Individual Details
Benjamin Grimes RICHARDSON
(Abt Oct 1892 - )
Events
| Birth | Abt Oct 1892 | Little Bentley, Essex, England |  | ||
| Census | 1901 | Mill House, Glemsford, Suffolk, England | | ||
| Census | 1911 | Farmer's Son Working on Farm - "The Beeches", Norton, Suffolk, England | | ||
| Military | From 11 Nov 1914 to 25 Jan 1919 | Royal Field Artillery, British Army |  | |
Families
| Father | Benjamin RICHARDSON (1867 - 1937) |
| Mother | Mary Jane GRIMES (1868 - 1895) |
| Sibling | Grace M RICHARDSON (1890 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Jane RICHARDSON (1895 - ) |
Notes
Military
Extract from Pension Records:Attestation form dated: 11 November 1914
Name: Benjamin Grimes Richardson
No: 88526
Corps: Royal Regiment of Artillery (R.H. & R.F.A.)
Birthplace: Little Bentley, Colchester, Essex
Age: 22 years
Trade: Farmer
Married: No
Description: Age: 22 years - Height: 5ft 6½ins - Weight: 126 lbs - Chest: 36ins - Expansion: 3 ins - Complexion: Fresh - Eyes: Brown - Hair: Light Brown - Religion: Baptist or Congregationalist
Military History:
Home - 11 Nov 1914 - 20 May 1915 - 191 days
France - 21 May 1915 - 12 Sept 1918 - 3 years 115 days
Home: 13 Sept 1918 - 25 Nov 1919 - 135 days
Campaigns: Expeditionary Force France - 1915 - 16 - 17 & 18
Wounded: S.W. Back 78411?
Medals: 1914/15 Star
next of kin: Father - Benjamin Richardson - The Beeches, Norton, Nr Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Endnotes
1. GRO (England & Wales) Birth Registrations Index, 1892 Oct/Dec - Tendring - Vol: 4a Page: 543.
2. 1901 Census of England and Wales , Class: RG13; Piece: 1747; Folio: 28; Page: 1.
3. 1911 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG14; Piece: 10671; Schedule Number: 125.
4. British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920, WO364; Piece: 5595.