234554 Pte. Albert Richmond British Army 20th Btn. Manchester Regiment from:Manchester
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207053 Alexander Richmond Australian Imperial Force. 34th Btn.
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205422 Sig. Frederick Richmond British Army 10th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment from: 168 Accrington Rd., Blackburn, Lancashire (d.19th Apr 1918) Signaller Frederick Richmond was born in 1900 to Albert and Jane Richmond of Blackburn, Lancashire. When WW1 broke out Fred left home to join the army. He would only have been about 16 years old. He went against his parents wishes. No-one ever knew what became of Fred and to the day she died my grandmother Jane always believed that one day Fred would walk through her door. Upon becoming interested in family research along with my cousin Jack Duckworth, I began looking through records and came across the Commonweath War Graves Commission internet site. Upon searching this site I found that Fred had a commemoration in the Tyne Cot Memorial in Belgium. According to that information he died on 19th April, 1918 aged 19 years.Some time later Jack Duckworth was in Blackburn Public Library and came across a newspaper cutting referring to Fred. He took a photocopy of it which reads as follows:
"Signaller Fred Richmond (35549, "A" Company, 10th Royal Warwickshires and late of the 3rd East Lancs. Regt), whose parents reside at 168 Accrington Road, Blackburn, is reported missing since the 10th April, 1918. Information concerning him will be gratefully received at the above address."
However, nothing was heard of Fred. My grandparents were always in the dark as to what happened to him.
Since that time, in 2005, Jack Duckworth along with his wife and son, went to pay a visit to the Tyne Cot Cemetery and they found Fred's name in the memorial book with Panel Numbers 23-28 & 163A. Jack found the name on a panel with others of the same regiment. He was also told that as bodies were recovered, they are buried in separate graves and if they can be identified their names and regiment are put on the headstone. Unfortunately, Jack couldn't find 163A as there are so many graves. So it is still a bit of a mystery about Fred's grave, but his name is there on a panel. It was very moving to finally uncover the mystery of Frederick Richmond, who would have been my uncle if he had survived the war.
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230639 Pte. Harold Thomas Richmond British Army 57th Btn. Machine Gun Corps from:Luton Tom Richmond served with the 57th and 33th Battalions, Machine Gun Corps
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300175 Pte. James Alfred Richmond British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
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207054 Joseph Richmond Australian Imperial Force. 34th Btn.
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255260 Pte. Joseph William Richmond British Army 10th Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment from:Sheffield (d.1st Jul 1916 ) Joe Richmond 1894-1916 was my Great Uncle, brother to my Grandmother Dorothy Richmond, later Prowse. He sent these cards to her from France. He likely died at the Battle of Albert, Fricourt on the 1st of July 1916 and is buried at Fricourt Cemetery, Somme.
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217951 Pte. Malcolm R. Richmond British Army 1/6th Btn. Gordon Highlanders (d.26th May 1918) Malcolm Richmond served with the 1/6th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. He was executed for desertion on 26th May 1918 aged 22 and is buried in Ecorvios Military Cemetery, Mont-St.-Eloi, France.
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222471 2nd Lt. Matthew Wilson Richmond MC.British Army 19th Bn London Regiment from:Kilmarnock. Matt Richmond also served with 97th Trench Motar Bty.
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222799 A/Capt. Matthew Wilson Richmond MC.British Army 19th Btn. London Regiment 2nd Lt (A/Capt) Matthew Wilson Richmond MC. served with the 1/19th Bn, London Regt. (TF),attd. 97th Trench Mortar Bty. His citation reads:
"This officer was ordered at short notice to support with his Light T.M Bty an extensive raid on Houthulst Forest on the 18/19th Feb 1918.
He carefully selected his position, and being ordered not to register, made most accurate observations in broad daylight in the open and in close proximity to the enemy.
During the attack his battery fired over two tons of ammunition under conditions necessitating the greatest accuracy without a round short, despite enemy shelling and machine gun fire. He personally manned and fired the gun that was firing in closest proximity to our own infantry.
By his thorough reconnaissance, organisation and devotion to duty during the fight he largely contributed to the success of the operation."
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300606 Pte. Robert Richmond British Army 21st Btn Durham Light Infantry served with 18th DLI and att 6th West Yorks
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1206292 Pte. Sidney William Richmond British Army 11th Btn. Royal Fusiliers (d.28th September 1918) Sidney Richmond died on 28th September 1918 and is buried in the Unicorn Cemetery in France.
He had formerly served with East Surrey Regt.
