Lt. Thomas Alan Richardson . British Army 8th Batallion Durham Light Infantry from Crediton, Devon (d. 21st March 1943) My late uncle, (Thomas) Alan Richardson, known at home as Sonny, was a primary school teacher in Braunton, Devon from 1937. He was called up to the Devonshire Regiment in January 1940 and was in training with them (6th and 8th Battalions) in south Devon and Essex until embarkation leave in August 1942. He went to Aden via Cape Town in Convoy No.22 and was seconded to the 8th Battalion DLI, joining them after El Alamein in November 1942.
In January 1943 he was made the Battalion Intelligence Officer.
He was killed, probably by an anti-personnel mine, in Wadi Zigzaou on the first night of the Battle of Mareth. Reports suggest that he was with the C.O., Lt. Col "Jake" Jackson, at the time. Other known soldiers reported to be nearby at the time were Lt. Douglas Pentney and Lt. W Douglas. Lt Pentney was killed when he stepped on a mine whilst Lt. Douglas who was injured in the foot and was brought back to Battalion HQ.
There is a memorial grave to Thomas Alan Richardson at Enfidaville.
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WO. Thomas Cyril Richardson . Royal Air Force 12 Squadron from Heanor, Derbyshire
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WO. Thomas Cyril Richardson . Royal Air Force No. 12 Squadron from Heanor, Derbyshire
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TM Richardson . British Army Royal Armoured Corps TM Richardson served with the Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project are no longer in touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Sgt. Walter Richardson . Army My grandfather Walter Richardson was a prisoner of war in October 1944. He was a prisoner of Stalag 3c alt Drewitz in Brandenburg. If anyone has information about the camp or Sgt. Richardson please e-mail me.
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Aircrfm. 1st Cl. William George Richardson . Royal Air Force from Islington (d.5th July 1941) William Richardson was an Aircraftman First Class. He was a passenger aboard the SS Anselm which was sunk on 5th of July 1941 by a German U-boat. He went down with the ship. He was my grandma's, Elsie Doris Barclay, twin brother and his death affected her deeply for the rest of her life. My grandma was pregnant with my mother, Pamela, at the time of Billy's death and this news was deliberately withheld from her as they feared the shock could have caused a miscarriage.
Billy lied about his age so he could enlist, he was not 19 years old. He did it out of a sense of honour. His brother Leonard had, in effect, deserted the army while training in England. This was a great source of shame for Billy and he felt he had to restore the honour of the family.
I was at my grandma's bedside when she died in 2010 and in her last moments she called out Billy's name. She lived a full and rich life and I miss her so much but I know she is at peace and Billy is by her side.
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Warr Off. Henry George Richardson. . 280 sqd (d.13th Nov 1943 )
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James W Richardson. . Royal Air Force 426 Sqd.
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Sergeant Richard Richardson. . Royal Air Force 61 Sqd.
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F/Lt. Thomas Herbert Ottewill Richardson. . Royal Air Force 78 Sqd. (d.3rd/4th Apr 1943 )
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Edward William Richbell . Royal Navy HMS Pembroke Edward Richbell served in HMS Bristol, HMS Ganges, HMS Swiftsure, HMS Highflyer, HMS Mayma, HMS Lanka, HMS Tragina and HMS Pembroke.
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Harry Richens . British Army Parachute Regiment My father-in-law, Harry Richens, died a few years ago. He never mentioned his WW2 service, nor claimed his medals. We know he was in the army as a boy soldier, a bit of a trouble maker, hence, he volunteered for the Parachute Regiment. Which Battalion we do not know. He was in hospital recovering from Malaria when Arnhem took place and he was transferred to Royal Welch Fusiliers for the last few months of the war. Can any one help in how we can try and find more details of his service history, so we can pass on to great-grand kids etc. It would be great if a photograph with him on emerges.
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Eric James Rolfe Richer . Royal Air Force nav. 460 Sqd. from Little Tye, Essex Eric Richer was a Navigator on a Lancaster bomber based at RAF Binbrook. His aircraft AR-P ME326 was involved in a mid-air collision over France whilst on the return leg of an operation to Wiesbaden, on the 2nd of Feb 1945, but Eric survived as he was replaced as a navigator for that ops due to an eye sight test. He lost some good friends on that day.
