South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Gunner 56971 Thomas Alfred RICHMOND - 353rd Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery


Died of Wounds on Monday, October 15th 1917 aged 25


Military History

   
Theatre of WarMedalsCommonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders British War & Victory Medals Outtersteene Communal Cemetery
     
Arrived in TheatreMedal Citations (If app)SWFHS Area Memorials
6 May 1916 ~ Ullenhall
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason KilledDate and Place EnlistedOther War Memorials
Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) 9 Aug 1915 at Nuneaton ~
     
Place of DeathPrevious 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/PlaceBapitsm Date/Place
8 Oct 1892 at Ullenhall 13 Nov 1892 at Ullenhall
   
Parents NamesParents Abode
William and Mary Richmond Ullenhall Vicarage
   
WifeMarriage Date/Place
Marion Isabel Richmond nee Smith 25 Apr 1917 at Feckenham, Worcs
   
SchoolsColleges
Ullenhall Council School ~
   
Address HistoryEmployment 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