Regimental number | 2637 |
Place of birth | Waratah, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Waratah, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Height | 5'7.75' |
Weight | 156 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Charles Richards, Waratah, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Jane RICHARDS |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Lancashire', 7 February 1919; disembarked Hobart, 22 March 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Hobart, 6 May 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 39 |
Place of burial | Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania |
Sources | NAA: B2455, RICHARDS Charles |