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RICHARDS, William Joseph
Personal Details
Service Number: | 427 |
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Enlisted: | 31 July 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 6th Machine Gun Company |
Born: | South Melbourne, Victoria, 1 January 1888 |
Home Town: | Kensington, Melbourne, Victoria |
Schooling: | Dorcas Street State School |
Occupation: | Horse trainer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 October 1917, aged 29 years |
Cemetery: |
Passchendaele, New British Cemetery Passchendaele New British Cemetery, Passchendaele, Flanders, Belgium |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
31 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 427, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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20 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 427, 6th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
20 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 427, 6th Machine Gun Company, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
7 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 427, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
7 Sep 1917: | Embarked 427, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kyarra, Melbourne | |
9 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 427, 6th Machine Gun Company, Battle of Poelcapelle |
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