We remember Richard Bevan Richards

We remember Richard Bevan Richards

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Timeline

Timeline

1893
birth Pencoed, Bridgend, Glamorganshire United Kingdom Source:8675583 Source:8675593 1893
1897
sibling William Richards Source:8675593 1897
1906
sibling Gwladys Evans Source:8675593 1906
1911
employment Coal Miner Hewer Source:8675593 1911
1911
location Upper Penprisk, Pencoed United Kingdom parents address Source:8675593 1911
1915
service British Army Acting Sergeant 13713 South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion Source:3721832 1915
1915
theatres Gallipoli :2b Source:3721832 21st August 1915
1916
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8675583 1916
1916
death Killed in Action shell explosion The Somme France Source:8675583 Source:8675601 1st July 1916
burial Y Ravine Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Beaumont-Hamel France B. 34. Source:8675583

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Richard Bevan
Initials RB
Last Name Richards
Source 8675583
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Upper Penprisk, Pencoed United Kingdom parents address known 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 13713 South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion Acting Sergeant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Jennet Ann mother
John father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
William Richards brother 1897
Gwladys Evans sister 1906

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Evidence

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Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Selena49658
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Selena49658
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Selena49658
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Selena49658

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