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220223 Pte. Wilfred Norburn Richmond British Army 790 East Yorks Regiment from:Scunthorpe, Lincs (d.7th Nov 1916 ) Wilfred Richmond was born in Hull in 1897. He enlisted in Hornsea, Yorks. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial and on the Hornsea Memorial
He was the son of Walter Richmond, Eastbourne Rd., Hornsea and
husband of Florence May Jones, 34 Henry St., Scunthorpe, Lincs
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246969 Burgher J. H. Richter South African Forces Brand's Column Mounted Commandos (d.22nd November 1914) Burgher Richter is buried in the Glen Garry Farm Cemetery, De Wetsdorp, Free State, South Africa.
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300176 Pte. James Alfred William Rickaby British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry served with 18th DLI and 5th DLI
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472 T. W. Rickaby Army 2/8th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
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243109 Pte. Edward Samuel Rickard British Army 15th (Service) Btn. Hampshire Regiment from:Plymouth Edward Rickard was wounded twice whilst serving on the frontlines. In August 1918 he received a gunshot wound to the face and was sent to recover in Runcorn. Only 2 months later he suffered a severe gunshot wound to the leg and was sent to recover in West Bridgeford. He was said to have been an excellent shot, and something that his wife could never reconcile she called him a wicked man! Edward re-enlisted after the war and spent time in Turkey as part of the occupation army.
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238730 Pte. Reginald Rickard British Army 103rd Coy. Machine Gun Corps from:Devonport (d.1st July 1916) Reginald Rickard served with the Devonshire Regiment, number 20551 then transferred to 103rd Coy Machine Gun Corps, new number 13502. He was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme
Reginald has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial to the missing. He was aged 26 when he died and was the son of Rhoda Rickard of 7 Pym Street, Morice Town, Plymouth and the late John Rickard.
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233133 Pte. Charles Rickards British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
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239514 Lt. G. A. Rickards MCBritish Army 173rd Brigade, D Bty Royal Field Artillery Major Rickards had previously been with `C' battery, before moving to `D'Battery. He was wounded in March 1918.
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245243 Pte. Herbert Rickell British Army 2nd Btn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry from:Ashby, Scunthorpe (d.3rd Oct 1918) Herbert Rickell is buried in Ramicourt Cemetery.
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230768 Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker MH.United States Air Force 94th Pursuit Squadron Eddie Rickenbacker, was a successful race car driver. As a pilot he became an ace with twenty-six aerial victories in only two months of combat flying.
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237108 Pte. Bernard Ricketts British Army 2nd Garrison Bn. Essex Regiment (d.10th November 1917) Private Ricketts is buried in the Nagpur (Takli) Cemetery in India, Plot O. Row D. Grave 4.
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254649 Pte. Ernest Ricketts British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Welch Fusiliers from:Ladywood, Birmingham (d.26th Apr 1915)
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261816 Pte. Leonard Frank Ricketts British Army 1st Btn. Wiltshire Regiment from:60 Curzon Road, Bournemouth Leonard Ricketts was one of my great-great-grandmother's brothers, of whom two fought in WW1. His war record does not survive, but he was wounded by a gunshot through the hand in 1915 and was captured at Ploegsteert on 11th of April 1918. He survived the war, married, had two children, and moved to Wales, where he died in 1968.
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217748 Pte. Albert Rickman British Army 1st Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers from:Naas, Ireland (d.15th Sep 1916) Albert Rickman was the son of Charles and Anne Rickman, of 4, Carrington Terrace, Milford-on-Sea, Hants, and served with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers 1st Battalion.
He was executed for desertion on 15th September 1916, aged 27, and is buried in Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery in Belgium.
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223265 Pte. Henry Robert Rickman British Army 1st Battalion Hampshire Regiment from:New Milton (d.12 April 1917)
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1205488 Cpl. S. J. Rickman British Army 1/22nd Btn. London Regiment from:348, Manchester Rd., Isle of Dogs, London. (d.6th Jun 1917)
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254051 Dvr. Joseph R. Rickwood British Army 10th Brigade Royal Field Artillery (d.13th April 1916)
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205270 Spr. Robert Riddagh Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force Canadian Engineers Recently I obtained my grandfathers war records from the 1st World War. On his attestation papers for the Canadian Over-seas Exp. Forces, he indicated that he had served for 2 years with the Lanarkshire Yeomanry as a Pte. His name was Robert Riddagh of Ayrshire, born May 18, 1883. I know that he emigrated to Canada about 1913 and went back to Europe as a Sapper during WW1. In some of his personal effects is an odd brooch shaped like a horseshoe and engraved on the flat of the shoe is "So. Africa, 1900". I'm wondering if he could have served in South Africa?
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