Richard Edward WIDDOWS

Regimental number60244
OccupationClerk
Next of kinWife, Mrs M A Widdows, 8 Basque Road, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 30th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 93 Corinthic on 13 October 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit6th (Hauraki) Company, 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 1 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialAnneux British Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No 7), Nord, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Florence Boyle (formerly Widdows) and the late Richard Widdows; Wife: Mary gnes Widdows, 54 Belgium street, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 72, p. 6