Thomas, Richard
Regiment: Imperial Yeomanry (Welsh), 34th Battalion
Rank: Trooper
Service No: 42132
Boer War service: Not deployed
Date of enlistment: 18 Jan 1902 (recruited)
Date of discharge: Not known
Reason for discharge: Not known
Other information: Records note he was not deployed to South Africa. His younger brother Samuel was also recruited at the same time. Richard served in WW1 and further information can be found on our Great War site.
Awards
None as not deployed
Born: 1881 in Whitchurch, Shropshire and baptised 23 December 1881 at St. Alkmund’s Parish Church, Whitchurch.
Family: He was the fourth of five children born to Morris Thomas, a labourer, and his wife Fanny. He married Dora Harding in December 1910 at St Wilfred’s church, Grappenhall, Cheshire.
Residence: From the time of his baptism in 1881 until at least 1901 Richard and his family were living in Claypit Street, Whitchurch.
Employment: In 1901 he was a shoemaker’s labourer.
Death: Not known
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