| Service number | 1339 |
|---|---|
| Birth Date | 1899-07 |
| Birth Place | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Carlton |
| Death Date | 1917-01-01 |
| Death Place | France |
| Final Rank | Private |
| Service | Australian Imperial Force |
| Unit | 38th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Places | |
| Conflict/Operation | First World War, 1914-1918 |
Private Donald Thomas Richards
Description
Private Donald Thomas Richards (1339, 38th Battalion) was born around July of 1899. He was working as a labourer when he enlisted in March 1916. "Don" was shot by an enemy sniper while in the front line trenches near Armentieres on 1 January 1917 and died of his wounds. He is buried in the Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France. His father later wrote that he was 17 and a half years of age at the time of his death.
Rolls
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Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files:
- Unit
- 38th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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First World War Nominal Roll:
- Unit
- 38th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- 38th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
Timeline
| Date of birth | 1899-07 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of enlistment | 09 March 1916 | |
| Date of embarkation | 20 June 1916 | |
| Date of death | 01 January 1917 | |
| Date of fate | 01 January 1917 |