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Richardson, S., Pte., 1917

Sacriston Cemetery

On the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium is the name of 31677 Private Samuel Richardson serving with the 20th Battalion Durham Light Infantry who died 30/07/1917.

In Sacriston Cemetery is a family headstone which reads:-

In Loving Memory of
Margaret
the beloved wife of
Robert Pritchard
who died 10th September 1929
Aged 71 years
also the above
Robert Pritchard
who died 25th June 1935
Aged 78 years
Also Pte. Samuel Richardson
20th D.L.I. who gave his life on
July 30th 1917 aged 33 years
Also Robert son of the above
& dear husband of Lilian Pritchard
Died 5th July 1953 aged 61 years.

Samuel Richardson is remembered in Sacriston on S113.04 and S113.07

He is also remembered in The DLI Book of Remembrance page 198


The CWGC entry for Private Richardson

If you know more about this person, please send the details to janet@newmp.org.uk