P03251.032 Accession Number: P03251.032

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Informal portrait of NX32085 Private Edward Henry (Ted) Richards, 2/18th Battalion, of Parkes, NSW. He enlisted in Paddington, NSW, on 14 June 1940 and embarked for Singapore aboard the Queen Mary on 2 February 1941. He was killed in action, aged 32, in Malaya on 9 February 1942 when his unit was captured by the Japanese, he had remained with his gun until he had no ammunition left.

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Accession Number
P03251.032
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 1940
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor L Weaver
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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