We remember William Henry Rickards

We remember William Henry Rickards

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Timeline

Timeline

1882
birth Birmingham United Kingdom Source:7120102 Source:8565100 1882
1898
enlistment Worcester United Kingdom Source:8565100 1898
1901
service British Army Private 6043 South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion Source:8565239 31st March 1901
1901
awards Queens South Africa medal Other War Service Award Source:8565239 1st October 1901
1902
awards Kings South Africa medal Other War Service Award Source:8565239 1st October 1902
1915
service British Army Colour Serjeant 6043 South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion Source:3734689 6th December 1915
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:3734689 6th December 1915
service British Army Company Quarter Master Serjeant 6043 South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion Source:7120102
1916
death Killed in Action France Source:7120102 Source:8565100 20th December 1916
burial A.i.f. Burial Ground, Flers CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Source:7120102

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Henry
Initials WH
Last Name Rickards
Source 8565100
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 6043 South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion Colour Serjeant
British Army 6043 South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion Private
British Army 6043 South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion Company Quarter Master Serjeant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Kings South Africa medal Other War Service Award
Queens South Africa medal Other War Service Award
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Fife3190
Medal Index Cards Transcription Fife3190

External Evidence

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Boer War medal rolls for South Wales Borderers Keith1947

Multimedia

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QSA and KSA medals Keith1947

Stories

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