Regimental number | 730 |
Place of birth | Ulverstone, Tasmania |
School | Abbotsham State School, Tasmania |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Upper Castra, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Richards, Upper Castra, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Heilly |
Age at death | 25.4 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Heilly Station Cemetery (Plot VII, Row A, Grave No. 33), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 133 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Ethelinda RICHARDS, Upper Castra, Tasmania. Native of Ulverstone, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 1764A Sergeant Alfred Henry RICHARDS MM, 40th Bn, died of wounds, 18 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |