Private Cecil Merrick Richards
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Richards,
Cecil Merrick
Date of birth: 1893-12-01
Place of birth: London
Next of kin: Charles Richards, father, of Aldergrove, British Columbia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Labourer and Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer, Labourer
Religion: Church of England
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 628572
Highest Rank:
Private
(47th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 47th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: yes
Awards
Military Medal
Date of award: 1917-07-09
Source: London Gazette
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
602375
Service file: B8228-S001
Uploader's Notes: 6 months prior service Cadet Corps, London, England; and, two weeks with 104th Regiment, Westminster Fusiliers of Canada. Died at New Westminster June 2, 1972.
Uploader's Research notes:
47th Battalion Nominal Roll
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 47th Battalion B Company Military Medal ]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2011-03-27
Last modified: 2012-01-05