The crew were:
- G/C K.R.J.Parsons RAAF
- Sgt W.T.Jeffries
- F/S F.J.Flattery
- Sgt J.H.Bull
- F/S W.A.Cunningham RAAF
- Sgt W.A.George
- F/S F.Human
ME326 was one of two 460 Sqd Lancasters lost on this operation. G/C Parsons took off from Binbrook at 20:45, by 11pm, they were home bound when the aircaft was involved in a mid-air collision at 19,000 feet with a No.626 Sqdn Lancaster (PD286), both aircraft crashed at St-Maxent Somme, 8 km south west of Abbeville. G/C Parsons survived, but the rest of the crew, including F/S Human who succumbed to his injuries, are buried in Abbeville Communal Cemetery.
Eric also flew with the Maxton Brothers Eric and Murray possibly on AR-D
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PO. Leo Richer . Royal Canadian Air Force 90 Squadron Leo Richer was a pilot from Ontario serving in the RCAF in 90 Squadron.He wrote the book 'I Flew the Lancaster Bomber' and I am writing a short bio on him for a Veteran's project we are doing in our town in British Columbia.
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EA Riches . British Army Royal Artillery EA Riches served with the Royal Artillery British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project are no longer in touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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EJD Riches . British Army Royal Armoured Corps EJD Riches served with the Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project are no longer in touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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GE Riches . British Army 1st Btn. Royal Tank Regiment GE Riches served with the 1st Btn. Royal Tank Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project are no longer in touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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WH Riches . British Army WH Riches served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project are no longer in touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Sqd.Ldr. Wilfred Cyril Riches DFC & Bar. Royal Air Force 635 Squadron (d.6th July 1944) My uncle Wilfred Riches served with the Pathfinders of 635 Squadron and was shot down during the raid on one of the 'doodlebug' sights in Northern France.
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William Andrew Riches . Army from Canterbury, New Zealand My Father was William Andrew Riches. I was wondering if anyone can help me find anything about Dad when he was in Stalag 8B in Lamsdorf Germany. He was a driver, his Reg number was 12585. He was from Canterbury New Zealand. I cannot seem to find anything about him, via the net.I have several photos and letters he sent home etc. whilst a prisoner. He was captured in Crete in 1942. I have a few newspaper clippings of him presumed missing etc.
Looking forward to anything at all.
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WW Riches . British Army Border Regiment WW Riches served with the Border Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project are no longer in touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Bert "Cush" Richings . I was a POW captured at Tobruk. I was always known by the nickname "Cush". I was in PG70 in Italy in a group of 26 until the Italians capitulated and was then taken by the Germans, by cattle truck through the Bremmer Pass, I think, to Stalag 4b, where all our heads were shaved. I was then sent in a party of 50 men to work in a quarry at a village named "Klinga". We 50 men spent the next three years together. I would love to hear from any of those chaps or their relations. I have two good photographs of PG70.
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GA Richings . British Army Gloucestershire Regiment GA Richings served with the Gloucestershire Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project are no longer in touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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MW Richings . British Army Royal Armoured Corps MW Richings served with the Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project are no longer in touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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PFC. George Richko . US Army Co. C, 2nd Platoon 326th Airborne Engineer Battalion from Jerome, PA. My dad, George Richko, was captured on the 6th of June 1944. I know very little about the years my Dad spent as a POW of the Germans. My Mother told me he escaped and took another soldier with him. He was found by a farmer and his wife. They hide him from the Germans and got in touch with the Army. He was sent home. He earned the EAME Campaign Medal and American Campaign Medal WWll
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Craftsmn. Henry George "Sonner" Richman . British Army Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers from Gillingham, Kent Henry Richman served with with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in WW2.
He served overseas in North Africa from 10th of April 1943 to date not recorded, then with the Central Mediterranean Force, start date no records to 6th of March 1945
He also served with the British Army of the Rhine from 30th of December 1945 to 18th of July, 1946.
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Pte. William Horace Richman . British Army 6th Btn. Devonshire Regiment from Gillingham, Kent (d.12th Sep 1940) William Richman served with the 6th Devonshire Regiment, he died on Thursday 12th of September 1940 and is buried in Hastings Cemetery.
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Drvr. Frank Richmand . British Army 552 Coy Royal Army Service Corps My father-in-law served with the 8th Army - Frank Richmand, driver, A Platoon, 552 Company, RASC 8th armoured brigade. He was at El Alamein, Tunis, via Monty's left hook. Via Marath line? Does anyone remenber Frank or the company he was with?
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WO1. Alfred Derek Richmond . British Army Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers from Bulford Village, Wiltshire
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F Richmond . British Army F Richmond served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project are no longer in touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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