Son of W.P. 'Bill'
Richardson's Great Uncle, John Robinson Richardson
Alan was born in
the first quarter of 1915, he was the fourth child of
John Robinson Richardson and his wife Elizabeth Ann (
nee Mullier). His birth was registered in the Chester le
St. Registration District. In the third
quarter of 1942, Alan married Edith Price. Their
marriage was registered in the Durham Northern
Registration District. They were to have a daughter,
Carol, in 1944. Alan was in the Navy
during the war, he was an Able Seaman and served on
H.M.S. Boadicea. On the 13th June 1944,
Alan was killed on active service.
The Boadicea was sunk off Portland Bill, Dorset, by two
torpedoes launched from a German Junker 88 aircraft. The
Boadicea was operating ahead of Convoy EBC-8 on its way
to Normandy. One torpedo struck near the forward
magazine causing it to explode. The other exploded in
its wake. Nine officers, including the captain Lt. Cdr.
F.W. Hawkins, and 166 ratings died. There were only 12
survivors.
The Commonwealth War Graves
Commission site commemorates Alan on its pages and
he is also remembered on the Chatham Naval Memorial. |
