William Richardson
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William Richardson was born in 1876 at Nottingham, the son of the late William a dyer and Ellen Richardson (née Brindley) of 11 Edwin Street, Nottingham.William was born in 1853 at Derby and died in 1901 at Nottingham aged 49. Ellen Brindley was born in 1856 also at Derby. Married 21st September 1873 at St John’s Church, Derby, they had 14 children, 12 surviving infancy - Ellen b.1875, William b.1876, Jane b.1879, Alfred b.1880, Alice b.1882 (all born in Derby) and James b.1884, Thomas b.1886, Henry b.1888, Ernest b.1890, Reuben b.1893, Mary b.1896 and Florence b.1897 (all born in Nottingham). In 1891 the family lived at 4 Burnaby Terrace St Mary's and in 1901 at 3 Lyndock Row St Phillip's (both Nottingham).
Private William Richardson enlisted at Grantham whilst residing at Nottingham, he served with the 1st battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, he landed in France on 29th September 1914 and was killed in action on 17th October 1914, having no known grave his name is commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial, France.
William Richardson’s brothers died in the Great War. Hundreds of Nottinghamshire families lost two sons, scores lost three and one four but, from this county, only William and Ellen Richardson had five sons killed: Private Alfred Richardson, 1st Battalion Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment, was killed in action on 12th March 1915. He is commemorated on Le Touret Memorial, France.Private Ernest Richardson, 10th Battalion Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment, died of wounds on 29th December 1917. He is buried in Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, France.Private Henry Richardson, 1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers, died as a prisoner of war on 25th September 1917. He is buried in Cologne Southern Cemetery, Germany.Private Thomas Richardson, 2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment, was killed in action on 16th September 1916. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.
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