RICHARDS William

  • First Name(s):
    William 
  • Surname:
    RICHARDS
  • Service Number:
    12115
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Worcestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    3rd Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    19th May 1914
  • Age At Death:
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial, France.
  • Place of Birth:
    Wilden, Worcestershire, resident Astley Cross, Wocestershire, enlisted Kidderminster, Worcestershire
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:
    Unknown
Remember The Fallen - Lest We Forget

RICHARDS William Is Named On These Memorials

Astley School
Astley St Peter’s Church WW1 Roll of Honour
Astley War Memorial

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Astley War Memorial with the information: 3rd Worces. Regt.

Further Information About RICHARDS William

United Parish magazine, Astley, September 1914:
I give below a list of Astley men who are serving their King and Country – some of them at the front.  It is a roll of Honour, and is also posted in the Church porch, and I ask that they may be remembered in your prayers:-

ARMY
Pte William Richards, B Company, 3rd Batt, Worcestershire Regt.; (among a list of names of all those serving)

United Parish magazine, Astley, November 1914:
Killed in Action
Private William Richards, 3rd Worcestershire Regt.  We all feel very deeply for Mrs. Richards in the loss of her gallant son.

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Credits: Parish magazine researched by Eve Fraser.