Military Chat

I am trying to find any information I can on my Grandad Joseph Richmond born 1906, died 1966. From Keighley, West Yorkshire. He was in the army from 1940 and was in according to his badge 1st Regiment Derbyshire (1st yeomanery),. He was I think in Tunisia, Italy. Thank you

WW2 service records are still with the MOD and will cost £30 for a copy to be sent to you.

http://www.veterans-uk.info/service_records/service_records.html
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http://www.wartimememoriesproject.com/ww2/allied/regiment.php?pid=914
confirms that they fought in Tunisia and Italy

Looks like he was from a big family:-

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
29 Thwaites Lane KY, Keighley, Yorkshire, England


First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Occupation Age Birth year Birth place

Robert Richmond Head Married Male Labourer 38 1873 Yorks Grinseley (from the image I think this should be Guisley)
Mary Ellen Richmond Wife Married Female - 36 1875 Yorks Bradford
Agnes Richmond Daughter - Female Spinner 14 1897 Yorks Keighley
James Richmond Son - Male Doffer 12 1899 Yorks Keighley
Robinson Richmond Son - Male School 11 1900 Yorks Keighley
Elizabeth Richmond Daughter - Female School 8 1903 Yorks Keighley
John Aked Richmond Son - Male School 7 1904 Yorks Keighley
Herbert Richmond Son - Male School 6 1905 Yorks Keighley
Joseph Richmond Son - Male School 4 1907 Yorks Keighley<<<<<<<<<<<
Annie Richmond Daughter - Female School 3 1908 Yorks Keighley
Kathleen Richmond Daughter - Female - 0 1911 Yorks Keighley
Fred Richmond Brother - Male Labourer 25 1886 Yorks Keighley

10 children born to the marriage. One had died.

Kath. x

Looks like his parents marriage:-

First name(s) ROBERT
Last name RICHMOND
Marriage quarter 4
Marriage year 1897
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ ROBERT RICHMOND married one of these people
>>>>>MARY ELLEN MCGRATH<<<<<, EMMA LOUISA PATES
District KEIGHLEY
District number -
County Yorkshire
Country England
Volume 9A
Page 375

Kath. x

Thank you for your replies. Yes Granddad was from a big family. Looks like I will have to find 30.00.

Army records are well worth the £30 as they give quite a lot of detail and you get photocopies of the original documents.

Kath. x

You probably know this already, but this was where he was living in the 1939 register:

Richmond Household (2 People) 4 Greenwell Cottage Denby Hill , Keighley M.B., Yorkshire (West Riding), England

Joseph Richmond 22 Nov 1906 Male Motor Lorry Driver Married 147 1
Hilda Richmond 17 Oct 1906 Female Home Duties Unpaid Married 147 2

Thank you to all who sent me information.