Richard Edmond Courtney
Richard Edmond Courtney | |
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| Born | 8 September 1870 Castlemaine, Victoria |
| Died | 21 October 1919 (aged 49) Melbourne, Victoria |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Branch | Citizen Military Forces Australian Imperial Force |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Commands | 14th Battalion (1914–15) |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Mentioned in Despatches Volunteer Officers' Decoration |
Lieutenant Colonel Richard Edmond Courtney CB, VD (8 September 1870 – 21 October 1919) was an Australian soldier during the First World War. Courtney's Post, now the site of a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery on the Gallipoli Peninsula, is named in his honour.