| Regimental number | 2 |
| Place of birth | Hackney, Adelaide |
| School | Mitcham Public School, South Australia |
| Other training | Adelaide Business Training College, South Australia |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Civil service |
| Address | Angas Road, Cottonville, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Susan Ann Richards, Angas Road, Cottonville, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Quartermaster Sergaent |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
| The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from |
| The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Quartermaster Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Name given on Nominal Roll as Gilbert Harper RICHARDS. |
| Place of death or wounding | Vaux-sur-Somme, France |
| Age at death | 26 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot IX, Row A, Grave No. 2), Fouilloy, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 121 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Susan RICHARDS, Angas Road, Cottonville, South Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 2245 Signaller Kenneth Hughes RICHARDS, 50th Bn, killed in action, 25 April 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |