Corporal

Austin Eric Richards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Husband of E. Richards, of Murchison, Nelson, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
11631
Name:
Austin Eric Richards
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs A. E. Richards (wife), 22 Cressy Terrace, Lyttelton, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
66 Cornwall Street, St Albans, Christchurch, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Draughtsman
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Not known
Date of Death:
27 December 1942
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 2nd Echelon
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
02 May 1940
Destination:
Egypt (diverted to England)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
12. C. 5.
Cemetery Location: 
Libya
Austin Eric Richards
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