Basic Details
Surname
Bright
Forenames
Richard Foster
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
18903
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 48 Broad Bridge Street.

(N.B. The Roll is known to include numerous errors, including: misspelt names and inaccurate date/place of death, service number/ rank/ military unit etc; several casualties were mistakenly listed on it twice [i.e. under their true name and also the alias under which they served]; several other men were listed on it due to the mistaken belief they had died, whereas they had actually survived).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Northants
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
5th
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Not stated
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
Aveluy
Cemetery
Not stated
Year of death
1916
Month of death
August
Day of death
16
Manner of death as stated
"Wounded 16th August 1916, and died same day. Buried at Aveling [sic]"
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds