Arthur Richardson (1920

In April 2005, I received the following e-mail from a Sjaak Arntz in the Netherlands

"On the internet I found your site with al kind of information about Crookes, Sheffield. I was looking for some information in relation to the remembrance of the victims of the WW II. Near our village, Bergharen, The Netherlands, we remember a person that came from Crookes.
It was a son of Fred and Gertrude Richardson, named Arthur. He died on 26-10-1944. Please if you know something about him, will you let me know?"

Name:	RICHARDSON, ARTHUR
Initials:	A
Nationality:	United Kingdom
Rank:	Private
Regiment:	Royal Army Medical Corps
Unit Text:	168 Lt. Field Ambulance
Age:	24
Date of Death:	26/10/1944
Service No:	7356291
Additional information:	Son of Fred and Gertrude Richardson, of Crookes, Sheffield.
Casualty Type:	Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference:	7. C. 7.
Cemetery:	JONKERBOS WAR CEMETERY

Name Fred Richardson
Gender Male Marital Status Married
Age 34 Years 9 Months
Relation to Head Head
Estimated Birth Year 1886 Birth Place Hull, Yorkshire, England
Residence Date 1921
Residence Street Address 40 Clementson Rd, Sheffield Residence Place Ecclesall, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Occupation Retail Tailors Salesman
Occupation Code 776/6 Employer Sheffield Ecclesall Cop Socts Retail
Employer Code 921
Place of Work The Arcade Ecclesall Rd
Number of Children Under 16 2
Inhabited Y Ward Hallam
Parliamentary Division Sheffield Pb, Hallam Div. Registration District Ecclesall Bierlow Registration District Number 509
Sub registration district Ecclesall West Central Sub Registration District Number 2
Respondent Mr Richardson
Enumeration District Name Sheffield Cb Enumeration District 25 Schedule 229 Schedule Type Code E
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Fred Richardson 34 Years 9 Months Head
Gertrude Richardson 35 Years 2 Months Wife
Joan Richardson 4 Years 1 Month Daughter
Arthur Richardson 1 Year 3 Months Son

The only other information I have been able to obtain is that in 1925 Arthur's father, Fred Richardson was a manager and that in 1948, fours years after Arthur's death, his mother Gertrude was still living at 40 Clementson Road, Crookes, Sheffield.

"On the 21. of June 1980 a man in our village became a visit of a certain Mr Olthof from Nijmegen and Tom Fleming, an old soldier. He told that he was October 1944 together with his companion "Joe Richardson" in Bergharen. This Fleming kept a diary during the war. It was clear that he was a witness of the dying of Joe Richardson. It is not clear why he has spoken of Joe. It is obvious clear that his name was "Arthur". It is on his grave that I visited last Sunday.

Sjaak is involved in the Remembrance Services that take place to honour and remember those who gave their lives for their country and would dearly like to hear from anyone who can furnish him with further information about Arthur. If you can help, please let me know

Arthur's family house - 40 Clementson Road, Crookes, Sheffield - it is the one with the maroon door in the centre. It is now a multiple let student property. The photograph was taken on 28th December 2005.

RICHARDSON, Fred (Tailors Manager, age 52). Died at Royal Hospital; Buried on August 11, 1939 in Consecrated ground; Grave Number 5813, Section JJ of Crookes Cemetery, Sheffield. Plot Owner: of ~. Page No 337

RICHARDSON, Gertrude (Widow, age 69). Died at The Royal Hospital; Buried on November 30, 1955 in Consecrated ground; Grave Number 5813, Section JJ of Crookes Cemetery, Sheffield. Plot Owner: of ~. Page No 244

SHERIDAN, Leonard Graham (Son of James, age 2). Died at 40 Clementson Road; Buried on January 10, 1951 in Consecrated ground; Grave Number 5813, Section JJ of Crookes Cemetery, Sheffield. Plot Owner: of ~. Page No 172

SHERIDAN, Pauline (Daughter of James, age 17 months). Died at 40 Clementson Road; Buried on January 4, 1949 in Consecrated ground; Grave Number 5813, Section JJ of Crookes Cemetery, Sheffield. Plot Owner: of ~. Page No 139