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RICHARDS, Gilbert
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 136, W72539 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8th (WA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Honiton, Devon, England, 29 October 1889 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mechanic |
| Died: | Western Australia, 23 July 1965, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Boulder Kalgoorlie Roll of Honor, Subiaco Municipal Honour Roll, Subiaco Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 136, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 136, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned |
World War 2 Service
| 17 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, W72539, 8th (WA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
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