'New' Name Added to 1940 16 DLI Recruits Photograph

Pte J R Richardson, 4465653, is notable as the first fatal combat casualty suffered by the 16 DLI--he was killed in an air raid while on leave in South Shields in April 1941. He has now been identified by a close relative on the 1940 16 DLI Recruits photograph here:

http://16dli.awardspace.co.uk/page54.html

Also new to the site is a photograph of his grave:

http://powbooks.atspace.co.uk/page18.html