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John Hedley Richards

In memory of:

Private John Hedley Richards

November 18, 1916

Military Service


Service Number:

163420

Age:

31

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)

Division:

75th Bn.

Citation(s):

Military Medal

Honours and Awards:

Military Medal

Additional Information


Born:

November 4, 1885
Tavistock, England

Enlistment:

July 29, 1915
Toronto, Ontario

Son of Thomas and Jane Richards, of Clifton, Bristol, England; husband of the late Myrtle Edith Thornton.

Commemorated on Page 154 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

II. J. 29.

Location:

Miraumont is a village about 14.5 kilometres north-north-east of Albert and the Cemetery is some 3 kilometres south of the village on the east side of the road to Courcelette (D107). The ADANAC MILITARY CEMETERY is signposted in the centre of Miraumont.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram November 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Pte. John Hedley Richards enlisted in the 84th Battalion C.E.F. on July 29th, 1915 in Toronto, Ontario.  This article and photograph appeared in the Toronto Evening Telegram on December 7th, 1916.

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