RICHARDS, Albert Victor
(Service number 57515)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 22 August 1889 | Place of Birth | Rakaia |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Waihao Downs, Canterbury | ||
| Occupation | Farm manager | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs Elizabeth RICHARDS (mother), Waihao Downs, Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Specialist Company | ||
| Date | 16 November 1917 | ||
| Transport | RMS Tahiti | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 12 March 1955 | Age | 66 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Albert Victor Richards was the eldest son of Edward and Elizabeth (née Harrison) Richards. He attended dorie School until probably 1903 when he transferred to Waimate School. Three of his four brothers also served in World War I - Sidney Edward, Leslie Lawrence and Clarence Alexander (known as Alexander). Albert married Gertrude Lucretia d'Auvergne in 1921.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [21 December 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [21 December 2017]; School Admission record (Canterbury Branch NZSG) [21 December 2017]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [21 December 2017]
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