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RICHARDS, Charles Pratt
(Service number 34732)

Taiko Hall World War One plaque
Taiko Hall (interior)
Aliases RICHARD (On Nominal Rolls)
First Rank Private Last Rank

Birth

Date 11/12/1891 Place of Birth

Enlistment Information

Date Age
Address at Enlistment
Occupation Teamster (For J(?) O'Sullivan, Tycho Flat)
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin Mrs Richards (mother), Post-office, Heriot, Otago, New Zealand
Religion Roman Catholic
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship 20th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Date 7 December 1916
Transport Port Lyttelton
Embarked From Wellington, New Zealand Destination Plymouth, England
Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

Campaigns
Service Medals
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date 1954? Age
Place of Death
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery
Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials Tycho War Memorial

Biographical Notes

Sources

Cenotaph (11 November 2014); Timaru Herald 14 November 1916

External Links

Related Documents

Researched and Written by

Tony Rippin (South Canterbury Museum)

Currently Assigned to

Not assigned.

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