| Regimental number | 3302 |
| Place of birth | Tremadoc Wales |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Carpenter and wheelwright |
| Address | c/o Mrs S P Griffiths, Howetown Port Pirie, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Richard, Tremadoc, Carnovonshire, North Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 16th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
| Fate | Died whilst a Prisoner of War |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | Sauchy-Lestree Communal Cemetery (5), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 146 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Brother of Robert Ellis Richards, North Wales. Native of North Wales |