Son of Richard Seville Popplewell and Lanthe Popplewell, of Bolton, Lancashire.
Popplewell, Richard Cecil –
Personal details
- Surname: Popplewell
- Forename: Richard Cecil
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 31
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: February 15th, 1942
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Trooper
- Unit: 18th (5th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment) Regiment, Reconnaissance Corps.
- Service number: 4133218
- Regiment: Royal Armoured Corps
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW2
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Lever Bridge
- St. Stephen and All Martyrs
- WWII Memorial
- CWGC Memorial: Singapore Memorial, Singapore
- CWGC reference: Column 97.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 02/04/1942 02/04/1942 09/11/1945 09/11/1945
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 3f* 6* 1b 3f*