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• Name FRENCH
• Initials TR
• First name THOMAS RICHARDS
• Place of birth Cumberland, Glebe
• Country New South Wales, Australia
• Last residence Providence Road, Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
• Family Mother, Sarah French
• Profession Driver

Military service

• Place & date of enlistment 25 January 1916, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
• Service number 2644
• Rank Private
• Medals 1914-1915 Star Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
• Regiment and unit 30th Bn. Australian Infantry
• Division - Brigade 8th Brigade
• Army - Corps - Division 5th Australian Division
• National force A.I.F.
• Other data related to military career Embarked 9 April 1916, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  Embarked overseas France 5 September 1916
  Proceeding overseas to France 22 May 1917

Death

• Wounded 15 September
• Type of wounds Died of shrapnel wounds head, compound fracture skull, right shoulder; N°2 Can CCS
• Date of death 16 September 1917
• Died at the age of 24
• Grave reference Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XIX - D - 2A

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