| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Address | Northam, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Next of kin | Father, E Richards, 218 Ascot Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 17 August 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | June 1917 Reinforcements |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 8/15/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 21 June 1917 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 8 August 1917 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 4 August 1917 |
| Family/military connections | Sister: Christina RICHARDS, Australian Army Nursing Service, returned to Australia, 17 December 1917. |