Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
Albert Richards
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment:
- Service no: 219671
- Rank: Petty Officer Stoker
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: H.M.S. Redbreast
- Unit/Ship: Royal Navy
- Place of Death: Lost at Sea
- Age at Death: 32
- Date of Death: 15.07.1917
- Burial Country:
- Cemetery: Portsmouth Naval Memorial
- Grave/Mem Ref no: Panel 26
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Bognor, Sussex
- Address: 124 Seagate, Dundee
- Occupation:
- Mother:
- Father:
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
Agnes Richards, 124 Seagate, Dundee
- Children:
Alfred, born 27.02.1914
More about Albert Richards
Albert has no known grave but is remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial. He was serving aboard H.M.S. Redbreast which was a passenger/cargo ship requisitioned by the British Government during the Great War, and used as a messenger ship and antisubmarine Q Ship. She was torpedoed and sunk by UC-38 in the Aegean Sea on 15 July 1917 whilst on passage from Skyros to the Doro Channel. Forty two crew were killed.
Information supplied by Gary Thomson
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