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Title: look up
Post by: 141291 on Saturday 25 February 06 11:51 GMT (UK)

can anyone please help find William Richards. I have little info on him.
He was born in 1880 in Cardiganshire. He fighted in Egypt in WWI against the Turks. He regiment was from around London.

Please Help as i am finding it hard to find anything
 ;D
Thanks
Tom :(

Title: Re: look up
Post by: Blue-Spirit on Saturday 25 February 06 18:23 GMT (UK)

did he live or die during wwi, it seems it easier to find the dead than the living.

Title: Re: look up
Post by: liverpool annie on Saturday 25 February 06 19:10 GMT (UK)

Hi Tom!

I tried to look up his medal card but there are 793 documents found under William Richards!
Do you have any other information that might help distinguish your William from the rest ???
Any dates or photos or family stories that might help ?

Annie  :)

Title: Re: look up
Post by: 141291 on Saturday 25 February 06 19:13 GMT (UK)

in answer to blue spirit he lived through the war.

Title: Re: look up
Post by: 141291 on Saturday 25 February 06 19:21 GMT (UK)

I  do know that his middle name was david. he was born in the brynog arms. he played rugby for london welsh and married around 1920 to Beatrice l lee


thanks

tom ::)

Title: Re: look up
Post by: Wendi on Sunday 26 February 06 16:37 GMT (UK)

Hi Tom

Some battalions of The London Regiment did go to Egypt early in WW1

http://www.1914-1918.net/london.htm

and

According to the Campaign Medals there were several William D. Richards who were in The London Regiment.

Hope this helps in some way

Wendi