Regimental number | 1412 |
Place of birth | Burwood, New South Wales |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Horse driver |
Address | Norsham, Nicholson Street, Strathfield, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 4" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. E. Rich, Horsham, Nicholson Street, Strathfield, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
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Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis (Plot H, Grave No. 1188), Sydney |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 34 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Edith RICH. Native of Burwood, New South Wales. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, NSW. |
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Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Taken on strength of 2nd Bn, Gallipoli, 15 May 1915. Admitted to Hospital Ship, 4 August 1915 (inflamed knee); disembarked Alexandria, 10 August 1915, and transferred to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Cairo, the same day (septic knee); to Australian and New Zealand Convalescent Hospital, Helouan, 15 August 1915; discharged to 5th Training Bn, 19 August 1915. Entrained for duty, 22 August 1915; rejoined 2nd Bn, Gallipoli, 28 August 1915. Found guilty, 13 November 1915, of not complying with an order: awarded 7 days' extra fatigues. Disembarked Alexandria, 28 December 1915. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 22 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 28 March 1916. On Command at Divisional Bombing School, 5 June 1916; rejoined unit, 12 June 1916. Wounded in action, 23 July 1916; admitted to No 2 Australian Field Ambulance, 23 July 1916 (gunshot wound, left leg); transferred to No 44 Casualty Clearing Station, 23 July 1916; to No 27 Ambulance Train, 24 July 1916; to No 26 General Hospital, Etaples, 24 July 1916; to Convalescent Depot, 8 August 1916; marched into 1st Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 10 August 1916. Rejoined 2nd Bn, 2 September 1916. On leave to United Kingdom, 5 October 1916. Wounded in action (2nd occasion), 29 December 1916; admitted to No 1 Australian Dressing Station, 29 December 1916 (shrapnel wound, left shoulder); transferred to Casualty Clearing Station, no date stated; to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Rouen, 1 January 1917; to England, 1 March 1917; to No 5 Southern General Hospital, Plymouth, 2 March 1917 (compound fracture of shoulder, severe); discharged to furlough, 22 June 1917; marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 9 July 1917. Found guilty, 11 July 1917, of overstaying leave from 1800 hours, 6 July 1917, until 0600 hours, 9 July 1917: awarded 4 days' confined to barracks and forfeits 4 days' pay by Royal Warrant. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Demosthenes', 28 July 1917; disembarked Sydney, 29 September 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 30 October 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, RICH Herbert Edgar |