| Regimental number | 1423 |
| Place of birth | Marara Station, River Darling, New South Wales |
| School | State School, Mildura, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Horticulturist |
| Address | Merbein PO, Merbein, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18.10 |
| Height | 5' 7.25" |
| Weight | 132 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Florence Burrow, Merbein PO, Merbein, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A6 Clan Mccorquodale on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Squadron |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Cairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row O, Grave No. I), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 180 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Florence LITCHFIELD, Merbein Post Office, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Admitted to 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, 30 December 1916 (scabies); transferred to New Zealand Mounted Rifles Field Ambulance, 1 January 1917; discharged to duty, 5 January 1917. Admitted to 5th Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance, Marakeb, 18 July 1917 (debility); discharged to duty, 25 July 1917. Wounded in action, 31 October 1917 (bomb wound from German aeroplane, right thigh, compound fracture); admitted to 14th Australian General Hospitalm Cairo; died of wounds (bomb wounds, amputation, collapse), 17 November 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, LITCHFIELD Richard Bright |
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