Today | News | Books | Recipes Adventure | Science Fiction | Ghost stories | Poetry | Children | History Book, JOHN=, Stoker, 1st Class, 304400, H.M.S. Pathfinder; lost when that ship was sunk by a mine, about 20 miles off the East Coast, 5 Sept. 1914. =RICHARDS, ROBERT=, Lieut., Field Artillery Brigade, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, _s._ of the Ven. Isaac Richards, Archdeacon of Invercargill, and Vicar of St. John's there, Graduate of Exeter College, Oxford (see under Lieut. H. L. Richards); _b._ Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand, 20 July, 1886; educ. Christ's College, Christchurch, New Zealand, and the Merchant Venturers' College, Bristol; joined the Warwickshire Territorial Artillery Brigade, 1907; gazetted Lieut., New Zealand Field Artillery Brigade, 7 June, 1912; volunteered with it for Imperial service on the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914; left for Egypt 16 Oct. following, took part in the landing at the Dardanelles 25 April, and died in hospital at Alexandria, 23 May, 1915, of wounds received in action at Cape Helles, Gallipoli; _unm._ Buried in Chatby Military Cemetery, Alexandria. [Illustration: =Robert Richards.=] =RICHARDSON, GEORGE=, Private, No. 1426, 3rd Battn. Northumberland Fusiliers, _s._ of William Richardson, of Monkwearmouth, Master Mariner (lost at sea), by his wife, Harriet, dau. of William Healia; _b._ Monkwearmouth, 30 May, 1875; educ. Colliery Schools there; was employed at Hylton Colliery; enlisted, 1 Jan. 1915, and was killed in action "somewhere" in France, 29 March, 1916. He _m._ at Sunderland, 30 Aug. 1902, Sarah Jane (5, Varna Street, Southwick-on-Wear), 1st dau. of Joseph Gray, of Sunderland, and had five children: Thomas, _b._ 22 May, 1906; George, _b._ 10 Dec. 1910; Joseph, _b._ 22 Feb. 1914; Catherine, _b._ 8 May, 1904; and Gladys, _b._ 25 Jan. 1916. [Illustration: =George Richardson.=] =RICHARDSON, HENRY CHARLES=, Private, R.M.L.I., Ch. 13853, H.M.S. Pathfinder; lost when that ship was sunk by a mine, about 20 miles off the East Coast, 5 Sept. 1914. =RICHARDSON, HERBERT JAMES=, A.B. (R.F.R., B. 3881), 184244, H.M.S. Hawke; lost when that ship was torpedoed in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914; _m._ =RICHARDSON, JOHN WILLIAM=, Private, No. 10904, 3rd Battn. Coldstream Guards, _s._ of John Richardson, of the Banks, Dunchurch; _b._ co. Warwick; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders; died at Bethune, 11 Feb. 1915, of wounds received in action at Cuinchy the same day. Buried Bethune Town Cemetery. =RICHARDSON, JOHN THEODORE=, E.R.A., 3rd Class, M. 2837, H.M.S. Good Hope; lost in action off Coronel, on the coast of Chili, 1 Nov. 1914. =RICHARDSON, RUSSELL=, Ordinary Signalman, J. 25607, H.M.S. Hawke; lost when that ship was torpedoed in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914. =RICHARDSON, WALTER FAIRFAX=, Capt., 2nd Battn. East Lancashire Regt., _s._ of Major-Gen. John Soame Richardson, C.B. (who commanded the Australian Contingent in the Sudan Campaign); _b._ Sydney, New South Wales, 17 Sept. 1873; educ. there; gazetted 2nd Lieut., East Lancashire Regt., from the Local Military Forces, N.S.W., 2 June, 1894; promoted Lieut. 19 Nov. 1897, and Capt. 21 Nov. 1901; was Adjutant of his Regt. from 23 Dec. 1904 to 22 Dec. 1907; served with the Expeditionary Force in France, and was killed in action at Rouge Bancs, 9 May, 1915; _unm._ Buried at Rouge Croix. [Illustration: =Walter F. Richardson.