Project Description
LEONARD RICHMOND 1888–?
Born 1888, Nottingham
Married 1918 to Mary Lymbery, two children Cecil and Rita
Date of death unknown
1891 Census
Age 2 living at 8 St Saviours Street, Nottingham with father Charles, cellar man, mother Eliza, brothers Charles W 10 and Arthur 4 and a boarder Harry Spriggs, a chemist’s assistant.
1901 Census
Age 12 living with father a wine merchant cellarman, brother Charles 20, warehouse clerk, brother Arthur 14, telegraph messenger. They are still living at 8 St Saviours Street.
1911 Census
Age 22 living at 15 Lois Avenue, Nottingham with parents and brother Arthur 24, a joiner. He is employed as a law clerk.
Military Service
Rank: Corporal
Service Number: 6582
Military Unit: Army Service Corps
Theatre of War: Egypt, date of entry 20.3.15.
Attested: 1.2.1915
Address: South View, Bingham Road, Radcliffe on Trent. Stenographer. 5ft 2½ ins, 32ins chest
Father: Charles Richmond of South View
Aldershot: 29.1.1915
Promoted: March 1915
Mediterranean Expeditionary Force: March 1915 – September 1915
Discharged Dec 1915 no longer fit for war service
Medals Awarded: 1914-1915 Star, British War and Victory, Silver War Badge
Other information
Pension due to Ametropia (loss of ability to focus images on retina) – Compound hypermetropic astigmatism
Sight failed Imbros in Aegean Sea because of excessive clerical work with very little rest or time off duty
Medical Board ¼ only. Due to glare of sun
1939 Register
Not found
Reasons for inclusion on Radcliffe on Trent Roll of Honour
Lived in Radcliffe on Trent.