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James RICHARDS

Regimental number5505
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShearer
AddressArncliffe, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation38
Next of kinSister, Miss M Richards c/o W Richards, Arncliffe, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date4 December 1915
Place of enlistmentTownsville, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Hawkes Bay on 20 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 9 September 1916
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Andrew Richardson
Discharge date11 June 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death8 February 1958
Age at death82
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, RICHARDS James

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