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We remember Richard Charley Gutteridge
We remember Richard Charley Gutteridge
Timeline
Timeline
1892
1909
education
Dunstable Grammar School
Dunstable, Bedfordshire
United Kingdom
Source:8614766
1909
1914
enlistment
Kempton Park Racecourse
United Kingdom
Source:8614767
12th November 1914
1914
service
British Army
Private
Middlesex Regiment
16th Battalion
Source:8614767
12th November 1914 - 10th April 1915
1915
commission
Regular
Source:8614767
10th April 1915
1915
service
British Army
2nd Lieutenant
Durham Light Infantry
6th Battalion
Source:8614767
10th April 1915
1916
service
British Army
Lieutenant
Durham Light Infantry
6th Battalion
Source:7200351
1st June 1916
1918
dates
Age 25
Source:7200351
28th May 1918
1918
missing
Source:1503498
28th May 1918
1918
theatres
France & Belgium: 1a
Source:1503498
28th May 1918
1918
marriage
Dorothy Alice Thorne
Source:8614767
1918
service
British Army
Lieutenant
Durham Light Infantry
2nd/6th Battalion attached 15th Battalion
Source:7200351
1918
death
Killed in Action
The Battalion was still under the barrage and the enemy machine guns were now firing from the rear, and it was realised that the Battalion had been practically annihilated.
Chalons-sur-Vergeur
France
Source:7200351
Source:8614767
28th May 1918
burial
Marne
Map reference Berry au Bac 288 X 219.
Cross reading "LIEUT GUTTRIDGE R.C. DURHAM L.I." was on grave, and identitification was confirmed from identity disc.
France
I. E. 6.
Source:7200351
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Richard Charley |
| Initials | RC |
| Last Name | Gutteridge |
| Source | 1503498 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | Middlesex Regiment | 16th Battalion | Private | ||
| British Army | Durham Light Infantry | 6th Battalion | 2nd Lieutenant | ||
| British Army | Durham Light Infantry | 2nd/6th Battalion attached 15th Battalion | Lieutenant | ||
| British Army | Durham Light Infantry | 6th Battalion | Lieutenant |
Awards
| Award | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|
| British War Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal | |
| Victory Medal | First World War Campaign/Service Medal |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary | mother | ||
| Richard Gutteridge | father |
Spouse
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy Alice Thorne | wife | 1918 |
Media
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Richard Charley GutteridgeCaptain of The Dunstable Grammar School cricket team, 1909
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Dunstable Grammar School Cricket XI 1909Richard Charley Gutteridge, team captain circled in blueContributed by:
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Richard Charley GutteridgeA short biography of Richard Charley Gutteridge taken from the publication "Dunstable Grammar School Old Boys Fallen in The Great War" © 2015 Dunstable School Old Boys' AssociationContributed by:
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Communities
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Bedfordshire County Cricket ClubMore about Bedfordshire County Cricket Club
Evidence
Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 | |
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Yvonne27542 |
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Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Charley Gutteridge | Robin60812 | |
| Dunstable Grammar School Cricket XI 1909 | Robin60812 | |
| Richard Charley Gutteridge | Robin60812 | |
| ICRC | john14663 | |
| Dunstable War Memorial in the Priory Gardens | Stella72041 | |
| Dunstable War Memorial in the Priory Gardens | Stella72041 | |
| Dunstable Grammar School, Bedfordshire | Stella72041 |
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