Lance Corporal

William James Richardson

MM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Husband of Margaret Richardson, of 140, North St., Timaru, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
4/1539
Name:
William James Richardson
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Caroline Richardson (mother), care of D. Richardson, Queen's Hotel, Timaru, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Waiuta, Greymouth, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers, Tunnelling Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
09 February 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
30
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Tunnelling Company
Embarkation Place:
Auckland, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
18 December 1915
Transport:
Ruapehu 18 December 1915
Vessel:
Ruapehu
Destination:
Plymouth, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VIII. A. 9.
Cemetery Location: 
France
William James Richardson
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