
| Place of birth | Point Pass, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | 31 Hawker's Road, Medindie, South Australia |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E N Friedricks, 31 Hawker's Road, Medindie, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in Citizen Military Forces, area officer. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 27th Battalion, D Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Major |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Albert, France |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VIII, Row H, Grave No. 5), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 110 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Ellen FRIEDRICHS; husband of Bebee FRIEDRICHS, Marlborough Road, Westbourne Park, South Australia. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Wounded in action, remaining at duty, Belgium, 3 October 1917. Wounded in action (second occasion), 4 October 1917 (gun shot wound, right shoulder). Killed in action, 21 April 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, FRIEDRICHS Karl August Richard |