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RICHARDS, William Joseph

Service Number:	427
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 Dorcas St State School No 1253 and Montague State School No 2784 Honour Roll, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

31 Jul 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 427, Melbourne, Victoria
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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