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RICHARDS, Francis Percival
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 1085, S70173 |
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Enlisted: | 11 September 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 3rd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
Born: | Norwood, South Australia, 6 December 1889 |
Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
Schooling: | Unley Public School |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 15 June 1978, aged 88 years |
Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Unley Museum Honour Board, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
11 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1085, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1085, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1085, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1085, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
23 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
10 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1085, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , GSW (left arm) | |
11 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned Bullecourt (First) | |
11 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1085, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Bullecourt (First), Shell wound (left leg and side) | |
4 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1085, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
World War 2 Service
26 Mar 1942: | Involvement Lance Corporal, S70173 | |
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26 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
26 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, S70173 | |
1 Oct 1945: | Discharged Lance Corporal, S70173, 3rd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
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