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His full name is Thomas Medley Kingdon Richards. Son of Thomas Medley Richards and Gertrude Reid.
Thomas first married Lana True Everette, with whom he had two daughters, Bertha Beryl Richards and Gladys Ethyl Patricia Richards. Thomas remarried to Marian Radcliffe. His daughter Bertha Beryl Richards served as a nurse in Europe with the American Forces during the Second World War.
Thomas served in Québec, in New Brunswick, in Newfoundland with Force W, in Hong Kong with Force C, in Japan as prisoner of war. He had 1,282 days of service, including 839 overseas.
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Sergeant Thomas Richards
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Sergeant Thomas Richards
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Sergeant Thomas Richards
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Sergeant Thomas Richards
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In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 427 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY Japan
YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY is 9 kilometres west of the city on Yuenchi-Dori, Hodogaya Ward, which branches left off the old Tokkaido highway. The nearest railway station is Hodogaya, 5 kilometres to the north on the JNR line but the cemetery is easily reached by bus from Yokohama station.
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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