1
25th Battalion AIF
REGIMENT 2
26th Battalion AIF
REGIMENT 3
24th Battalion AIF
RANK
Private
CAMPAIGN 1
Western Front
DATE DISCHARGED
9/10/1919
OTHER INFORMATION
Awarded the 1914/15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.
STORY OUTLINE
Richard Inglis was born in Glasgow, Scotland but at the time of enlistment in January 1915, he was a fitter in Douglas Shire, aged 25.
He departed for overseas service in June 1915, and was assigned to 24th, 25th and then 26th Battalions.
During service in France in July 1917 he was wounded with injuries to the scalp, foot, back and arm.
After hospitalisation in England, he returned to France in October 1917, with the 26th Battalion. He married Hilda Mary Goodenough at Buckingham Gate, England on 18 January 1918 and returned to Australia in July 1919. He was discharged in October 1919.
SERVICE NO
892
