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WELLS, Richard William

Spirits of Gallipoli - Richard WELLS

Unit	6th Battalion, C Company	Rank	Major
Date of Enlistment	19 August 1914	Service no.	-
Date of Death	11 May 1915	Place of Death	At sea - from a gunshot wound to the throat received at 2nd Battle of Krithia. His remains were transferred to the Peninsular following his death at sea.
Age	37
Cemetery	Lancashire Landing	Details	D. 1.
Epitaph	None
Next of Kin	(Wife) SOUTHAM Grace Victoria	Address	77 Francis St, Ascot Vale VIC
Parents	William Richard and Emily Wells	Address
Date of Birth	24 March 1878	Place of birth	VIC Hotham
General	"In the 6th , both the leading company commanders - Wells (the same who had charge of part of the line on the 400 Plateau on April 25th) and Kieran, a born leader of men - were mortally wounded." The Official History of Australia in the war of 1914-1918, BEAN, C E W, The Story of Anzac, volume 2, 11th edition, page 29, Struggle for Krithia (source 1) "As the supporting battalions were hurrying forward, the now scattered groups of men from 6th and 7th Battalions, were moving on through a rain of bullets. In 6th Battalion, the commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel W. McNicoll was wounded, and company commanders Major R. Wells and Lieutenant R. Kiernan, who had les the first line of 6th Battalion forward of Tommies' Trench, were both killed." The White Gurkhas, page 100 (source 72)

Other Sources
	Photo	The Age Newspaper, 20 May 1915, page 10 (source 44)
	Photo	The Argus Newspaper, 20 May 1915, page 5 (source 42)
	Photo	The Australasian Newspaper, 29 May 1915, page i (source 31)
	Family details	Spirits of Gallipoli
	Headstone	Gallipoli Photographic Expedition, 2009 (source 183)
	Notes	Gallipoli Heroes – a tribute to the men from Western Victoria who gave their lives for their country. MASSEY, Graeme, page 115 (source 19)
	Various	Australian War Memorial, ACT, Panel 48 (source 14)

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