RICHES, William
| Service Number: | 2433 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 March 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wolseley, South Australia, 26 June 1877 |
| Home Town: | Bordertown, Tatiara, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 16 August 1916, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bordertown Men who Enlisted from Mundalla Roll of Honor, Mundulla Soldiers Memorial Honour Roll, Mundulla War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Wolseley War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2433, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 23 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2433, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2433, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Adelaide | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2433, 50th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2433 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-16 |
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"LATE PTE. W. RICHES.
Recently the military authorities conveyed to Mrs. J. Mulligan, of Mundalla, the news that her son, Pte. William Riches, was killed while on active service in France on August 16. Pte. Riches enlisted at Bordertown 18 months ago. He went to Egypt and then to Gallipoli, where he saw five months' active service. He returned to Egypt again, thence proceeded to France, and was in the trenches for six weeks. He attained his 39th birth anniversary on June 26 last. Prior to his enlistment, Pte. Riches resided in the Tatiara district. He was popular by reason of his genial disposition. He followed the pursuit of a rural worker. Privates George and Frank Riches, brothers of the deceased, have also gone to the war." - from the Adelaide Register 21 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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