Portrait of Sgt Frederick Richards, 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment Accession Number: AWM2020.659.1

Description

Studio portrait of 8 Sergeant Signaller (Sgt) Frederick James Archibald Richards, 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment. An electric operator prior to enlisting on 28 October 1914, he embarked from Brisbane aboard HMAT Medic (A7) on 2 June 1915. Sgt Richards was killed in action in Mule Gully, Gallipoli, on 16 September 1915. He was 21 years old.

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Accession Number
AWM2020.659.1
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
1914
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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