Soldier Record
Albert Richards
Contributed by: William Robert Richards, on 2008-11-05
| Rank | |
|---|---|
| First Name | Albert |
| Surname | Richards |
| Year of Birth | 1880 |
| Year of Death | 1942 |
| Regiment | Border Regiment |
| Place of Wartime Residence | Cubert, near Newquay, Cornwall, Cornwall |
Albert's Story
My Grandfather on my side of the family of which I knew nothing about, as I had to dig up all of his files and records. He was born in 1880, he served out in africa in the second boar war 1889 to 1902 I think, His cap badge states that he was in the border regiment.
Grandfather Albert Richards joined the Royal Army Service Corp. and left England from Southampton docks 1914, for Le-Harve, with the first batch of 3,000 horses of which was needed 136,000 horses. My grandfathers records show that he became a train driver in france, but nothing of what he transported. His reg no: T/16499. He came home in 1918 -1919 as his papers show. His rank was acting corporal, then lance corporal. He also was awarded the three medals for his service.
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