Lieutenant

Hugh Douglas Richardson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John Henry and Margaret Richardson, of Palmerston North, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
23/2507
Name:
Hugh Douglas Richardson
Rank: 
Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
J.H. Richardson (father), Cambridge Street, Pahiatua, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Law clerk
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 3 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
05 October 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
04 March 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 47
HMNZT 48
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. A. 4.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Hugh Douglas Richardson
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