We remember William Arthur Ratcliff Richardson

We remember William Arthur Ratcliff Richardson

Timeline

Timeline

1887
birth Swanley, Kent United Kingdom Source:9283993 Source:9281491 12th September 1887
1888
sibling Sidney Owen Bellerby Richardson Source:9281491 1888
1890
sibling Stanley Hugh Richardson Source:9281491 1890
1891
sibling Joyce Elsie Richardson Source:9281491 1891
1891
location Cottage Homes for pauper children, Marston Green, Coleshill, Warks United Kingdom parents address Source:9283984 5th April 1891
1900
education King Edwards High School, New Street Birmingham United Kingdom Source:9284432 1900 - 1903
1901
location Cottage Homes, Marston Green, Coleshill, Warks United Kingdom parents address Source:9281491 31st March 1901
1911
location Marston Green, Birmingham United Kingdom parents address Source:9283987 2nd April 1911
1914
service British Army 754 Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion Source:9283995 5th October 1914 - 10th June 1915
1915
commission Source:9283993 11th June 1915
1915
service British Army Second Lieutenant Dorset Regiment 7th Battalion Source:9283993 11th June 1915
1915
marriage Grace Elizabeth Upjohn Source:9284404 9th December 1915 - 25th December 1949
1916
service British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps Source:9284022 1st November 1916
1939
location 2 Lower Cwrt-Y-Vil Road , Penarth, Glamorganshire United Kingdom their own address Source:9284106 29th September 1939
1950
death Glamorganshire, Wales United Kingdom Source:9296509 Source:9283989 22nd May 1950

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Arthur Ratcliff
Initials WAR
Last Name Richardson
Source 9283989
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
2 Lower Cwrt-Y-Vil Road , Penarth, Glamorganshire United Kingdom their own address known 29th September 1939
Cottage Homes for pauper children, Marston Green, Coleshill, Warks United Kingdom parents address known 5th April 1891
Cottage Homes, Marston Green, Coleshill, Warks United Kingdom parents address known 31st March 1901
Marston Green, Birmingham United Kingdom parents address known 2nd April 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Dorset Regiment 7th Battalion Second Lieutenant
British Army 754 Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion
British Army Machine Gun Corps Lieutenant
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
William Henry Richardson father
Eliza Mary Ann Richardson mother
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Joyce Elsie Richardson sister 1891
Sidney Owen Bellerby Richardson brother 1888
Stanley Hugh Richardson brother 1890
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Grace Elizabeth Upjohn wife 9th December 1915

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Andrew10867
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Andrew10867
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Andrew10867
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Andrew10867
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription Andrew10867
Birmingham City Battalions 1914-1918 Transcription Andrew10867
England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription Andrew10867

External Evidence

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Midlands, England, Electoral Registers, 1918 Andrew10867
Midlands, England, Electoral Registers, 1920 Andrew10867
Service Record Andrew10867
Commission (London Gazette) Andrew10867
Transfer to Machine Gun Corps (London Gazette) Andrew10867
Promotion to Lieutenant (London Gazette) Andrew10867
1939 Register Andrew10867
Wifes death in 1949 Andrew10867
Probate Andrew10867

Multimedia

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Marriage Announcement Andrew10867
Old Edwardians Roll of Service Andrew10867

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