Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Edward Gordon Coke Richards
In memory of:
Flight Sergeant Edward Gordon Coke Richards
March 15, 1945
Military Service
R/252612
28
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
49 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.
Additional Information
October 10, 1916
Flight Sergeant Richards, known as Ted to his family volunteered for the Air Force in Whitehorse, Yukon where he grew up. F/S Richards graduated from Course 66, Air Gunners, No. #10 Bombing and Gunnery School. F/S Richards was honoured on June 22, 1973 when Mount Richards, located at latitude 66 04 N; longitude 136 05 W, near Canyon Creek, Yukon was named in his memory. He is fondly remembered by his sister Joyce Yardley.
Commemorated on Page 558 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY
Germany
Coll. grave 6. Z. 18-27.
The BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY is in the district of Charlottenburg, 8 kilometres west of the city centre, on the south side of the Heerstrasse. From Theodor Heuss Platz in the district of Charlottenburg near the exhibition hall complex and next to the Olympic stadium, follow signs for Spandau, proceeding along the Heerstrasse. The Cemetery lies on the Heerstrasse on the left hand side of the road and 3 kilometres from Theodor Heuss Platz. Visitors should drive beyond the BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY to the traffic lights, then turn left directly onto a small one way street running parallel to the Heerstrasse. The Cemetery entrance is on this small one way road.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper clipping – From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.April 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c.April 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of EDWARD GORDON COKE RICHARDS – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of Edward G.C. Richards – Flt.Sgt. E.G.C. Richards. -
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Photo of Edward Richards – Submitted for the project: Operation Picture Me -
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Group photo – Submitted for the project: Operation Picture Me -
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Back of Group Photo – Submitted for the project: Operation Picture Me -
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Biography – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Memorial – Flight Sergeant Edward Gordon Coke Richards is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Memorial – Flight Sergeant Edward Gordon Coke Richards is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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