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Henry Nelson RICH

Regimental number1960
Place of birthRushworth, Victoria
SchoolRushworth State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDraper
AddressStanhope Road, Rushworth, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Rich, Stanhope Road, Rushworth, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date16 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 26 August 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularAt the time of his enlistment he was working in a draper's shop in Numurka, Victoria. The citizens of Numurkah sent an inscribed gold medal to his parents upon his death.
FateKilled in Action 1 September 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Spelt Harry Nelson Rich on NR
Place of death or woundingMont St Quentin, France
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialHem Farm Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row I, Grave No. 19), Hem-Monacu, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
100
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edwin and Annie RICH, Rushworth, Victoria
Other detailsWar service: Egypt, Gallipoli, France

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