Mervyn Stronge Richardson
Person details
| Forename(s) | Mervyn Stronge |
|---|---|
| Surname | Richardson |
| Rank | Captain |
| Regiment | The Royal Welsh Fusiliers |
| Age | 21 |
| Death | Died of wounds |
| Place of Death | France |
| Date of Death | 19/03/1916 |
| Year of Entry | 1908 |
| House Letter | D |
| School Notes | |
| Comments |
1st Battalion (8th Division). Reg: Died of wounds received at Fricourt. CWGC notes him as "Captain of the boats, Radley College, Leander Club". Despatch mentioned in Radleian of 27/07/1916. Obituary & letters in Radleian of 03/04/1916 Mentioned as "Tracker" Richardson in Sassoon's diary for 19/3/16, giving brief details of death. http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=78910 War Memorial Fund Ctte minutes 11.12.1918: '...memorial nomination called ... the Mervyn Stronge Richardson memorial nomination.' War Memorial Fund Ctte minutes 14.1.1919: ' 1. The Mervyn Stronge Richardson nomination was accepted with thanks,' |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-record... |
| Unit | 1st Battalion |
| Prefect | Prefect |
| Military Decorations | Mentioned in despatches |
| Album Number | 6 |
| Battle | Unknown engagement near Fricourt |
| Previous Regiment | - |
| Additional Notes |
Added to Imperial War Museum 'Faces of World War One' project and Radley College War Memorial Flickr website on 17 March 2013 http://www.flickr.com/photos/radley_college_war_memorial/ A friend of Siegfried Sassoon, Richardson is mentioned in Sassoon's 'Memoirs of a fox-hunting man'. He took part in the Boxing Day football match in 1915. His mother published a memoir in 1920. A full account of his life was prepared for the RFW Museum in 2009 The Radleian 27.7.1916 reprints a citation. Letters. WAR OFFICE, WHITEHALL, 30th June, I916. SIR, I have it in command from His Majesty the King to informed you as next of kin of the late Captain Mervyn Stronge Richardson of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, that this officer was mentioned in a Dispatch from Sir Douglas Haig dated 30th April, 1916 for gallant and distinguished service in the field. I am to express to you the King's high appreciation of these services, and to add that His Majesty trusts that their public acknowledgment may be of some consolation In your bereavement. |
| Burial or Cemetery | POINT 110 NEW MILITARY CEMETERY, FRICOURT, Somme, France. Grave ref D. 4 |
| Place of Birth | Purton, Wiltshire |
| Post School | Sandhurst |
| Shields in Hall | NM2 |
