RICHARDS, Wilfred Collet
(Service number 63043)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 04/09/1898 | Place of Birth | Belfast, Canterbury |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 14 York Street, Belfast | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs F. RICHARDS (mother), Pareora | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
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| Date | 21 November 1917 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Regiment | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
| Date | 25 September 1940 | Age | 43 years |
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| Place of Death | Waipiata Sanatorium, Waipiata, Central Otago | ||
| Cause | Pulmonary tuberculosis | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Wilfred Collet Richards was the son of Fred and Agnes Richards, of Pareora. Wilfred was one of the first pupils at Pareora East School, transferring there from Kingsdown School in 1907. eighteen months later he moved to Springbrook School.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [02 December 2016]
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