We remember R James Richards

We remember R James Richards

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Timeline

Timeline

1898
birth Breage, Cornwall United Kingdom Source:5494064 3rd October 1898
1901
dates Age 2 Source:5494064 1901
1915
enlistment Cornwall United Kingdom Source:5493416 19th April 1915
1915
service British Army Gunner 321797 Royal Garrison Artillery 222 AA section Source:5493465 19th April 1915 - 6th March 1919
1917
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9632680 11th July 1917
1918
marriage Dorothy Pratt Source:5493328 7th October 1918
1919
discharge Source:5493416 6th March 1919
employment Auto manufacturing United States Source:5502035
service British Army Gunner 321797 Royal Garrison Artillery 222 AA Source:5493416
service British Army Gunner 321797 Royal Garrison Artillery 222 AA Section Source:5493465
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:5493447
1996
death Not War Related Congestive heart failure Lanse, Baraga County, Michigan United States Source:5502035 Source:5495127 30th January 1996
burial Herman Cemetery Non-War Cemetery Herman, Baraga County, Michigan United States Source:5502035

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names R James
Initials RJ
Last Name Richards
Source 5502035
First Names James
Initials J
Source 5493465
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 321797 Royal Garrison Artillery 222 AA Gunner
British Army 321797 Royal Garrison Artillery 222 AA Section Gunner
British Army 321797 Royal Garrison Artillery 222 AA section Gunner
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Bessie Trevaskis Richards mother
Richard Richards father
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Dorothy Pratt wife 7th October 1918

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card

External Evidence

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Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996 Becky5581

Multimedia

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James and Dolly (Pratt) Richards Wedding Photo Becky5581
James Richards at 17 Becky5581
James Richards Discharge papers Becky5581
James RIchards Identity Paper Becky5581
Pay book Becky5581
The 'Cornish Boys' Becky5581
British war medal issued to R. James Richards Tim15729
British Victory Medal Tim15729
Official Death Certificate Tim15729
Richard James Richards birth Tim15729
Unit photo A subsection, B battery, 1st AA brigade Tim15729
Back page of Soldiers Pay Book Tim15729

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We remember R James Richards