Second Lieutenant 8/2710 George Richardson

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Otago Regiment, N.Z.E.F. - 1st Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Age at death: 24
Date of death: 20th of July 1917 (Friday)
Born: Haydock, St Helens, Lancs
Resided: New Zealand
Burial / Memorial: Underhill Farm Cemetery Comines-Warneton - A. 20.

Family details:
Son of John and Rose Richardson, of 397, Glebe Terrace, Haydock, St. Helens, Lancs, England. Emigrated to New Zealand Oct., 1912.

Census details:
1901 - 8 years old George is living at 282 Clipsley Lane, Haydock with parents John (40), Rose (39) and five siblings: Joseph (17), Elizabeth (14), Maggie (11), James (5), Alice (3). 1911 - Sees 18 years old 'Coal Miner - Hewers Filler' George living at 397 Glebe Terrace, Haydock, with parents John (52), Rose Ann (49) and five siblings: Maggie (21), James (15), Alice (13), Mary Ann (9), Nellie (6).

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=25]Remembered On St Marks, Haydock War Memorial[/url]

[center][pic2]imgs/WW1_people/RichardsonGeorge.jpg[/pic2][/center] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/RichardsonGeo.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Richardson_G_NZEF.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/sppics/82710_Geo_Richardson.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of 2Lt George Richardson at Underhill Farm Cemetery[/caption]