Richardson Alexander Fusilier 4272293
Personnel Entry
Name Richardson Alexander
Army number 4272293
Rank Fusilier
Decorations None as far as is known.
Date of birth Not yet known.
Age 23 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Posted to the 9th Battalion. Served Malaya. DIED 30/9/1943 whilst a prisoner of the Japanese – location Kanchanaburi, Siam.
Company/Battery HQ Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Not yet known.
Joined Brigade
Promotions Not as far as is known.
Wounded Not as far as is known.
Prisoner of War Yes – captured 15/2/1942 at Singapore.
Died/Killed in action DIED 30/9/1943 - cause of death unknown.
Home address Son of John and Mary Jane Richardson of Alnwick, Northumberland. Mother lived at Summit Cottages, Alnwick Moor. Interred by Reverend Davidson, Chaplain to the Forces, in Grave 169, Kanchanaburi. Re-interred in grave 2.G.17. Kanchanaburi War Cemetery.
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