1918-2008: Ninety Years of Remembrance

Soldier Record

George Riches

Contributed by: Shirley Sinclair, on 2008-11-12

George Riches
Rank
First NameGeorge
SurnameRiches
Year of Birth1890
Year of Death1948
RegimentMiddlesex Regiment
Place of Wartime ResidenceStoke Newington, Greater London

George's Story

My Grandfather was on the Somme where he was wounded and gassed, like most of the returning Soldiers never spoke about his experiences . I was only 3 years old when he died but my memory of him is as vivid now as it was then.

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