Sergeant John Melville Richards
06 Jan 1903 - 28 Feb 2002
Biography
All the Patrol members called him Gov.
The son of Sidney and Margaret, he married Matilda Blakely in 1933 when he was the Farm Manager at "Priest Hawes" Polgate, a known Special Duties Station. He married Kathleen Tregenza in 1945.
Postings
| Unit or location | Role | Posted from | until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hellingly Patrol | Patrol Leader | 03 Feb 1942 | 03 Dec 1944 |
National ID
EKNB 238/1
Occupation
Farm & estate manager
Address
Park Farm House, New Road, Hellingly, Sussex
Other information
In 1939 he was a ARP Sector Warden. Post war he was at Hellingly Hospital Farm.
Other pictures
Profile picture
Caption & credit
Eastbourne Herald 8 March 2002 John Richards Obituary
References
TNA ref WO199/3391
1939 Register
Hancock data held at B.R.A