BORN 1897 CURRAGH, COUNTY KILDARE. ENLISTED HULL. SON OF MR JOHN THOMAS RICHARDSON & ELLEN (NELLIE) MITCHELL, OF 50 LEE STREET, HOLDERNESS ROAD, HULL (1911 CENSUS). ONE OF SIX CHILDREN. HIS FATHER WAS A FORMER EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT SOLDIER AND GATE KEEPER AT EARLES SHIPYARD. EMPLOYED AS A MESSENGER BOY. HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 09/08/1914. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 9610, 1ST EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION, ON 16/04/1918, AGED 21. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE TYNE COT MEMORIAL IN BELGIUM.
| Name | Ralph Cyril Richardson |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Curragh, Co. Kildare |
| Death Date | 16 Apr 1918 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | East Yorkshire Regiment |
| Battalion | 1st Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 9610 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
RALPH CYRIL
Regiment:
Military Number:
9610
Rank:
Private
Date Died
16/04/1918
Place died:
TYNE COT MEMORIAL, BELGIUM
Age:
21
