Basic Details
Surname
Richardson
Forenames
Ada Sybil Margaret
Gender
Female
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Notes
Her entry on the College Register reads as follows: '975[977] RICHARDSON, Ada Sybil Margaret, b. 08.05.1910, dau. of Walter Silverwood Richardson, surgeon, d. 08.1944. Sherborne School for Girls. St Hugh’s 1929-32. Mod. Langs (French), BA Hons II (1932); Mod. Langs (Italian), BA Hons III (1933), MA (1938). Secretarial course (1933); private secretary (1934); on staff of London Diocesan House (1936); Hon. Sec., Children’s Care Committees at Cranbrook Terrace School and St John’s School, Bethnal Green, London (1938- ); member, Shoreditch Juvenile Advisory Committee, Min. of Labour (1938- ); Sec. of St Margaret’s House, Bethnal Green (1938-9); Chief Asst Exec. Officer, Rural District of Wellington (under Min. of Food) (1939). Killed by enemy action (1944).
Sources: White; Chrs 6-8, 11, 12.'
Death and Burial details
Year of death
1944
Month of death
August
Age at death
34
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action