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William Edmund RICHARDS

Regimental number19132
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStation manager
Address'Broughlea', Abbotsford Road, Homebush, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinFather, W E Richards, c/o Hill, Clark & Co, O'Connell Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date30 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 7, Battery 28
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/35/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 11 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollBombardier
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 24 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot VI, Row C, Grave No. I), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
15
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Evans and Fanny RICHARDS, C/- Hill, Clark and Co. Ltd., Sydney, New South Wales. Native of Homebush, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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