Regimental number | 460 |
Place of birth | Colac, Victoria |
School | Colac State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | I Mechanical engineer |
Address | Pollock Street, Colac, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, W Richards, Pollock Street, Colac, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Steele Point, Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 19.3 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 10), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 54 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Ropbert and Emma Matilda RICHARDS, Pollack Street, Colac, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousin (1st): Captain Frederick DRAYTON, 31st Bn, returned to Australia, 22 August 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |