Son of William and Alice Richards, of 10, Whitehill Cottages, Sharples, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted January 1915.
Richards, Edward Cyril –
Personal details
- Surname: Richards
- Forename: Edward Cyril
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 22
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: March 17th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Lance Corporal
- Unit: 153rd Field Company.
- Service number: 61689
- Regiment: Royal Engineers
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- St. Paul's (Astley Bridge) C.E. Church WWI Memorial - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: The Huts Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: XV. C. 10.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 08/01/1915
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7e