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Christie Walpole RICHES

Regimental number2440
Place of birthKent England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGardener
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, William Riches, Pleasant Terrace, Uppingham, England
Enlistment date22 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT RMS Osterley on 29 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Postal Corps
FateReturned to Australia 3 July 1919
Date of death22 June 1982
Age at death92
Place of burialBairnsdale Cemetery, Victoria

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