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Pte. · 2 Regt. South African Infantry

Clifford Joseph Richards

† 18/09/1917 · aged 21 · Potijze Chateau Lawn Cemetery (Ieper), C.10; personal inscription: ALSO IN MEMORY OF 13837 PTE. H.P. RICHARDS SOUTH AFRICAN INF. 18TH SEPTEMBER 1917

Personal data

NameRichards
InitialsC.J.
Christian nameClifford Joseph
FamilySon of Mr. H. W. and Mrs. J. O. Richards, of 64, Rapson Rd., Stamford Hill, Durban.

Military data

Service number7268
RankPte.
Regiment / Unit2 Regt. South African Infantry
Date of death
Age21
Cemetery / MemorialPotijze Chateau Lawn Cemetery (Ieper), C.10; personal inscription: ALSO IN MEMORY OF 13837 PTE. H.P. RICHARDS SOUTH AFRICAN INF. 18TH SEPTEMBER 1917

Other information

Informatio 1
His brother, Pte. Henry Pringle, 4 Regt. South African Infantry, was killed on the same day, aged 19 (Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial)
Information 2
'The Richard (sic) Lamp' - Durban, Natal Branch (South Africa). Endowed on 02.11.1927. First lit on 03.12.1927 at The Royal Albert Hall, London, by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. "In memory of Clifford Joseph Richard (sic), aged 21, and of Henry Pringle Richard (sic), aged 19, 18.9.1917"

Sources

Source
Roll of Lamps of Maintenance of Toc H, 1922-1936