8th Infantry Battalion
Killed In Action
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Richard Francis Kincade (SN 2413) was born in Buninyong and enlisted in Ballarat on May 17th 1916. He was 18 years old, single and a pottery moulder. He joined the 39th Infantry Battalion and sailed from Australia in October on board the Port Lincoln. After training in England, he was posted to France, joining the 8th Infantry Battalion in June 1917. He was killed in action near Polygon Wood on September 20th 1917, has no known grave and his name is on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium.
His two brothers James and Thomas also served in the AIF and are honoured with trees in the Avenue.
