RICHARDS, Harry
| Service Number: | 1067 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Preston, Lancashire, England, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | St Dominics' Catholic School, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England |
| Occupation: | Shorthand Teacher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 1, Row C, Grave 7, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1067, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1067, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1067, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia ager 28 years
Son of Charles and Bridget Richards.
Brother of Charles Edward Richards who returned to Australia on 13 April 1919 having served with the 15th Field Company Engineers; Alfred Richards VC who served with the 1st Battalion of the Lancashire Fusiliers and Chaplain Robert Richards MC who served with the NZ Expeditionary Forces
Husband of Ethel Richards nee Hamilton of 169 Ourimbah Road, Mosman, NSW, Harry and Ethel were married in Sydney, NSW in 1908c. Father of Harry Kenneth Richards
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previously served with the 36th Imperial Yeomanry during the Boer War
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