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RICHARDS, Cecil Algernon
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 574, R574 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 December 1914, Oaklands, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Parkside, South Australia, 3 September 1895 |
| Home Town: | Wayville, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Goodwood & Unley Public Schools |
| Occupation: | Station hand |
| Died: | Natural Causes (old age), Mildura, Victoria, 1 January 1974, aged 78 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mildura (Nichols Point) Public Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Tusmore Burnside District Roll of Honour, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 574, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Oaklands, South Australia | |
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| 2 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 574, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 29 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 574, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 23 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, R574, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Katuna, Adelaide | |
| 23 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, R574, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Katuna embarkation_ship_number: A13 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Imperial Camel Corps | |
| 15 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 574, 15th Light Horse Regiment | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 574, 15th Light Horse Regiment |
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Biography
After seeing service at Egypt & Gallipoli, Snowy contracted Malaria fever. He was invalided home to Australia and discharged on 20 Jan 1916. He re-enlisted and then on 23 Jun 1916 he embarked from Australia to return to the fighting.
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