Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William Austin Richards
In memory of:
Lance Corporal William Austin Richards
May 29, 1940
Military Service
5252387
Army
Worcestershire Regiment
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
DUNKIRK TOWN CEMETERY
Nord, France
Sp. Mem. Plot 2 Row 8 Grave 2.
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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