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RICHARDSON, JAMES CLELAND
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Full Name
RICHARDSON, JAMES CLELAND
Date Of Birth
25 Nov 1895
Age
20
Birth Place
Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Resided Place
Scotland; Canada
Date
8 Oct 1916
Date Of Death
9 Oct 1916
Fate
Killed in action.
Information
16th Battalion, Manitoba Regiment (Canadian Scottish), Canadian Expeditionary Force. Parents: David and Mary Prosser Richardson, of Princess Avenue, Chilliwack, British Columbia.
Rank Name
Private
Service Number
28930
Gazette Date
1918
Gazette Page
12488 (V.C.); Issue: 30967 (V.C)
Duty Location
Regina Trench, Somme, France; France and Flanders
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
Canadian Army
Regiment
Manitoba Regiment
Battalion
16th Battalion
Place of Death
Regina Trench, Somme, France
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
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Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
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Publication Title
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The registers are divided by the cemetery/memorial and list the names of the dead commemorated that are either interned or commemorated there.
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