Thomas Henry RICHARDS

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RICHARDS, Thomas Henry

Service Numbers:	1898, 1898A
Enlisted:	11 March 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	42nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Pilkington. Lancashire, England, 10 December 1897
Home Town:	Ipswich, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Coal Miner
Died:	Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 4 March 1949, aged 51 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Ipswich General Cemetery, Qld
Memorials:	Blackstone Congregational Church Honour Roll, Booval War Memorial, Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall Great War, Ipswich Star of Silkstone 4949 GUOOF

World War 1 Service

11 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1898, 42nd Infantry Battalion
16 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 1898, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: ''
16 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 1898, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane
15 Apr 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1898, 42nd Infantry Battalion, France - fractured spine

World War 2 Service

6 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1898A

World War 1 Service

1 Jun 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1898A, 42nd Infantry Battalion, France - GSW thigh (fractured femur)
18 Jan 1919:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1898A, 42nd Infantry Battalion
18 Jan 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1898A, 42nd Infantry Battalion, per Margha
6 Jun 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1898A, 42nd Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Chris Buckley

Tom was the fourth of six children of Richard William Richards (born 1862 in Cornwall, England) and Ann Lomax (born 1861 in Lancashire, England). Richard was a Coal Miner and Ann was a Weaver when they married in Lancashire in 1882. Richard and Ann and their four children (including Tom) immigrated in December 1899, arriving in Brisbane, QLD on board the Duke of Argyll. They settled in Ipswich, QLD where Richard worked as a Coal Miner until his death in 1925.

Tom was a Coal Miner in Ipswich, QLD when he enlisted in the AIF in March 1916. He had served two years with the Senior Cadets and eighteen months in the Militia - 11th Infantry. Tom (Service No:1898) served with 42nd Infantry Battalion 2nd Reinforcements and was WiA in France on three occasions. He was Discharged in June 1920.

Returning to Ipswich, QLD Tom worked as a Coal Miner and in 1924 married Emiline Webster Mallet (born 1898 in Gympie, QLD). Emiline was living in Silkstone, Ipswich, QLD and working as a Dressmaker when she and Tom married. They settled in Ipswich and Tom worked as a Coal Miner until the mid 1930s when he became a Boot Repairer.

Tom died in 1949 and Emilene in 1985.

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