Henry Albert Richards

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

270295

Unit at enlistment:

215th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Cemetery:

Westmount Memorial Park Cemetery, Hamilton, Ontario

Commemorated at:

St. Luke Anglican Church

Birth country:

England

Birth county:

Greater London

Birth city:

London

Address at enlistment:

276 Brock Street, Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

276 Brock Street, Brantford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Woodworker

Religious denominations:

Church of England

Marital status:

Married

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

Miscellaneous

BX December 13, 1949

Henry A. Richards

The death of Henry A. Richards, a former resident of Brantford, occurred in the Hamilton General Hospital Tuesday in his 74th year. He was born in London, England, and had been a resident of Hamilton for the past 25 years. During the First World War he served with the 215th Battalion. His wife, the former Hanna Collins, predeceased him in 1928. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Robert Wilson, Stoney Creek; six sons, Thomas, Edward, Albert and John, all of Hamilton, Gordon, Toronto and James, Brantford; 16 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Mr. Richards is resting at Grunton’s Funeral Home for service Thursday afternoon. Interment will be in Westmount Memorial Park Cemetery, Hamilton.