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RICHARDS, James Jackson
| Service Number: | 1977 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 March 1916, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hindmarsh, SA, 7 January 1889 |
| Home Town: | Port Lincoln, Port Lincoln, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Port Lincoln, SA, 25 January 1932, aged 43 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Happy Valley Cemetery, Port Lincoln RSL Section |
| Memorials: | Port Lincoln & District Honor Roll WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1977, 50th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, SA | |
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| 13 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 1977, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 1977, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 1977, 50th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of James RICHARDS and Alice nee JACKSON
Returned Soldier Dies
COMRADES ATTEND FUNERAL
James Jackson Richards, who died at the Port Lincoln Hospital last Monday, at the age of 44 years, had been in ill-health for several years. With Mr. C W. Treble, he had conducted a carrying business in Port Lincoln. A returned soldier, Mr. Richards was buried in the soldiers' section of Happy Valley Cemetery last Tuesday morning. Messrs, H. R. Hannam, C McMurtrie (members of the local sub-branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League) were pall-bearers, and Rev. Eric Tregilgas read the service. A number of returned soldiers attended. Mr. Richards left a widow and four children.
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