South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France and Flanders | British War & Victory Medals | Outtersteene Communal Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citations (If app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 6 May 1916 | ~ | Ullenhall |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | Other War Memorials |
| Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) | 9 Aug 1915 at Nuneaton | ~ |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other Military Information |
| 2nd CCS, Outtersteene | ~ |
Severely wounded on 6 Feb 1917 |
| Returned to his unit in July 1917 |
Circumstances Leading to Death from War Diary
The battery had been camped near Hill 60 - south of Zillebeek for a number of days when Thomas was wounded on 8 Oct 1917, presumably by enemy counter battery fire, and died of those wounds on 15 Oct 1917 at the 2nd Casualty Clearing Station, Outtersteene.
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Bapitsm Date/Place |
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| 8 Oct 1892 at Ullenhall | 13 Nov 1892 at Ullenhall |
| Parents Names | Parents Abode |
| William and Mary Richmond | Ullenhall Vicarage |
| Wife | Marriage Date/Place |
| Marion Isabel Richmond nee Smith | 25 Apr 1917 at Feckenham, Worcs |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Ullenhall Council School | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1892 - Ullenhall | 1901 - School |
| 1901 - 2 Perry Mill Cottages, Ullenhall | 1911 - Gentlemen's Servant |
| 1911 - 2 Perry Mill Cottages, Ullenhall | 1915 - Coal Miner |
| 1915 - Feckenham Road, Astwood Bank | |
