South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War | Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| Home | 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Shorncliffe Military Cemetery |
| Arrived in Theatre | Medal Citation (if app) | SWFHS Area Memorials |
| 9 Oct 1915 in France | ~ | Warwick (Eleanor Cross) War Memorial |
| Warwick School | ||
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed | Date and Place Enlisted | |
| Died of pnuemonia | May 1915 in Liverpool | |
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Other War Memorials |
| Shorncliffe Military Hospital | ~ | ~ |
Circumstances of Death
| Harold died of pnuemonia on 7 Jan 1918 at the Shorncliffe Military Hospital having apparently caught a chill whist waiting for a transport ship back to France |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 9 Jan 1880 in Wolstanton | |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Edwin and Emma Agnes Richards | |
| Wife and Marriage Details | Children |
| Blanche Olive Richards nee Winters | Percy Hugh Kirkpatrick Richards born 1902 |
| 27 Jan 1902 in Lambeth | |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Warwick School | ~ |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1880 - Wolstanton, Staffs | 1891 - Scholar |
| 1881 - 21 Charlotte Street, Leamington Spa | 1902 - Actor |
| 1891 - 20 The Butts, Warwick | 1911 - Civil/Railway engineer in South America |
| 1902 - 16 Miles Street, Hammersmith | |
| 1911 - Believe to be in Peru or Argentine | |
- Arrived back from Peru on 31 May 1915
- Warwick War Memorial Project Biography
