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Richard Thomas Roach (1913-1944)

Soldier
Service No:552961
Rank:Corporal
Squadron:A
Troop:3rd
Role:Tank Commander
Known as:Dickie
Service:Enlisted 14 Nov 1932. Previous service with the 11th hussars
KIA:27 Jun 1944
Burial:Bayeux War Cemetery, grave XXVII. F. 11
Commemorated:23H Memorial, Bridlington Priory [Panel]
Mentioned in:
23H Story
Page 270
Casualty List
Record
Civilian
Birth:registered Jun 1913 in Swansea, Glamorgan
Parents
Frederick RoachMary Elizabeth Griffiths
Lead Worker.
21 Jersey St, Hafod, Swansea, Glamorgan (1911).
Birth registered Jun 1877 in Swansea.
Died of wounds 30 May 1917 at Windsor St Auxillary Military Hospital, Toxteth Park, Liverpool.
Burial Swansea (Danygraig) Cemetery, grave I. 518.

17097 Private, "B" Coy. 14th Bn. Welsh Regiment.
21 Jersey St, Hafod, Swansea, Glamorgan (1939).
Birth 28 Aug 1876 in Swansea.
Death c.1955 in Swansea.
Marriage registered Mar 1906 in Swansea, Glamorgan.

Notes

In addition to his father, Richard's brother, 2073279 Sapper John Henry Rickard Roach, 170 Tunnelling Coy, Royal Engineers, also died on active service, 25 May 1940 and is buried in Dover (St James's) Cemetery, row F. joint grave 23.