Richard Arthur Pell Colborne
Person details
| Forename(s) | Richard Arthur Pell |
|---|---|
| Surname | Colborne |
| Rank | Chaplain 4th Class |
| Regiment | The London Regiment (attached) |
| Age | 32 |
| Death | Killed in action |
| Place of Death | near Arras, France |
| Date of Death | 28/05/1918 |
| Year of Entry | 1900 |
| House Letter | E |
| School Notes | Exhibitioner; Historical Essay; English Literature Prize |
| Comments | Hon. sec. Radleian Society. Reg: "In France 1917-18 with 1 Bn London Reg't". CWGC: Chaplain 4th Class, att. 1/1Bn London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), aged 31. Obituary in Radleian of 29/6/1918 |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-record... |
| Unit | 1st Battalion |
| Prefect | Prefect |
| Military Decorations | |
| Album Number | 2 |
| Battle | Unknown engagement |
| Previous Regiment | Army Chaplains' Department |
| Additional Notes |
2.4.1919 The Radleian. Memorial. A handsome new reading desk has been placed in St. John's Church, Romford, to commemorate the memory of Rev. R A P . Colborne, T/C.F., who died of wounds last year. Added to Imperial War Museum 'Faces of World War One' project and Radley College War Memorial Flickr website on 7 March 2013 http://www.flickr.com/photos/radley_college_war_memorial/ |
| Burial or Cemetery | DAINVILLE BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Grave ref I. D. 1 |
| Place of Birth | Stow-cum-Quy, Cambridgeshire |
| Post School | Exhibitioner Worcester College, Oxford; Curate of Great Gaddesden, Herts, 1912; Curate-in-charge of St John's, Merton 1916 |
| Shields in Hall |
