Search results Next record Previous record English Māori James Harray Richards Born 1 February 1921 - Died 1 July 2013 PDF Key details Service number Also known asRay AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankActing Lieutenant/Military AWMM Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm, 1836 Squadron, HMS Victorious AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJames Harray AWMM SurnameRichards AWMM Ingoa Also known asRay AWMM Service number GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth1 February 1921 AWMM Dannevirke, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupationPublisher/Civilian AWMM Editor, Publisher, and Vice-Chairman of Reed Publishing; Founder of Richards Literary Agency. AWMM Next of kin on embarkation Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number Military serviceNZ Army Corps Signals AWMM HMS Illustrious AWMM HMS Victorious AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsOfficer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) AWMM Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency Enlistment Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Vessel was Dominion Monarch AWMM Fleet Air Arm AWMM Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rankActing Lieutenant/Military AWMM Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm, 1836 Squadron, HMS Victorious AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Husband of Barbara, father of Bronwyn, Meredith, and Nicola. Ray Richards was a member of the Fleet Air Arm Association, formed in 1948, that had 200 members. The Association disbanded in June 2012.Richards was awarded the New Zealand Booksellers' Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004. He was made an ONZM in 2006 for his contribution to New Zealand publishing. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death1 July 2013 AWMM Age 92 AWMM Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryNorth Shore Memorial Park and Crematorium (Schnapper Rock), Albany, North Shore City, New Zealand AWMM Ashes Taken AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryDeath notice: New Zealand Herald, 2 July 1913Obituary: New Zealand Herald, 13 July 1913. AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember James Harray Richards by laying a poppy. James Richards James Richards James Harray Richards James Leonard Richards James Lindsay Richards Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of James Harray Richards Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksAuckland Council cemetery records - North Shore, Rodney http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/parksfacilities/cemeteries/Pages/northburialcremationrecords.aspx Sources Used Auckland Council cemetery records - North Shore, Rodney http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/parksfacilities/cemeteries/Pages/northburialcremationrecords.aspx Sources Used DocumentsMartyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM 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 Search results Next record Previous record