Private Ernest Frederick Richards
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Richards,
Ernest Frederick
Date of birth: 1882-09-23
Place of birth: Brighton Sussex England
Next of kin: Mrs A Richards, wife. Penetanguishene, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Labourer
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Address:
Penetanguishene, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Bois-Carre British Cemetery, Grave C.A. 4, Thelus Mem., 2.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 644621
Highest Rank:
Private
(1st Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 1st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private (Army). 1916-02-10 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 618341
LAC ID:
602468
Service file: B8229-S027
Uploader's Notes:
Details of Death
From careful enquiries made it was ascertained that he was found unconscious wounded in the face. A party was formed to take him to the Dressing Station, but as it was impossible to trace any of the party later, no information is available as to the actual circumstances under which he died.Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 157th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 1st Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-07-23