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Private James Monilaws Richardson

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1886-09-02
Place of birth: Seaforth Ontario Canada
Next of kin: John Knox Richardson; father; St. Mary’s, Ontario, Canada.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Clerk
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death: 1916-09-15
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Vimy Memorial, N/A

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 100713
Highest Rank: Private (31st Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Corporal (Army). 1915-07-05 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Killed in the advance from Pozieres to Courcelette during the Somme offensive.

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 1573500
LAC ID: 601456
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B8249-S010
Uploader's Notes:

Son of John Knox Richardson and Euphemia Richardson, of St. Mary's, Ontario.

Prior service - 19th Alberta Dragoons.

Uploader's Research notes:

Info from the war diary and attestation papers. This man is on the CWGC site.

[Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 66th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 31st Battalion C ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-03-15