RICHARDS, Edward Sydney
(Service number 214)
| First Rank | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth | Ashburton, New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 7 February 1915 | Age | 30 yrs 2 mths |
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| Address at Enlistment | c/o J. D. C. RICHARDS, Otipua Road, Timaru, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Station hand; sheep farmer; drover | ||
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| Next of Kin | John Deeton Charles RICHARDS (father), 141 North Street, Timaru, N. Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | Australian Imperial Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Australian Infantry | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 25th Battalion, A Company | ||
| Date | 29 June 1915 | ||
| Transport | HMAT A60 Aeneas | ||
| Embarked From | Brisbane | Destination | |
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| Last Unit Served With | 25th Australian Battalion | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egypt, Gallipoli | ||
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| Service Medals | 1914-15 Star; British War Medal; Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 7 November 1915 | Age | 31 yrs |
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| Place of Death | Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Turkey. Timaru Cemetery - memorial on headstone of brother John Henry RICHARDS. | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru. Australian War Memorial (Panel 106); Memorial plaque, St Mary's Church, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Eldest son of John Deeton Charles & Catherine (Kate) Elizabeth (nee POLHILL) RICHARDS, Educated at Warwick House (preparatory school in Christchurch) & the Christchurch High School. Was absent from New Zealand for many years; visited parents in Wai-iti Road in July 1913. Enlisted at Cunnamulla, Queensland, Australia. Recognition for good services rendered in successfully reconnoitring in front of the apex trenches on October 1, 1915. Born in 1884. Brother Leslie Spencer RICHARDS also served in WWI in NZ Forces.
Sources
Australian Imperial Force Attestation Papers (National Archives of Australia) [[01 December 2013]; CWGC [01 December 2013]; Timaru Herald, 30 July 1913, 11 December 1915, 17 December 1915, 8 January 1916, 3 April 1916 (Papers Past) [01 December 2013]; TDC headstone image, Timaru Cemetery [01 December 2013]; NZ BDM indexes (DiA) [01 December 2013]
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