Regimental number | 1444 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Pontypool, Wales |
School | Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Fettler |
Address | c/o Mrs Beckinsale, Alma Street, Hurstville, sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 37 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Daisy Mary Richards, c/o Mrs Beckinsale, Alma Street, Hurstville, sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: Private Alfred RICHARDS 55th Battalion |
Other details | Service on Gallipoli (arrived 20 August 1915). Contracted malaria October 1915 and invalided to Malta and thence to Luna Park Hospital, Egypt. |