We remember Richard Halstead

We remember Richard Halstead

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Timeline

Timeline

1891
birth Barnoldswick, Yorkshire United Kingdom Source:9013075 1891
1911
dates Age 20 Source:9013075 1911
1914
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:5276403 22nd August 1914 - 26th August 1914
enlistment Burnley, Lancs United Kingdom Source:9296446
service British Army Private 10845 East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion Source:5276403
service British Army Private 10845 East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion. Source:9296446
1914
death Killed in Action Source:7445153 Source:9296446 26th August 1914
burial La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Seine-et-Marne France No known grave - named on Memorial. Source:7445153
sibling Mary Halstead Source:9013077
sibling Walter Halstead Source:9013077
sibling Frank Halstead Source:9013077

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Richard
Initials R
Last Name Halstead
Source 5276403
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 10845 East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion Private
British Army 10845 East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion. Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star with Clasp 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
Bridget Courtney mother
Thomas Halstead father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mary Halstead sister
Walter Halstead brother
Frank Halstead brother
Religion
DateReligionSource
1914-08-26 Roman Catholic

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 Ian105013

External Evidence

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Craven's Part in The Great War Ian105013
St James the Less, Rawtenstall Ian105013
Newspaper 'Burnley Express' Ian105013
Service Numbers - East Lancashire Regiment Ian105013

Multimedia

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Rawtenstall Cemetery - Municipal War Memorial Ian105013
East Lancashire Regiment cap badge Ian105013
La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial Ian105013
1914 Star and Clasp, BWM and Victory Medal Ian105013

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We remember Richard Halstead