Frank Harold Richards Born 29 November 1881 - Died 19 April 1918 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 11945 AWMM South African 5830 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Corporal/Military AWMM Wellington Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Headstone of Corporal Frank Harold Richards (11945). Haringhe (Bandaghem) Military Cemetery, Poperin … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesFrank Harold AWMM SurnameRichards AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 11945 AWMM South African 5830 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth29 November 1881 AWMM AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW1 Mrs Grace Richards (wife), care of Captain Taverner, Bull's, New Zealand AWMM Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 11945 AWMM South African 5830 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Plumber AWMM South Africa Gas fitter/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 01 May 1916-9 June 1916 AWMM from AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 51 AWMM Vessel was Ulimaroa AWMM Corporal/Military AWMM 12th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM South Africa Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesDied of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Corporal/Military AWMM Wellington Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Death About death Contribute › Death19 April 1918 AWMM Age 36 AWMM AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of wounds AWMM Death notes CemeteryHaringhe (Bandaghem) Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM II. F. 37. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial nameNelson Cenotaph, Anzac Park, Nelson Public - Peter - Researcher - 30 October 2018 - on site Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Frank Harold Richards by laying a poppy. Francis Gordon Richards Francis Leonard Richards Frank Harold Richards Frederick Albert Richards Frederick Ambrose Richards Lay a poppy for 2020 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Frank Harold Richards Leave a note Contribute › Processing Thinking of my Great-Grandfather Frank Richards on ANZAC day. He was a plumber and a strong man who could tow trucks with his teeth. He was sent to France with the Wellington Infantry and died in France in April 1918 in the Final Push. He is buried in a tranquil cemetery in Belgium. He left a young daughter, Alma, and a widow Grace. They returned to England soon after so my grandmother spent the rest of her life here and my family wouldn't have been born if Frank hadn't died which is very poignant. From Catherine, Antony and Anne Jones( granddaughter) Public - Catherine - Other Relative - 25 April 2015 Report Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20805592 Further Reference A Street Near You record https://astreetnearyou.org/person/94054/- Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/94054 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 30: 5 AWMM Stowers, R. (2002). Rough Riders at War: history of New Zealand's involvement in the Anglo-Boer war 1899-1902 and information on all members of the ten New Zealand contingents. Author: Hamilton, N.Z. AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 5: Includes portrait AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateNameLocationRelationshipContact 25 April 2015Catherine Eastbourne UKOther Relative The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License