Frank Richardson
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All the Carlton soldiers died fighting in either Northern Europe of in the Dardanelles, with the exception of Frank Richardson. He was born 12 Oct 1877 at Gainsborough, the son of Frederick and Fanny Richardson. By the age of 23 he had left the family home and was living as a lodger, working as a sewing machine agent. He married Alice Alvy on 21st October 1909 at Misterton and by the following year, had their first child, Miriam born there. In 1910 Frank’s father died. The family moved on in 1911 to Dinnington where Frank was working as a drapery manager. By the following year Frank must have moved to Carlton as this is the village where his next two children were born, Arthur in 1912 and Alice in 1915.
Frank was called up for service in the army on the 19th July 1916 even though he had attained the age of 38. His enrolment papers were signed at Retford and rubber stamped at Gt. Yarmouth dated 25 July 1916 for the Royal Garrison Artillery. He was assigned to number 1 Mountain Battery and posted on the 22/10/1916 to India and never saw his daughter Alice again as on the 26th February 1917 she died age 15 months of bronchitis. Frank, himself, spent 15 days in April 1917 in Rawalpindi West Ridge Hospital and again in October 1918 when he died of influenza on the 23rd. He was buried at the Rawalpindi war cemetery (now Pakistan). Wife Alice awarded pension as from 16 May 1919 for herself and two remaining children. Worksop Guardian 22 November 1918 Mrs Richardson, South Carlton, has received intimation from the War Office, that her husband, Gunner F Richardson, R.G.A. died in hospital at Rawalpindi, India on October 30th from influenza. Prior to joining up two rears ago or thereabouts, the late Gunner Richardson was drapery manager at the Masboro’ Co-op Society, Dinnington Branch, and was most highly respected, both by his committee, by the members and by all who knew him.
Cemetery:- Rawalpindi war cemetery, now Pakistan. Research by Colin Dannatt
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