Thomas George Airey Richardson

Forenames

Thomas George Airey AWMM

Surname

Richardson AWMM

Service number

WWI 10/1327 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Date of birth

20 June 1876

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Place of birth

Napier

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Birth notes

Son of Maj. Thomas Airey Richardson and Theresa Richardson of Napier

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Address before enlistment

WW1 Central Hotel, Napier, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

WW1 Mrs T. Richardson, Greenmeadows, Napier, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 14 Dec 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

1915-1916 AWMM Gallipoli AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 10/1327 AWMM

Enlistment

WW1

Embarkation details

WW1 14 Dec 1914 AWMM
HMNZT 13 or HMNZT 14 or HMNZT 15 AWMM Vessel was Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter AWMM Lance Corporal/Military AWMM Wellington Infantry Battalion AWMM 2nd Reinforcements AWMM

Medical notes

Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
Died of disease AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Sergeant AWMM
Wellington Infantry Regiment AWMM

Thomas Richardson was the son of Maj. Thomas Airey Richardson and Theresa Richardson. Born at Napier, New Zealand. Served at Gallipoli.

Next of Kin: Mrs T. Richardson, Napier (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM

Death

13 Jul 1916 AWMM

Cause of death

Died of Disease AWMM

Cemetery

Taradale Cemetery, Napier City, New Zealand AWMM Anglican Block, Section 4, Grave 36. AWMM

Obituary

News was received in Gisborne last evening of the death of Sergeant T. G. A. Richardson, only son of the late Major Richardson, officer in charge of this military district many years ago. Sergeant Richardson was born in Napier and educated there and at Christchurch. He was engaged in survey work with Mr C D. Kennedy, his cousin, and at the outbreak of the South African war volunteered for service. During that campaign he gained a commission, which when enlisting for service with the second reinforcements of the New Zealand expeditionary force in the present war he waived in order to get to the front. He was some months on active service, and was invalided from Gallipoli to England, suffering from 3hell shock, and was afterwards sent back to New Zealand, reaching home in April last. With a brief interval during which he engaged in recruiting work, he has been under treatment at the Napier hospital, where he was reporting to be progressing satisfactorily. Yesterday morning he was outside the institution conversing with some friends when he suddenly collapsed and died. Deceased had: two sisters resident in this district, Mrs F. W. Bousfieid, of Gisborne, and Mrs G. Atkins of Patutahi. He was well known throughout the district, and also in Hawke's Bay, where for many years he took a prominent part in athletics, and held the swimming championship of the province.

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 3 June 2023 - ROLL OF HONOR.
POVERTY BAY HERALD, VOLUME XLIII, ISSUE 14044, 14 JULY 1916, PAGE 3

Memorial name

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R20805794
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/643635/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/643635
  Further Reference

References

• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Page No: 615
• Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
  Vol. 1: Includes portrait
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• Waite, F. (1919). The New Zealanders at Gallipoli. Auckland, N.Z.: Printed and published under Authority of the New Zealand Government by Whitcombe & Tombs.