James Harold RICHMOND

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Service Number:	2000
Enlisted:	21 June 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	18th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, 1896
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Plumber
Died:	Illness (Cerebro-spinal meningitis), No. 4 Auxilary Hospital, Heliopolis, Egypt, 1 February 1916
Cemetery:	Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row D, Grave 293 Chaplain Rev. Ed. Makeham officiated Headstone inscription reads: The path of duty is the road to glory, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

21 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2000, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
9 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 2000, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
9 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 2000, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney

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Son of James Bland and Jane Richmond of Powina, New Zealand; step son of Matilda Richmond.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal