Regimental number | 5787 |
Place of birth | Footscray Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Engine driver |
Address | Fremantle, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, William Henry Rickard, Smith's Mill, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XX, Row H, Grave No. I). Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 114 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Henry and Emma RICKARD, Glen Forrest, Western Australia. Native of Footscray, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |