Lancelot Phillis RICHARDS

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RICHARDS, Lancelot Phillis

Service Number:	2384
Enlisted:	27 April 1916, Newcastle, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	35th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Merewether, New South Wales, Australia, 31 March 1893
Home Town:	Adamstown, Newcastle, New South Wales
Schooling:	Newcastle South Public School, New South Wales, Australia,
Occupation:	Tailor and fitter's labourer
Died:	Accidental (fall from a crane), Adamstown, New South Wales, Australia, 16 May 1935, aged 42 years
Cemetery:	Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW CATHOLIC 1-09. 8.
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

27 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Newcastle, NSW
17 Oct 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2384, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
17 Oct 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2384, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney
22 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2384, 35th Infantry Battalion, 2nd MD

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery

Served and suffered during The Great War, died tragically, resting at Sandgate Cemetery.

88 years ago today, on the Saturday afternoon of the 18th May 1935, Private Lancelot Phillis Richards, referred to as Lance, 35th Battalion (Reg No-2384), tailor and fitter's labourer from "St. Heliers", 3 Patrick Street, Merewether, New South Wales and Junction Street, Newcastle, N.S.W. and Lockyer and King Streets, Adamstown, N.S.W., father of six, was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 42. CATHOLIC 1-09. 8.

Note – different spellings RICHARDS - (Lancelott, Lancelotte), (Phillip, Philip, Philas).

Born at Merewether, New South Wales on the 31st March 1893 as Lancelot A to William Arthur and Louisa Richards nee Phillis; husband of Veronica Ann Richards nee Ward (married 1914, Merewether, N.S.W., died 19.8.1952, sleeping here), Lance enlisted on the 27th April 1916 at Newcastle, N.S.W.

Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A30 Borda on the 17th October 1916.

Wounded in action - 7.6.1917 (shell shock - neurasthenia, Battle of Messines), 22.8.1918 (contusions to ribs).

Daughter Gladys Muriel Richards, born ? ? 1914, Merewether, N.S.W., died 16.4.1918, age 4, reported drowned, sleeping same location.

Invalided to England 25.8.1918.

Lance was invalided home on the 1st February 1919, being discharged on the 22nd May 1919.

Mr. Richards’s name has been inscribed on the Merewether (Mitchell Park) Memorial Gates, The Junction Soldiers' Memorial and the Newcastle South Public School Roll of Honour.

The tragic circumstances of Lance’s death were reported (see links).

I have placed poppies at Lance’s gravesite in remembrance of his service and sacrifice for God, King & Country.

Not officially commemorated.

Older brother Claude Melnotte (born 23.3.1887, "St. Heliers", 3 Patrick Street, Merewether, New South Wales, driver from 74 Newcomen Street, Newcastle, New South Wales, enlisted 29.4.1916, 35th Battalion, Reg No-2383, father of six, KIA 28.8.1918, age 31, resting at Peronne Road Cemetery, Maricourt, France. Plot II Row B Grave 17) memorialised at parent's unmarked gravesite at the cemetery. ANGLICAN 1-72. 57.

Contact with descendants would be greatly appreciated.

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