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{{Personnel
|Surname and forenames=Richardson Robert Henry
|Army number=4455720
|Rank=Pte
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=26
|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, but almost certainly early May 1939.  Posted ? 8th Bn DLI.  Posted 11th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939.  Served BEF?  Served Iceland.  Served Normandy.  Transferred to the East Yorkshire Regiment 26/8/44 on the disbandment of the 11th Battalion.  Posted 2nd Bn East Yorks, docs to Section 28/9/44.  KILLED in ACTION with 2nd Bn East Yorkshires 21/09/1944.
|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
|Promotions=Cpl.
|Died/Killed in action=21-Sep-44
|Home address=Son of James and Susan Richardson, of Medomsley, Co. Durham.  Buried Grave IV.C.5. Leopoldsburg War Cemetery.
|Source table=11DLI
}}

Because of his transfer to the East Yorkshire Regiment Cpl Richardson is not included on the DLI Roll of Honour in Durham Cathedral.