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.
Richardson, Fred –
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: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- 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)
- Farnworth Grammar School WWI Memorial
- Loyal North Lanacashire Regiment - 5th Battalion (Territorials) Memorial (Queen's Park) - Bolton
- 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