Life story: Richard Clouter | Lives of the First World War

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1878

sibling Edwin A. Clouter Source:8716850 1878

1879

birth Curragh Camp, County Kildare Ireland Source:8716836 Source:8716841 4th October 1879

1881

sibling Agnes Clouter Source:8716850 1881

1883

sibling Rebecca Clouter Source:8716850 1883

1884

sibling Esther Clouter Source:8716850 1884

1885

sibling Emily Clouter Source:8716850 1885

1887

sibling William I. Clouter Source:8716850 1887

1889

sibling Alexander O. Clouter Source:8716850 1889

1891

location 13 Military Road, Colchester, Essex United Kingdom parents address Source:8716850 5th April 1891

1892

dates Age 14 Source:8716839 4th October 1892

1892

enlistment Colchester, Essex United Kingdom Source:8716839 4th October 1892

1892

service British Army Boy 4553 Royal Irish Regiment 1st Battalion Source:8716839 4th October 1892 - 24th September 1893

1893

service British Army Drummer 4553 Royal Irish Regiment 1st Battalion Source:8716839 25th September 1893 - 5th April 1900

1900

events Service in South Africa Overseas service South Africa Source:8716839 6th April 1900 - 21st January 1905

1900

service British Army Serjeant 4553 Royal Irish Regiment 1st Battalion Source:8716839 6th April 1900 - 19th March 1902

1902

events Reduced to the ranks... Military Discipline South Africa Source:8716839 20th March 1902

1902

service British Army Corporal 4553 Royal Irish Regiment 1st Battalion Source:8716839 20th March 1902 - 20th December 1906

1905

events Service in India Overseas service India Source:8716839 22nd January 1905 - 20th December 1906

1906

service British Army Serjeant 4553 Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:8716839 21st December 1906 - 18th March 1910

1908

marriage Annie Eliza Burkmar Source:8716839 26th December 1908

1910

children Doris Agnes Clouter Source:8716839 2nd March 1910

1910

service British Army Colour Serjeant 4553 Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:8716839 19th March 1910 - 30th September 1913

1911

children Ivy Annie Clouter Source:8716839 24th March 1911

1911

location Fort George, Guernsey, Channel Islands United Kingdom military residence address Source:8716841 2nd April 1911

1912

children Richard Philip William Clouter Source:8716839 1st October 1912

1913

service British Army Company Serjeant Major 4553 Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:8716839 1st October 1913 - 28th January 1915

1914

children Edwin Arthur Clouter Source:8716839 19th February 1914

1914

internment pow Senne Germany Source:8716836 3rd October 1914

1914

location Sennelager POW Camp, Senne Germany military residence address Source:8716836 3rd October 1914

1915

service British Army Warrant Officer Class 2 4553 Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:8716839 29th January 1915 - 25th July 1919

1918

events Internment in Holland Internment Scheveningen Netherlands He was repatriated at Hull on 18th November 1918 on the SS Stockport Source:8716836 24th February 1918 - 17th November 1918

1919

events Discharge End of Service West Croydon United Kingdom Whatever his indiscretion in 1902 that led to him being reduced to the rank of corporal, by 1919 it was long forgotten... Source:8716839 25th July 1919

1919

location 16 Wortley Road, West Croydon, Surrey United Kingdom their own address Source:8716839 26th July 1919

1943

death Unknown Woolwich, London United Kingdom Source:8716847 1943

Details

Names

Type	Name
First Names	Richard
Initials	R
Last Name	Clouter
Source	865276

Gender

Gender	Source
Male

Locations

Address	Country	Type	Date
13 Military Road, Colchester, Essex	United Kingdom	parents address	known 5th April 1891
16 Wortley Road, West Croydon, Surrey	United Kingdom	their own address	known 26th July 1919
Fort George, Guernsey, Channel Islands	United Kingdom	military residence address	known 2nd April 1911
Sennelager POW Camp, Senne	Germany	military residence address	known 3rd October 1914

Contribution

Military Service

Service	Number	Unit	Section	Rank
British Army	4553	Royal Irish Regiment	2nd Battalion	Warrant Officer Class 2
British Army	4553	Royal Irish Regiment	1st Battalion	Boy
British Army	4553	Royal Irish Regiment	1st Battalion	Drummer
British Army	4553	Royal Irish Regiment	1st Battalion	Serjeant
British Army	4553	Royal Irish Regiment	1st Battalion	Corporal
British Army	4553	Royal Irish Regiment	2nd Battalion	Serjeant
British Army	4553	Royal Irish Regiment	2nd Battalion	Colour Serjeant
British Army	4553	Royal Irish Regiment	2nd Battalion	Company Serjeant Major

