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John Colverd Richards 1916–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1916

Birth Location: West Ham, Essex, England

Death Date: 20 Apr 1943

Death Location: Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery, Denmark

Father: John Richards

Mother: Sophia COLVERD

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John Colverd Richards was born in 1916 in West Ham, Essex, England, the child of John Thomas Richards And Sophia Louisa Colverd. John Colverd Richards passed away in 1943 in Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery, Denmark.

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Biography

  • John Colverd Richards was born in 1916 in West Ham, Essex, England, the child of John Thomas Richards And Sophia Louisa Colverd.
  • John Colverd Richards passed away in 1943 in Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery, Denmark.

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John Richards's Ancestors

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John Richards
1916–1943
Birth Place: West Ham, Essex, England
Parents
John Thomas Richards
1879–1937
West Ham, Essex, England
Sophia (Louisa) COLVERD
1880–1966
Woolwich, London, England
Grandparents
Walter (H) Colverd
1855–1933
Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
Sophia BIGGS
1855–1924
Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
James Colverd
1823–1867
Elizabeth HALE
1825–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John ???
1786–1847
Mary Cook
1786–1852

John Richards's Timeline

3 Records

1916
Dec 1916
Birth of John Colverd Richards in West Ham, Essex, England
West Ham, Essex, England
1916
8 Oct 1916
John Colverd Richards was baptized in Plaistow, St. Andrew, Essex, England
Plaistow, St. Andrew, Essex, England
1943
20 Apr 1943
Age 27
Death of John Colverd Richards
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1916
    Event Place: West Ham, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1916
    Event Place: Plaistow, St. Andrew, Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1943
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] UK and Allied Countries, Index of International Bomber Command Losses, International Bomber Command Centre; Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England; Losses Database: Https:/Internationalbcc.co.ukHistory-ArchiveLosses-Database

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery, Denmark
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947, Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Author: Peter Singlehurst; Series Title: British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918; Archive Name: London, United Kingdom
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] UK and Allied Countries, Index of International Bomber Command Losses, International Bomber Command Centre; Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England; Losses Database: Https:/Internationalbcc.co.ukHistory-ArchiveLosses-Database

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