Vic Richardson (Australian soldier)

Thomas William Victor (Vic) Richardson (1891 – 1968) was an Australian soldier in World War I whose diaries were published in 1980.

Born in Stepney, Adelaide in 1891 he was schooled at Payneham and enlisted in 1915. He fought in France and served in many famous battles including the Somme, Bullecourt and Passchendaele. He was wounded in August 1918.

His diaries came to light after his death and were edited and published by A.D. Bell in 1980.

Bibliography

An ANZACs War Diary - the Story of Sergeant Richardson, A.D. Bell, Rigby, Adelaide, 1980 ISBN 0-7270-1437-4

Sturt Football Club • 1915 SAFL Premiers

Sturt 6.10 (46) defeated Port Adelaide 4.10 (34), at Adelaide Oval, 2 October 1915, crowd: 13,000

Full-forward	Thomas Richardson Leslie Smith Jack Kappler

Half-forward	Howard Rayner Frank Golding Arthur Limb

Centre	Ted Mattner Bill Mayman (Captain) Howard Bruce

Half-back	Peter Edwards Vic Richardson Colin Sharp

Full-back	Clarrie Ryan Doug McDougall Henry Hicks

Ruck	Cecil Curnow Ivor Nicolle (Vice-Captain) Bill Noal

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