Family

Children

Name	Relationship	Dates
Doris Agnes Clouter	daughter	2nd March 1910
Richard Philip William Clouter	son	1st October 1912
Edwin Arthur Clouter	son	19th February 1914
Ivy Annie Clouter	daughter	24th March 1911

Parents

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Richard P. Clouter	father

Siblings

Name	Relationship	Dates
Edwin A. Clouter	brother	1878
Agnes Clouter	sister	1881
Rebecca Clouter	sister	1883
Esther Clouter	sister	1884
Emily Clouter	sister	1885
William I. Clouter	brother	1887
Alexander O. Clouter	brother	1889

Spouse

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Annie Eliza Burkmar	wife	26th December 1908

Physical

Complexion	Eyes	Hair	Source
Freckles	Grey	Brown

Date	Height	Source
1892-10-04	4'8"

Religion

Date	Religion	Source
1892-10-04	Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other

Media

Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge

WW1 Royal Irish Regiment cap badge

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Curragh Camp, County Kildare, Ireland, early 1900s

Richard Clouter was born at Curragh Camp in 1879

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Fort George, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Fort George, Guernsey, Channel Islands, where Richard Clouter was based with the Royal Irish Regiment at the time of the 1911 census

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Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge

WW1 Royal Irish Regiment cap badge

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Military Road, Colchester

Military Road, Colchester, where Richard Clouter lived with his father and siblings at the time of the 1891 census. His mother had died and his grandmother was living with them.

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Sennelager POW camp

Sennelager POW camp. From ICRC records it can be seen that CSM Richard Clouter was a prisoner at Sennelager on 3rd October 1914

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SS Herschel

SS Herschel, the ship which transported the Royal Irish Regiment across the channel to France. They disembarked in Boulogne on 14th August 1914.

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2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons.

The plaque at the base of the Mons memorial to the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment. The memorial was unveiled on 11th November 1923 at La Bascule crossroads.

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2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons.

The Memorial to the Royal Irish Regiment at Mons overlooks the ground on which the 2nd Battalion fought on the 23rd August 1914. It was unveiled by Lord Ypres on 11th November 1923.

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Rue Leon Save, Mons, Belgium.

The road south on the western edge of Bois La Haut, Mons. The Royal Irish Regiment were hotly pursued down this road by the Germans on the afternoon of the 23rd August 1914.

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The fields between Caudry and Audencourt

The fields between Caudry and Audencourt where the fighting between the Royal Irish Regiment and the advancing Germans took place on 26th August 1914.

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Map of the Battle of Mons

Map of the Battle of Mons from The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment, Vol. II (drawn by Major St.Leger)

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Map of the battle at Caudry/Audencourt

Map of the battle at Caudry/Audencourt from The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment, Vol. II (drawn by Major St.Leger)

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Woolwich High Street in the 1940s

Woolwich High Street in the 1940s. Richard Clouter died in Woolwich in 1943.

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The Boer War (watercolour by S.E. St Leger)

A water-colour by Major S.E. St Leger depicting a scene from the Boer War.

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2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment from August to October 1914

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Official Records

Title	Connected by	More information
Medal Index Card
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription	Patrick63223
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	Patrick63223
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription	Patrick63223
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	Patrick63223
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription	Patrick63223
England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription	Patrick63223
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	Patrick63223

External Evidence

Reference	Connected by	More information
The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment Vol.II from 1900 to 1922	Patrick63223
1914-1918 PRISONERS OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR ICRC HISTORICAL ARCHIVES	Patrick63223

Multimedia

Title	Connected by	More information
Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge	Patrick63223
Curragh Camp, County Kildare, Ireland, early 1900s	Patrick63223
Fort George, Guernsey, Channel Islands	Patrick63223
Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge	Patrick63223
Military Road, Colchester	Patrick63223
Sennelager POW camp	Patrick63223
SS Herschel	Patrick63223
2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons.	Patrick63223
2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons.	Patrick63223
Rue Leon Save, Mons, Belgium.	Patrick63223
The fields between Caudry and Audencourt	Patrick63223
Map of the Battle of Mons	Patrick63223
Map of the battle at Caudry/Audencourt	Patrick63223
Woolwich High Street in the 1940s	Patrick63223
The Boer War (watercolour by S.E. St Leger)	Patrick63223

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