=] =RICHARDSON, WILLIAM=, E.R.A., 1st Class (Pensioner), No. 9651, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =RICHARDSON, WILLIAM JOHN=, A.B. (R.F.R., Ch. B. 69), 173718, H.M.S. Aboukir; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =RICHES, ROBERT JAMES=, Petty Officer, 1st Class, 173426, H.M.S. Hawke; lost when that ship was torpedoed in the North Sea, 15 Oct. 1914. =RICHES, THOMAS=, Corpl., No. 2117, 5th Battn. Royal Sussex Regt. (T.F.), _s._ of Samuel Riches, of Waldron, Sussex, by his wife, Louisa, dau. of David Rolph, of Cambridge; _b._ Clerkenwell, S.E., 25 Jan. 1887; educ. Waldron, Sussex; was a Bricklayer; volunteered and enlisted, Sept. 1914; went to France, 19 Feb. 1915, and was killed in action at Richebourg, 9 May following; _unm._ =RICKARD, HENRY=, Stoker, 1st Class (R.F.R., Ch. B. 7254), S.S. 102184, H.M.S. Cressy; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =RICKMAN, STUART HAMILTON=, Major, 1st Battn. The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own), _s._ of the late Lieut.-Col. Albert Divett Rickman, Rifle Brigade (with which he served 24 years), by his wife, Helen Burns-Fulton (now wife of Edward Dunn, of Childrey Manor, Wantage); _b._ Chatham, 11 May, 1872; educ. Eton; was gazetted to his father's old regt. from the Militia on 29 Nov. 1893, became Lieut. 18 March, 1896, Capt. 27 July, 1900, and Major 16 Dec. 1911; served on the N.W. Frontier of India (Tochi medal with clasp), 1897-8, and in the South African War, 1899-1900, including the Relief of Ladysmith, the action at Colenso; operations of 17 to 24 Jan. 1900, and action at Spion Kop; operations of 5 to 7 Feb. 1900, and action at Val Kranz; operations on Tugela Heights (14 to 27 Feb. 1900), and the engagement at Pieter's Hill; also during the operations in Natal, March to 22 April of that year (twice mentioned in despatches [London Gazette, 8 Feb. and 10 Sept. 1901], (Queen's medal with three clasps). He was subsequently employed with the West African Frontier Force (25 May, 1907, to 23 Nov. 1908), and in India; came home on leave from the 2nd Battn. in May, 1914, and on the outbreak of war was appointed second in command of the 1st Battn., with which he went to France on 21 Aug. During the retreat from Mons he was mortally wounded in the Cambray Le Cateau action on 26 Aug. while in command of the rearguard, and died the next day and was buried at Fontaine-au-Pire; _unm._ Gen. ... wrote to a friend: "None saw Major Rickman dead. He was dangerously wounded gallantly commanding the rearguard of our retirement on the afternoon of 26 Aug. and he was left, of course, where he fell.... By his excellent arrangements in placing his companies, and by his quiet confident manner in command of the supports to the most dangerous and important parts of our line, he did more than anyone to enable us to maintain our positions in that part of our line. I put him first in the list of officers mentioned in my report of the battle that day"; and a Staff Officer wrote: "The Rifle Brigade did splendidly, and Major Rickman's conduct was _magnificent_, but we could not expect anything else from him. We brother officers have lost a fine soldier and the regt. has sustained a terrible loss and a real friend. One consolation is he fell fighting in the ranks of the regt. he loved so well. He will live in the annals of the regt." He was mentioned for gallant and distinguished service in F.M. Sir John (now Lord) French's despatches of 8 Oct. [London Gazette, 19 Oct.] 1914 and 14 Jan. [London Gazette, 17 Feb. 1915]. [Illustration: =Stuart Hamilton Rickman.=] =RIDDELL, JAMES FOSTER=, Brigadier-Gen., Commanding Northumberland Infantry Brigade, late 5th Northumberland Fusiliers |