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Gunner WILLIAM JAMES RICHARDSON

Service Number: 61503
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Horse Artillery

"L" Bty.

Date of Death

Died 01 September 1914

Age 21 years old

Buried or commemorated at

NERY COMMUNAL CEMETERY

Special Memorial.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of James Richardson, of Newmarket Road, Great Chesterford, Essex, and the late Harriett Richardson. See Cemetery Introduction.
  • Personal Inscription A QUIET THOUGHT A SILENT TEAR KEEP HIS MEMORY EVER DEAR
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Buried or commemorated at

NERY COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Oise France
Number of casualties: 27
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