Regimental number | 1966 |
Place of birth | Lethbridge, Victoria |
Place of birth | The Oaks, New South Wales |
School | State School, Victoria |
Other training | Farming |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | She Oaks via Meredith, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, Daniel Richards, She Oaks via Meredith, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/18/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Trooper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Medium Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Hamel, France |
Age at death | 22.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 6), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 20 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Daniel and Mary Jane RICHARDS |