RICHARDS James Alan OBE

Australian Army Born Unley SA 8 October 1913 Died Merriwa WA 25 November 2004

Service No: SX15958. Royal Australian Engineers 5th Field Squadron. Attached to 4th Armoured Brigade. 4th Mechanical Equipment Sqn. South West Pacific. Joined Ampol South Aust 1946. Sent to Perth to establish Ampol 1954. Retired 1974. Agent General for WA in London 1975-78. President Torchbearers Legacy 1968-69. President Perth Legacy 1981-82. Awarded The Order of the British Empire – Officer (Civil) (Imperial) (OBE) 150th Anniversary Celebrations in WA: 31 December 1979