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William Arthur Leslie RICHARDS

Regimental number894
Place of birthNewcastle New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressHubbard Street, Islington, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Charles Richards, Hubbard Street, Islington, New South Wales
Enlistment date5 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name35th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/52/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 1 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll35th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 28 February 1917
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row F, Grave No. 33), Armentieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
126
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Ada Alice Creighton RICHARDS, "Longview", Belmore Road, Punchbowl, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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