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Corporal Richard Henry Roland Wrighton Veteran

Birth: 1918
Death: 22 Jun 1941 (aged 22–23)
Monument: Runnymede Memorial

Englefield Green, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England Add to Map
Plot: Panel 56.
Memorial ID: 15266954 View Source

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CORPORAL

RICHARD HENRY ROLAND WRIGHTON

Service Number: 753664

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Died 22 June 1941

Age 23 years old

Buried or commemorated at RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL - Panel 56

United Kingdom

Son of Roland Garland Wrighton and Ivy Susannah Wrighton, of Totteridge, Hertfordshire.

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Crew Casualties S.S. "Arakaka" (Liverpool)

Halifax Memorial, Canada

56170793 BOONE, Victor - Assistant Steward - aged ?? years - 23/06/1941

56171675 GREEN, Leo - Ordinary Seaman - aged ?? years -23/06/1941

Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon

13303665 ROOKE, James Garnett - Able Seaman - aged 22 years - 23/06/1941

Runnymede Memorial, Surrey

15261351 PORTASS, Sidney Leslie - Squadron Leader - aged 26 years - 22/06/1941

15263177 SHORT, Percy William Henry - Leading Aircraftman - aged 33 years - 22/06/1941

15266954 WRIGHTON, Richard Henry Rowland - Corporal - aged 23 years - 22/06/1941

WW2 Tower Hill Memorial, London

15221144 BELL, George - Assistant Steward - aged 26 years - 23/06/1941

15222389 BRILEY, Walter - Fourth Engineer Officer - aged 21 years - 23/06/1941

15224154 CHAMBERS, Thomas Robert - Second Radio Officer - aged 20 years - 23/06/1941

15224577 CLARKE, James - Fireman and Trimmer - aged 24 years - 23/06/1941

15225297 COOLE, James Thomas - Chief Engineer Officer - aged 61 years - 23/06/1941

15225820 CREER, James - Fireman and Trimmer - aged 20 years - 23/06/1941

15227101 DIAMOND, John - Assistant Steward - aged 35 years - 23/06/1941

15228999 FENELON, Robert - Fireman and Trimmer - aged 28 years - 23/06/1941

15231936 HALSALL, William John - Second Engineer Officer - aged 50 years - 23/06/1941

15232294 HARGREAVES, Robert - Fireman and Trimmer - aged 48 years - 23/06/1941

15233309 HEYS, Horace Buckley - Boatswain - aged 36 years - 23/06/1941

15233746 HOLLINGSWORTH, Edward - Sailor - aged 23 years - 23/06/1941

15234318 HUGHSON, William Edward - Cook - aged 28 years - 23/06/1941

15234795 JACK, Alexander Charles - Third Officer - aged 21 years - 23/06/1941

15235368 JOHNSON, Charles - First Radio Officer - aged 45 years - 23/06/1941

15236188 KEARNEY, Martin - Donkeyman - 45 years - 23/06/1941

15236330 KELLY, Patrick - Fireman and Trimmer - aged 32 years - 23/06/1941

15240610 McKENZIE, William Guilliland - Chief Officer - 46 years - 23/06/1941

15240804 McLOUGHLIN, Henry - Fireman and Trimmer - aged 50 years - 23/06/1941

15243092 NICE, Francis William - Chief Cook - aged 29 years - 23/06/1941

15244091 OWENS, William Elgar - Second Officer - aged 30 years - 23/06/1941

15370967 ROBERTS, Cadwaladr Emrys - Third Engineer Officer - aged 36 years - 23/06/1941

15371003 ROBERTS, James - Fireman and Trimmer - aged 44 years - 23/06/1941

15371008 ROBERTS, John - Able Seaman - aged 24 years - 23/06/1941

15371024 ROBERTS, Leslie - Sailor - aged 21 years - 23/06/1941

15371048 ROBERTS, Stanley - Able Seaman - aged 26 years - 23/06/1941

15372989 SILVESTER, William - Steward - aged 34 years - 23/06/1941

15373468 SMITH, Harold Arthur - Chief Steward - aged 33 years - 23/06/1941

15375097 TALENT, Walter Thomas - Able Seaman - aged 20 years - 23/06/1941

15376340 TURNBULL, Harold James - Able Seaman - aged 24 years - 23/06/1941

15377030 WALKER, William - Master - aged 60 years - 23/06/1941

15377837 WETHERILL, Albert Cyril - Able Seaman - aged 22 years - 23/06/1941

15377842 WHALE, Ronald Gordon - Third Radio Officer - aged 21 years - 23/06/1941

15378318 WILLIAMS, Francis - Fireman and Trimmer - aged 29 years - 23/06/1941

CORPORAL

RICHARD HENRY ROLAND WRIGHTON

Service Number: 753664

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Died 22 June 1941

Age 23 years old

Buried or commemorated at RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL - Panel 56

