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Lieutenant (E) DAVID RICHARDS

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

H.M.S. Excellent.

Date of Death

Died 17 September 1942

Age 30 years old

Buried or commemorated at

MAALA CEMETERY

I. 28.

Yemen

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Morgan T. Richards and Mary A. Richards, of Crynant, West Glamorgan, Wales.
  • Personal Inscription TO A BEAUTIFUL LIFE CAME A SUDDEN END, HE DIED AS HE LIVED, EVERYONE'S FRIEND
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Buried or commemorated at

MAALA CEMETERY
Yemen
Number of casualties: 690
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