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Military service
Service number:
B/70344
Age:
26
Rank:
Corporal
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Lincoln and Welland Regiment, R.C.I.C.
Death:
April 18, 1945
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
VII. D. 12.
Additional information
Son of Fred B. and Edna Richardson, of Port Colborne, Ontario; husband of Mary Dolly Richardson.
Digital gallery of Corporal Merritt Lee Richardson
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Group Photo
Cpl. Merritt Richardson top left of photo. Taken april 10 ,1945 in Germany.....cpl Richardson was killed in action 8 days later. -
Letter
Letter from Merritt to his mother April 11, 1945. One week before he was killed. -
Letter, (August 28, 1944)
Letter from Merritt to his sister Ruth August 28, 1944. Half way down he letter he talks about being wounded. See News Clipping. -
Letter (February 16, 1945)
Letter from Merritt to his mother-in-law Bea Schneider -
Letter (February 16, 1945) page 2
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Photo of Merritt Richardson
Merritt Richardson in uniform with son Larry. -
Photo of Merritt Richardson
Merritt Richardson with wife Dolly and Brother Fred with wife Dora before deployment. -
Photo of Merritt Richardson
Merritt Richardson with younger brother, Roy Ewen Richardson of Port Colborne before deployment. -
Newspaper Clipping
Paper clipping of Merritt being hit with Shrapnel and being wounded. -
Photo of Merritt Richardson
Merritt Richardson as civilian before deployment. -
Memorial Cross
Memorial Cross sent to Edna Richardson. -
Inscription
Memorial Cross (back) sent to his mother, Edna Richardson -
Card
Memorial Cross Card sent to Mrs. E. Richardson. -
Christmas Card
Canadian Military Christmas Card sent to wife Dolly Richardson. -
Photo of Merritt Lee Richardson
Merritt at hospital c.1944 -
Entrance
Gate to Bergen op Zoom Cdn section -
Temporary Gravemarker
Merritt's grave -
Letter
Letter to brother Fred p.1 -
letter page 2
Letter to brother Fred p.2 -
Letter Page 3
Letter to brother Fred p.3 -
Grave Marker
A visit to Merritt's grave by his grandson Scott. Son of Larry Richardson in December 2016. -
Grave Marker
Digital gallery of
Corporal Merritt Lee Richardson
Digital gallery of
Corporal Merritt Lee Richardson
Digital gallery of
Corporal Merritt Lee Richardson
Digital gallery of
Corporal Merritt Lee Richardson
Digital gallery of
Corporal Merritt Lee Richardson
Digital gallery of
Corporal Merritt Lee Richardson
Digital gallery of
Corporal Merritt Lee Richardson
Digital gallery of
Corporal Merritt Lee Richardson
Digital gallery of
Corporal Merritt Lee Richardson
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 558 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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