501219 Richard Henry James Whiting Army Royal Army Service Corps from:Croyden (d.17th Sept 1945) My grandfather Richard Henry James Whiting, died in Rimini at the end of the war on 17 Sept 1945. He was waiting for his
date to come home to Croyden after having served 6.5 years - he went in with the
Territorial Army and served with the Royal Army Service Corps. He had written to the Croydon Advertiser complaining at
how long it was taking to get them home - especially as he had not had any
leave (or seen his little girl) for 2.5 years. His little girl (my mother)
was 2.5 years old when he died - he never did get home to see her. He
offered to do a 'run' for his mate and was either shot by a sniper or had a
road accident - nobody knows. He was 27 when he died.
I am going to Coriano Ridge war cemetery in Rimini to pay my
respects to my Grandfather, of whom I am very proud. I wondered if there
was any way of finding any one who might have known him, or what had
happened to him. I know it is a tall order but nothing ventured nothing
gained.
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