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RICHARDS, William Edmund

Service Number:	19132
Enlisted:	30 December 1915, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Bombardier
Last Unit:	7th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, 14 December 1883
Home Town:	Homebush, Strathfield, New South Wales
Schooling:	Kings School, Parramatta
Occupation:	Station Manager
Died:	Killed in Action, Ploegsteert wood, Belgium, 24 June 1917, aged 33 years
Cemetery:	Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Strathfield WWI Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

30 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 19132, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, Sydney, New South Wales
11 May 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 19132, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
11 May 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 19132, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
24 Jun 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Bombardier, 19132, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 19132 awm_unit: 7th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Bombardier awm_died_date: 1917-06-24

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