Regimental number | 1960 |
Place of birth | Rushworth, Victoria |
School | Rushworth State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Draper |
Address | Stanhope Road, Rushworth, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Rich, Stanhope Road, Rushworth, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | At the time of his enlistment he was working in a draper's shop in Numurka, Victoria. The citizens of Numurkah sent an inscribed gold medal to his parents upon his death. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Spelt Harry Nelson Rich on NR |
Place of death or wounding | Mont St Quentin, France |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Hem Farm Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row I, Grave No. 19), Hem-Monacu, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 100 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edwin and Annie RICH, Rushworth, Victoria |
Other details | War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, France |