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RICHARDS, Gilbert Harper
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Quartermaster Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hackney, Adelaide, South Australia , 7 November 1891 |
| Home Town: | Westbourne Park (Cottonville), Mitcham, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Mitcham Public School, South Australia and Adelaide Business Training College, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Civil Servant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 24 June 1918, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Quartermaster Sergeant, 2, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement 2, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked 2, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 24 Jun 1918: | Involvement 2, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2 awm_unit: 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Company Quartermaster Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-06-24 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Gilbert Harper RICHARDS was born on 7th November, 1891 in Hackney, South Australia
His parents were Thomas Oliver RICHARDS and Susan HARPER
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His brother Kenneth Hughes RICHARDS (SN2245) also served in WW1 and was Killed in Action on 25th April, 1918
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