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Canadian Virtual War Memorial

William Austin Richards

In memory of:

Lance Corporal William Austin Richards

May 29, 1940

Military Service


Service Number:

5252387

Force:

Army

Unit:

Worcestershire Regiment

Division:

8th Bn.

Additional Information


Son of Walter Austin Richards and Katrine Clarice James Richards, of Mt. Hawke, Cornwall; husband of P. M. Richards.

Commemorated on Page 17 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

DUNKIRK TOWN CEMETERY
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

Sp. Mem. Plot 2 Row 8 Grave 2.

Location:

DUNKIRK TOWN CEMETERY is at the south-eastern corner of the town of Dunkirk, immediately south of the canal and on the road to Veurne (Furnes) in Belgium. The British War Graves Plot is divided from the main cemetery by a hedge, and is entered through the columns of the Dunkirk Memorial.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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