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1886

sibling Juliet Adelaide Richards Source:8662209 30th September 1886

1889

sibling Edith Marie Richards Source:8662209 September 1889

1891

birth 7 Lower Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin Ireland Source:8662216 16th January 1891

1899

education Preparatory school The Chilterns Halton, Tring, Hertfordshire United Kingdom Source:8663546 January 1899 - July 1904

1899

location The Chilterns, Halton, Tring United Kingdom school/college address Source:8663546 January 1899 - July 1904

1900

sibling Edward Taylor Richards Source:8662209 13th July 1900

1903

sibling Shelah Kathleen Richards Source:8662209 23rd May 1903

1904

location Malvern College, Malvern, Worcestershire United Kingdom school/college address Source:8663546 September 1904 - July 1909

1904

education Public School Malvern College Malvern, Worcestershire United Kingdom Source:8663546 October 1904 - July 1909

1909

employment Solicitor's Apprentice Dublin Ireland Source:8662209 August 1909 - August 1911

1911

location Trinity College Dublin Ireland school/college address Source:8662209 September 1911 - July 1914

1911

education Studied Law, in May 1914 awarded gold medal and first place at the Final Examination of the Incorporated Law Society Trinity College Dublin Dublin Ireland Source:8663546 October 1911 - July 1914

1914

service British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Dublin Fusiliers 6th Battalion Source:8663703 4th September 1914 - 19th November 1914

1914

service British Army Lieutenant Royal Dublin Fusiliers 6th (Service) Battalion Source:8663704 19th November 1914 - 21st July 1915

1915

theatres Gallipoli :2b Source:5400502 10th July 1915 - 15th August 1915

1915

appointments Adjutant Source:8663729 July 1915 - 15th August 1915

1915

service British Army Captain Royal Dublin Fusiliers 6th (Service) Battalion Source:8663729 21st July 1915 - 15th August 1915

1915

death Killed in Action Suvla, Gallipoli Turkey Source:8662216 15th August 1915

Details

Names

Type	Name
First Names	William Reeves
Initials	WR
Last Name	Richards
Source	8662216

Gender

Gender	Source
Male

Locations

Address	Country	Type	Date
Malvern College, Malvern, Worcestershire	United Kingdom	school/college address	September 1904 - July 1909
The Chilterns, Halton, Tring	United Kingdom	school/college address	January 1899 - July 1904
Trinity College Dublin	Ireland	school/college address	September 1911 - July 1914

Contribution

Military Service

Service	Unit	Section	Rank
British Army	Royal Dublin Fusiliers	6th Battalion	Second Lieutenant
British Army	Royal Dublin Fusiliers	6th (Service) Battalion	Lieutenant
British Army	Royal Dublin Fusiliers	6th (Service) Battalion	Captain

Awards

Award	Type	Source
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

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Adelaide Prudentia Roper	mother
John William Richards	father

Siblings

Name	Relationship	Dates
Juliet Adelaide Richards	sister	30th September 1886
Edith Marie Richards	sister	September 1889
Edward Taylor Richards	brother	13th July 1900
Shelah Kathleen Richards	sister	23rd May 1903

Religion

Date	Religion	Source
1901-04	Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other

Media

portrait

Captain w r richards

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The College Green in 1895

College Green is just a short walk away from where W.R Richards was born

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Chiltern School

The schoolhouse is the vicarage of St Michael's and All Angels in Halton, close to Wendover

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Malvern College

W.R. Richards attended the college, probably between 1904 and 1909

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Portrait

Closeup of his portrait

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St Stephen's Green

North side of St Stephens's green in Dublin, about three corners away from where the Richards family lived at the time

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Trinity College Dublin

Photo of the front entrance taken in 1900

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Commission

Gazetted commission on 12th September 1914

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Commission (corrected)

The London Gazette of 2 February 1915 issued a corrected date for the commission of some officers, including W.R. Richards - instead of the 12th of September, it now stated the 4th of September.

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Promotion to Lieutenant

Gazetted 19 Nov 1914

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Promoted to Captain

Gazetted 21 July 1915 (he was also made adjutant at the same time, but this is listed nowhere)

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Dead soldiers

Soldiers (mainly Turks in this picture) who fell in the attack at Gallipoli on 15 August in which Captain Richards and Major Preston were both killed

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Larger portrait

Larger image of the portrait from "Our heroes"

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Official Records

Title	Connected by	More information
Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription	Mara60295
Ireland Census 1911 Transcription	Mara60295
Ireland Census 1901 Transcription	Mara60295
Medal Index Cards Transcription	Mara60295
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription	Mara60295
Ireland: National Roll of Honour 1914-1921 Transcription	Mara60295

External Evidence

Reference	Connected by	More information
Ár Laochra - Our Heroes	Mara60295
London Gazette - Commission	Mara60295
London Gazette - Battalion	Mara60295
London Gazette - Lieutenant	Mara60295
London Gazette - Captain	Mara60295

Multimedia

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portrait	olivier56465
The College Green in 1895	Mara60295
Chiltern School	Mara60295
Malvern College	Mara60295
Portrait	Mara60295
St Stephen's Green	Mara60295
Trinity College Dublin	Mara60295
Commission	Mara60295
Commission (corrected)	Mara60295
Promotion to Lieutenant	Mara60295
Promoted to Captain	Mara60295
Dead soldiers	Mara60295
Larger portrait	Mara60295

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