Regimental number | 2890 |
Place of birth | Paisly Street, Devonport, England |
School | Ford Council School, Devonport, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 16 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | Maylands, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, Charles Richards, 23 Hornby Street, Stoke Devonport, Devon, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 39th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Parents: Charles Daniel and Jane Maria RICHARDS, 23 Hornsby Street, Stoke, Devonport, England; sister: Mrs A. Wortlehock, 74 Tenth Avenue, Maylands, Western Australia |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXII, Row E, Grave No. 21), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 131 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Jane RICHARDS, 23 Hornby Street, Stoke, Devonport, England |