Regimental number | 2835 |
Place of birth | Goulburn, New South Wales |
School | Public School, Candelo, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Tailor |
Address | Kingaroy, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Martha Pitty, Kingston Road, Camperdown, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 25th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 32 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Rue-Du-Becquerot (13th London) Graveyard (Row F, Grave No. 36), Laventie, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 57 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Served as RICHARDS, Statutory Declaration by Father. Parents: Joseph and Martha PITTY, 18 Wallace Street, Ashfield, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 1717 Pte John RYAN VC, 55th Bn, returned to Australia, 6 September 1919. |