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208366 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. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**