Regimental number | 3593 |
Place of birth | Smythesdale, Victoria |
School | Nott Street State School, Port Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Albany Crescent, Surrey Hills, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, John Richards, Albany Crescent, Surrey Hills, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 22.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Courcelette British Cemetery (Plot II, Row g, Grave No. 5), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 102 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Susan Alice RICHARDS, 21 Albany Crescent, Surrey Hills, Victoria. Native of Smythesdale, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 1381A Lance Corporal Malcolm Neil McLEOD MM, 4th Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 8 October 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |