RICHARDS, Harold Charles
| Service Numbers: | 3566, 3666 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bulla, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Greenvale, Hume, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Tyne Cot Cemetery and Memorial |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sunbury War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3566, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3666, 7th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3666, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 3566, 7th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3566 awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-20 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ross Martin
Harold Charles RICHARDS was born at Bulla, Victoria during 1896 and was working as a carpenter when he joined the AIF on 17/7/1915.
His father, JG Richards lived at Greenvale, near Broadmeadows.
Harold left Australia on 11/10/1915 on board the HMAT Nestor as part of the 7th Battalion.
The Battalion left Egypt on 26/3/1916 and arrived in Marseilles on 31/3/1916 and travelled by train to the north of France. The Battalion fought at Pozieres, Ypres and Dernancourt during 1916, and in 1917 went into the battles of Passchendaele.
During this battle Harold was killed in action at Glencorse Wood on 20/9/1917.
He is buried at Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium.