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James Lyne RICHARDS

Regimental number1483
Place of birthToorak Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationDriver
Address127 Canterbury Road, Toorak, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMrs T Richards,127 Canterbury Road, Toorak, Victoria
Previous military service49th Infantry
Enlistment date21 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 2, Brigade Ammunition Column
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/30/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A27 Southern on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 8 October 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date of death13 March 1929

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