Son of Martha Waddington, of 106, Pen Street, Bolton, Lancashire, and the late Private Walter Waddington. Formerly Driver 1004, Royal Field Artillery. Reported as Dick in BJ&G.
Waddington, Richard (Dick) –
Personal details
- Surname: Waddington
- Forename: Richard (Dick)
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 23
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: September 28th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Bombardier
- Unit: "A" Battery, 211th Brigade.
- Service number: 710247
- Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: M.M.
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Artillery (Nelson Square) Memorial - Bolton
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- CWGC Memorial: White House Cemetery, St. Jean-les-Ypres, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: III. K. 20.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 13/08/1915
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6g-i*