United Kingdom

Son of Roland Garland Wrighton and Ivy Susannah Wrighton, of Totteridge, Hertfordshire.

~~~~~~~~~~

Crew Casualties S.S. "Arakaka" (Liverpool)

Halifax Memorial, Canada

56170793 BOONE, Victor - Assistant Steward - aged ?? years - 23/06/1941

56171675 GREEN, Leo - Ordinary Seaman - aged ?? years -23/06/1941

Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon

13303665 ROOKE, James Garnett - Able Seaman - aged 22 years - 23/06/1941

Runnymede Memorial, Surrey

15261351 PORTASS, Sidney Leslie - Squadron Leader - aged 26 years - 22/06/1941

15263177 SHORT, Percy William Henry - Leading Aircraftman - aged 33 years - 22/06/1941

15266954 WRIGHTON, Richard Henry Rowland - Corporal - aged 23 years - 22/06/1941

WW2 Tower Hill Memorial, London

15221144 BELL, George - Assistant Steward - aged 26 years - 23/06/1941

15222389 BRILEY, Walter - Fourth Engineer Officer - aged 21 years - 23/06/1941

15224154 CHAMBERS, Thomas Robert - Second Radio Officer - aged 20 years - 23/06/1941

15224577 CLARKE, James - Fireman and Trimmer - aged 24 years - 23/06/1941

15225297 COOLE, James Thomas - Chief Engineer Officer - aged 61 years - 23/06/1941

15225820 CREER, James - Fireman and Trimmer - aged 20 years - 23/06/1941

15227101 DIAMOND, John - Assistant Steward - aged 35 years - 23/06/1941

15228999 FENELON, Robert - Fireman and Trimmer - aged 28 years - 23/06/1941

15231936 HALSALL, William John - Second Engineer Officer - aged 50 years - 23/06/1941

15232294 HARGREAVES, Robert - Fireman and Trimmer - aged 48 years - 23/06/1941

15233309 HEYS, Horace Buckley - Boatswain - aged 36 years - 23/06/1941

15233746 HOLLINGSWORTH, Edward - Sailor - aged 23 years - 23/06/1941

15234318 HUGHSON, William Edward - Cook - aged 28 years - 23/06/1941

15234795 JACK, Alexander Charles - Third Officer - aged 21 years - 23/06/1941

15235368 JOHNSON, Charles - First Radio Officer - aged 45 years - 23/06/1941

15236188 KEARNEY, Martin - Donkeyman - 45 years - 23/06/1941

15236330 KELLY, Patrick - Fireman and Trimmer - aged 32 years - 23/06/1941

15240610 McKENZIE, William Guilliland - Chief Officer - 46 years - 23/06/1941

15240804 McLOUGHLIN, Henry - Fireman and Trimmer - aged 50 years - 23/06/1941

15243092 NICE, Francis William - Chief Cook - aged 29 years - 23/06/1941

15244091 OWENS, William Elgar - Second Officer - aged 30 years - 23/06/1941

15370967 ROBERTS, Cadwaladr Emrys - Third Engineer Officer - aged 36 years - 23/06/1941

15371003 ROBERTS, James - Fireman and Trimmer - aged 44 years - 23/06/1941

15371008 ROBERTS, John - Able Seaman - aged 24 years - 23/06/1941

15371024 ROBERTS, Leslie - Sailor - aged 21 years - 23/06/1941

15371048 ROBERTS, Stanley - Able Seaman - aged 26 years - 23/06/1941

15372989 SILVESTER, William - Steward - aged 34 years - 23/06/1941

15373468 SMITH, Harold Arthur - Chief Steward - aged 33 years - 23/06/1941

15375097 TALENT, Walter Thomas - Able Seaman - aged 20 years - 23/06/1941

15376340 TURNBULL, Harold James - Able Seaman - aged 24 years - 23/06/1941

15377030 WALKER, William - Master - aged 60 years - 23/06/1941

15377837 WETHERILL, Albert Cyril - Able Seaman - aged 22 years - 23/06/1941

15377842 WHALE, Ronald Gordon - Third Radio Officer - aged 21 years - 23/06/1941

15378318 WILLIAMS, Francis - Fireman and Trimmer - aged 29 years - 23/06/1941

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Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

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