| Surname: | Richardson |
| Initials: | J L |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 2865132 |
| Notes: | MFP. Formerly Gordon Highlanders later transferred to MFP 9/1/1926. Died 11/5/1938 no other details. Shown as served in the Gordon Highlanders. No.280. Extract from Yorkshire Eventing Post, 13/5/1938. Lance Corporal Collapses and Dies in Hospital. Lance Corporal John Lawrence Richardson of the Corps of Military Police was struck on the chest by a cricket ball while wicket keeping during a game between the Corps of Military Police and Aldershot Command Military Police at Aldershot. He collapsed and died shortly after being taken to Cambridge Military Hospital. Richardson, a keen cricketer, was 44, and had 27 years military service. He formerly served in the Grenadier Guards. He was a bachelor, and his home as at Maidstone. |