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May 10, 1895
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Born in Sidney Township, near
Belleville, Ontario, to George Harry and Carrie (nee Wagar) Richardson
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Jun 26, 1913
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Shown on the payroll of the 49th
Regiment as a Sergeant in “B” Company
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Dec 23, 1916
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Attested into the 254th
Battalion CEF in Stirling, Ontario
Ø Number 1093164
Ø Next of kin given
as George Richardson, father, Harold, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation
given as Farmer
Ø Previous military
experience given as 1 year in the 49th Regiment, Hastings Rifles, Canadian
Militia
Ø Religion given as
Methodist
The battalion trained in the
Belleville area
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Jun 2, 1917
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Embarked the SS Olympic in
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Jun 9, 1917
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Disembarked in Liverpool,
England and the battalion proceeded to Seaford where it was absorbed into the
6th Reserve Battalion to continue training
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Jul 2, 1917
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Admitted to the Ravenscroft Canadian
Military Hospital in Seaford with a diagnosis that reads Mumps
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Jul 21, 1917
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Discharged to duty from
hospital
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Sep 2, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st
Battalion
Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD
(Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples, France as part of a draft of 83
reinforcements from England and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st
Battalion
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Sep 16, 1917
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After leaving the base depot,
Private Richardson joined the CC Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp)
in Villers au Bois, France
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Nov 20, 1917
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After leaving the
reinforcement camp, Private Richardson joined the 21st Battalion
in billets in Camblain L’Abbe, France
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Mar 30, 1918
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While the 21st
Battalion was in the front-line trench west of Neuville-Vitasse, they came
under heavy artillery bombardment and Private Morley Richardson was
killed. He was buried a short time
later in the Bellacourt Military Cemetery, Bellacourt, France
Following the war the British
War Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll were sent to
his father, George Richardson, RR #1 Harold, Ontario
The Memorial Cross was sent to
his mother, Mrs. Carrie Richardson at the same address.
He is also remembered on his
parent’s grave marker in the Stirling, Ontario Cemetery
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Private
Morley Richardson is honoured on the
Stirling-Rawdon, Ontario War Memorial
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