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RICHARDS, Eric Surcombe
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | T30099, TX4380 |
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Enlisted: | 27 September 1940 |
Last Rank: | Bombardier |
Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
Born: | Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia, 14 April 1916 |
Home Town: | Moonah, Glenorchy, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Electrician |
Died: | Died at sea (Montevideo Maru), South China Sea, 1 July 1942, aged 26 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul Montevideo Maru Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
27 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, T30099 | |
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22 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Bombardier, TX4380 | |
1 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Bombardier, TX4380 |
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