Private Richard Thomas Cardew

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Cardew, Richard Thomas

Date of birth: 1876-11-03

Place of birth: London

Next of kin: Mrs. Amy Cardew 12 St. Simon Quebec City

Marital status: married

Occupation (attested): Packer

Occupation (normalized): Packer, Hand or Machine

Religion: Roman Catholic

Date of death: 1915-02-20

Cause of death: Killed in action

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 8646

Highest Rank: Private (2nd Battalion)

Rank detail

Private, 2nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).

Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

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CWGC ID: 281282

LAC ID: 87144

Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2

Service file: B1481-S006

Uploader's Notes: Son of Richard Cardew and Bridget, his wife, of 9, "O" Block, Sutton's Buildings, Chelsea, London; husband of Amy Florence Cardew. Born in London, England.

Uploader's Research notes:

Pte. Cardew was killed during the Battalion's first time in the front line trenches being overseen by British veteran troops, near Armentieres.

"It was ironical that the first battle casualty of the second Battalion in France should be the Commanding Officer's batman. Private R.T. Cardew was killed on the 20th of February, his trench shelter having been blown in on him by an enemy shell/ The term 'ironical' is used because of the misconception prevalent throughout the Battalion was that a batman's job was usually 'cushy'. That, indeed, was far from the case."

-Murray, Col. W.W. The History of the Second Canadian Battalion (Eastern Ontario Regiment) Canadian Expeditionary Force. Ottawa: Mortimer Ltd. 1947. P. 37.

[Private Army Canadian Infantry 2nd Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04

Last modified: 2014-06-30