Captain W F Richardson

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Other memorial
District: Preston
Town: Preston
County: Lancashire
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 72864

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Current location

Lancashire Infantry Museum
Fulwood Barracks
Preston
Preston
Lancashire
PR2 8AA
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 54898 31529
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

An ornate silver wine decanter, engraved and with relief vine and grapes.

Inscription

BEQUEATHED TO/ THE OFFICERS/2ND BN (59TH)/ EAST LANCASHIRE REGT/ BY/ CAPTAIN W.F. RICHARDSON/ WHO WAS/ KILLED IN ACTION/ AT ROUGE BANC/ MAY 9TH 1915

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Richardson, W F
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Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, rank, regiment, manner of death, place of death, date of death
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Silver

Listing information

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Condition

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

Lancashire Infantry Museum

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