Place of birth: Felling, Gateshead, Durham
Year of birth: 6th April 1899
Political organisation: CP '26 & NUGMW & NUWM
Date of arrival: 7th January 1937
Date of departure: 28th March 1938
Date of death: 4th September 1970 • Lancaster, Lancashire
Comments: RN 1915-19. Wife died in 1927, leaving three children. Address given as; 14, Church Street, Felling, Durham. Wounded at Jarama on 16th February 1937. Sent to Officers Training School April-May,1937. Promoted to sergeant. Served in Brunete battles in July,1937. Sent to the Brigades main training base at Tarazona de la Mancha. Report dated 21/1/38 states. 'Three children at Home. Serious Domestic troubles'. Deserted back to Britain.
Not to be confused with Thomas Harry Richardson (4) of Lancaster, or Thomas Strugnell Richardson (867) of Harlepool.
Source: IBA Box D-7 File A/2, RGASPI 545/6/40/115 & 545/6/52/22 & 545/6/89/83 & 545/6/90/14 & 545/6/91/48 & 545/6/99/10 & 545/6/192/51, 54-56.
