Arthur Herbert Lindsay Richardson
Sergeant, Lord Strathcona's Horse. Canadian Forces
- Register No.
- 1046 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Sergeant all Sergeants →
- Unit
- Lord Strathcona's Horse. Canadian Forces all Lord Strathcona's Horse VCs →
- Date of action
- 5 July 1900 on this day → all of 1900 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Second Boer War
- London Gazette
- 14th September 1900 on this day → all of 1900 →
- Born
- the 23rd September, 1872 at Southport, Lancashire
- Died
- 15th December 1932 at Liverpool, Lancashire
- Memorial / grave
- at St James's Cemetery, Liverpool
Digest of citation
At Wolwespruit, South Africa, 38 personnel of Lord Strathcona's Horse were engaged at close-quarters by an enemy force, around 80 in number. After the order had been given to retire, Sergeant Richardson, under very heavy crossfire, rode back and picked up a Trooper, who was wounded in two places, and whose horse had been shot from under him, and rode with him, under fire, to safety. Sergeant Richardson, himself, was at the time of this act of gallantry, within 300 yards of the enemy and his own horse had been wounded
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
RICHARDSON, Arthur Herbert Lindsay. (reg No. 1046).
Sergeant. Lord Strathcona's Horse. Canadian Forces.
London Gazetted on 14th September 1900.
Born on the 23rd September, 1872 at Southport, Lancashire.
Died on 15th December 1932 at Liverpool, Lancashire.
Memorial on grave at St James's Cemetery, Liverpool.
Digest of Citation reads: At Wolwespruit, South Africa, 38 personnel of Lord Strathcona's Horse were engaged at close-quarters by an enemy force, around 80 in number. After the order had been given to retire, Sergeant Richardson, under very heavy crossfire, rode back and picked up a Trooper, who was wounded in two places, and whose horse had been shot from under him, and rode with him, under fire, to safety. Sergeant Richardson, himself, was at the time of this act of gallantry, within 300 yards of the enemy and his own horse had been wounded.
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