John Osborne Richards
Service number
7366172
Military unit
Royal Army Medical Corps
Address
25 Savile Road, Bilsthorpe.
Date of birth
26 Jul 1919
Date of death
19 Jan 1940 (20 years old)
Place of birth
Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
Employment, education or hobbies
In 1939 was working as a lampman at the colliery and was a member of the St John's Ambulane Brigade.
- Family History
- Military history
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Family history
Son of George William and Mary Richards of 25 Savile Road, Bilsthorpe.
Had one sister, Joan born in 1918.
In 1921 they were living at 1 Lincoln Street, Castleford, which was the home of Mary's mother, Fanny Osborne. John's middle name was his mother's maiden name.
Military history
Died at the Military Isolation Hospital at Boyce Barracks, Crookham Aldershot from Lobar Pneumonia caused by Cerebrospinal Fever (Cerebrospinal Meningitis)
Extra information
Buried at Sutton in Ashfield Cemetery.
Photographs
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