2614: Richard William Thouless

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posted on 2024-01-16, 15:02 authored by Lest We Forget Project Team

Private Richard William Thouless was Myra's Great Uncle. Born in West Ham, London and lived in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, he joined the Royal Berkshire Regiment in 1914 and was killed on 1st July 1916, the first day of the battle of the Somme.

Richard is remembered as one of the 72,000 soldiers commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial in France.

History

Name of contributor(s)

Myra Jones

Subject of the story/individual the object(s) relate to

Richard William Thouless

Date(s) the event(s) in the story took place

1914-1916

Location(s) where the event(s) in the story took place

Abingdon, Somme

Object(s)

The display case contains a photo of Richard in uniform, a death plaque, condolence card and his medals: the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal, affectionately known together as 'Pip, Squeak and Wilfred'.