RICHARDS Walter Henry

  • First Name(s):
    Walter 
    Henry 
  • Surname:
    RICHARDS
  • Service Number:
    12183
  • Rank:

    Drummer

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Worcestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    3rd Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    27th October 1914
  • Age At Death:
    19
  • Cause of Death:
    Died of wounds
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Brompton Cemetery, London, England, Grave N. 172653.
  • Place of Birth:
    Born and resident Birmingham, enlisted Worcester
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of C. and Elizabeth Richards, 87 St. Paul’s St., Worcester

Remember The Fallen - Lest We Forget

RICHARDS Walter Henry Is Named On These Memorials

Worcester St Paul’s Church

Further Information About RICHARDS Walter Henry

The following report appears in the Worcester Herald, Saturday 31st October 1914:
WORCESTER SOLDIER’S DEATH
Drummer Walter Henry Richards, of the 3rd Worcesters, son of Mr C. Richards, Blockhouse Villa, Foundry Street, Worcester, died at Melbrook Hospital, on Tuesday morning, as the result of terrible wounds received at the front. The first intimation the father had that his son was wounded was a postcard written on the soldier’s behalf from the hospital, stating that he had arrived there safely. Soon afterwards he received a telegram stating that the lad was dangerously ill, and that if the father cared to visit him his railway fare would be refunded. Mr Richards went to the hospital, but was too late to see the last of his son, who passed away at 11.30 that morning. The Matron told him that the leg had been blown away, and advised the father not to see the body. Drummer Richards was 21 years of age, and had been in the army for four years. He took part in the retreat from Mons and the Battle of the Aisne.

A similar report appears in Berrow’s Worcester Journal, 31st October 1914.

A photograph of Private W.H. Richards can be found in Berrow’s Worcester Journal Supplement, Saturday 7th November 1914, available at Worcestershire Archives.

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