Regimental number | 3452 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Woodville, South Australia |
School | University College, North Adelaide, South Australia; Woodville Public School and University College, North Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Bower Street, Woodville, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Richards, Bower Street, Woodville, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Hamel, France |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 4), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 151 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Walter and Emma RICHARDS, Bower Street, Woodville, South Australia |
Other details | War service: France, Belgium. Twice severely wounded. |