About George Harold Richardson
Date of Birth
24 February 1898
Service Number
J36315 36315
Birth Place
Staindrop Darlington Durham England
Date of Death
1 March 1981 83y
Place of Death
Darlington Durham England
Relationships
Parents
Thomas Richardson born abt 1875 and Margaret (nee Hood) born abt 1878
Married 17 April 1897 Cockfield, Durham, England
Siblings
Florence born abt 1900, John born abt 1903
Marriage
Beatrice Doris Wallace Q3 1945 SW Durham, England
Children
Dorothy born abt 1940,
Career
Unit
HMSs Ganges, Mars, Swale, Cherwell
Enlisted Address
West End Staindrop Durham England
Medals
Star, Victory Medal and British War Medal
Civilian Employment
1910 -1915 Garden labourer Raby Estates
1919 onwards Raby Forestry and Low Coniscliffe Tomato Nurseries
Campaigns
1915-1919
Dardanelles, English Channel and North Sea
Additional Information
Census Information
1901 Mulberry House West End Staindrop Durham England
1911 Mulberry House West End Staindrop Durham England
Absent Voters Roll
George Harold Richardson West End Staindrop 36315 R.N.Barracks Portsmouth
Electoral Roll
1920 -1930 West End Staindrop Durham England (with parents)
1939 Register
The Square, Staindrop, Durham, England Estate timber hauler - Forestry heavy work Police War Reserve Durham Co. Special Co
Sources
Staindrop Roll of Honour, Ancestry, Find My Past, Probate lists, daughter Dorothy (nee Richardson) Morris
Notes
Harold was invalided in 1919 due to Neurasthenia
After the war he spent some time at Leeds Art College.
Harold was responsible for the beautiful calligraphy and artwork in the Book of Remembrance in St Mary’s Church Staindrop completed in 1922.
- Research by JP