William Henry RICHARDS

Regimental number25/813
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ann E Richards, 41 Romily Crescent, Cardiff, Wales
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
A Company, 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, left Wellington on board three ships (HMNZT 42 'Ulimaroa', HMNZT 43 'Mokoia', and HMNZT 44 'Navua'), It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Medals

Meritorious Service Medal

'For tireless devotion to duty at the regimental aid post. He is the Medical Officer's orderly, and has always displayed the greatest self sacrifice and energy in attending to the sick and wounded, both during active operations in the Passchendaele Sector, and at all other times, proving of the utmost assistance to the Medical Officer.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 17 June 1918

SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 5

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