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RICHARDS, Frederick William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1177, 1318, 1177, 1318 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 October 1914, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Springsure, Central Highlands, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Timbrebongie Public School, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 1 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Special Memorial, Grave 8 Chaplain McKenzie officiated Headstone inscription reads: Though lost to sight to memory dear, Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1177, 1318, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1177, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1177, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 1 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1318, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1318 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-01 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his sister Elinor Sarah Edgar of Springsure, QLD
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal