Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Tyne Cot Memorial | ||
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.133 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 13B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Early Life :
Son of Elisha and Susan Richard of Town Hill (1891). When he was 12 in 1887, he was charged by the Police at Truro for "Disorderly conduct in Castle Hill on Sunday evening 6th inst. Pleaded guilty and discharged with a caution."Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: |
| Action : Post War |
Post War includes all operations in all theatres up to 31st August 1921. This excludes the campaign in Russia against the Bolsheviks. It also includes men who succombed to wounds post war and who died from various causes whilst still in the services but post war.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Boscawen No. 699 E.C. | Cornwall |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
25th October 1909 | 29th November 1909 | 28th December 1909 |
Listed as a 34 year old Tobacconist, resident in 1909 at St. Agnes at the time of initiation into Boscawen Lodge No. 699, Chacewater. He "Died 14th Dec 1918."
Discrepancies (Require checks, clarity or further research) :
Mistakenly named RICKARD in the 1921 book, but both lodge ledgers at the United Grand Lodge of England show that he is RICHARD.
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley
Last Updated: 2021-01-09 17:32:39