BORN HULL 1889. SON OF CHARLES THOMAS RICHOMOND & EMMA RICHMOND, OF 12 MELTON TERRACE, LIME STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A MACHINEMAN. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND ONE SISTER. WORKED AS A MOULDER.
HE ENLISTED IN THE 6TH EAST YORKSHIRE PIONEERS. LEFT ENGLAND FOR GALLIPOLI, ON 14/07/1915. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 09/08/1915, SCALING TEKE TEPPE HILL. AGED 26. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON HELLES MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING, TURKEY.
HIS NAME WAS LISTED ON ST MARK’S STREET MEMORIAL WITH HIS BROTHER, PTE, CHARLES RICHMOND, 1ST COLDSTREAM GUARDS, WHO DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 20/11/1916.
THEIR BROTHER, FRANK RICHMOND, ENLISTED IN THE EYR, BUT WAS DISCHARGED DUE TO DEFFECTIVE VISION. HE LIVED AT 11 PRINCES AVENUE, HULL.
First name:
GEORGE W
Regiment:
Military Number:
6/10551
Rank:
Private
Date Died
09/08/1915
Place died:
Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Age:
26
12 MELTON TERRACE, ST MARKS STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
