Gunner 363020 William Richards

The St Helens Reporter
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Royal Garrison Artillery - 'V' 8th Trench Mortar Bty.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Previous Reg/Num: 426542, W Lancs D., R.E. (T.)

Age at death: 27
Date of death: 27th of April 1918 (Saturday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: Bolton, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Esquelbecq Military Cemetery - I. A. 33.

BMD details:
Marriage: 2 May 1914 St Bartholomew, Westhoughton, Lancashire, England William Richards - Ethel Bates - Source: Wingates St John Parish Magazine

Family details:
Husband of Ethel Richards, of 29, Branckers St., Chequerbent, Bolton.

Census details:
1901 - 9 years old William is living at 8 Ward Street, St Helens with parents Henry (42), Amelia (34) and six siblings: Henry (11), [cas=3014]George Richards[/cas] (10), Florence (8), Ethel (5), Andrew (2), Joseph (1). 1911 - Sees 20 years old 'Labourer in Coal Mine' William living at 38 College Street, St Helens with parents Henry (52), Amelia (44) and eight siblings: Richard Henry (22), [cas=3014]George Richards[/cas] (21),, Florence (18), Andrew (13), Joseph (11), Thomas (8), Edgar (4), Ruth (3). Boarding at the address is Andrew Livesey (38).

Notes:
[note=126]Two Richards Brothers who died in The Great War[/note]

[pic]news/RichardsBrothers.jpg[/pic][caption]The Richards Brothers From The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]tpics/363020_Richards.jpg [/pic] [caption]Image courtesy of Jeff Keenan from the Local Press[/caption] [pic]imgs/sppics/W_Richards_RGA.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Gunner William Richards at Esquelbecq Military Cemetery (Photograph courtesy of R Houghton)[/caption]