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William James RICKARD

Regimental number5506
Place of birthWalhalla Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPorter
Address375 Rathdown Street, Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, richard Rickard, 375 Rathdown Street, Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military service62nd Infantry
Enlistment date13 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit name6th Field Company Engineers, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/25/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 17 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Field Company Engineers
FateKilled in Action 25 October 1916
Place of burialCaterpillar Valley Cemetery (II, Row A, Grave No. 2), Longueval, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
24
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Richard and Ellen RICKARD, 531 Argent Street, Broken Hill, New South Wales

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