Son of Richard Alexander and Margaret Standish, of 19, Gate Street, Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Jane Standish, of 2, Back Deane Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly employed at the Bolton Corporation Electricity Works, Spa Road, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly Private 4070, 3rd/5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Wounded in right leg by shrapnel August 1916. Reported missing since 26/10/1917 and subsequently presumed killed.
Standish, Richard –
Personal details
- Surname: Standish
- Forename: Richard
- Date of birth: January 17th, 1876
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 41
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 26th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 2nd/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 241833
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: March 17th, 1915 - 1915-03-17
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: 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)
- Loyal North Lanacashire Regiment - 5th Battalion (Territorials) Memorial (Queen's Park) - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Cement House Cemetery, Langemark-Poelkapelle, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: IX. A. 23.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 18/08/1916 03/05/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6h 6d/e*