Richardson, Fred –

Son of Frederick and Martha Ann Richardson, of 36, Loxham Street, Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Farnworth Grammar School. Enlisted October 1914. Killed by a shell.

Personal details

  • Surname: Richardson
  • Forename: Fred
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Pendleton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Great Lever, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 19
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: October 18th, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Lance Corporal
  • Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: 2699
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: IV. H. 8.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 29/12/1916
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: S22*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 10/11/1916
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 10/11/1916 05/01/1917 06/07/1917 19/10/1917 18/10/1918

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