Southern, Richard Herbert –

Son of Richard and Mary Ellen Southern, of 23, Bankfield Street, Deane Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly 16/37233, King’s Liverpool Regiment. Brother Will served in France.

Personal details

  • Surname: Southern
  • Forename: Richard Herbert
  • 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: August 26th, 1918
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 13th (1st North Wales) (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 291667
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: December 8th, 1915 - 1915-12-08
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: VII. E. 18.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 27/09/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c/f*

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