Basic Details
Surname
Biddulph
Forenames
Richard Herbert Howell
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Notes
His name was added to the memorial in November 2018 (see References). The university website provides this biographical detail: ‘Born 1889 in London, Ontario, Canada. One of twelve local men who joined the Officer Training Corps at Reading University College on the outbreak of war, although not a student at the college (he had a degree from McGill University, Montreal and is on their honour roll). Served in the Royal Berkshire Regiment and the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment). Died 5th July 1917 at Avion. Buried in La Targette British Cemetery, Neuville-St. Vaast, France.'
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Avion
Country of burial
France
Town of burial
St Vaast
Cemetery
La Targette British Military Cemetery
Year of death
1917
Month of death
July
Day of death
5