(John) Richard Farndale

20 May 1897 (baptised) to 25 February 1917

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Coatham

1897

(John) Richard Farndale, son of George and Mary (“Polly”) Farndale (FAR00451) was born in Guisbro’ District and baptised on 20 May 1897 at Coatham. John Richard Farndale’s birth was registered in Guisbro’ District in the third quarter of 1897 (GRO Vol 9d page 539).

1901

Census 1901 – 3 High Sreet, Coatham

George Farndale, 38, road labourer

Mary Farndale, 33

William Farndale, 10, born Redcar 1890

Richard Farndale, 3, born Redcar 1898

2 boarders

1911

Census 1911 – 6 High Street, Coatham

George Farndale, 48, labourer

Mary Farndale, 42

George William Farndale, 20, born Coatham 1890, plumber

John Richard Farndale, 13, born Coatham 1898

Ellen Farndale, 9 born Coatham 1902

A boarder

France

1915

Military Service:

Richard joined the colours in May 1915. Note that he (J R Farndale), had also been released as unskilled labour in response to Lord Kitchener’s request for release for munitions output.

Cleveland Standard, 8 May 1915: REDCAR COUNCIL. … Last week Charles Stevenson, Thomas Dowson and Richard Farndale, employees of the council, had joined the Colours...

Army No 201065, 3758

Service: 4th Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards)

Enlisted at Redcar, and was living at Coatham.

1917

201065 Private Richard Farndale aged 20 of the 1/4th Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment died at 21st CCS in France of broncho-pneumonia on 25th February 1917. (Therefore born in 1897). He enlisted at Redcar, resident at Coatham. He died in France on 25 Feb 1917 with the 1/4th (TA) Battalion of the Princess of Wales’ Own Yorkshire Regiment, also known as the Green Howards. (Service Records)

The battalion served with the York and Durham Brigade of the Northumbrian Division, renamed in 1915, the 150th Infantry brigade of the 50th Division. At the time of his death the battalion was not in the line but in reserve at Proyart. On 31 Dec 1916 it was at Bazentin le Petit and in reserve at Flers on 7 Jan 1917. On 11 Jan the battalion moved to the front line ar ‘Hexham Road.’ It was again in the front line from 30 Jan to 11 Feb at Genercourt. The battalion moved to Proyart on 19 Feb 1917. He was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal posthumously on 21 Jan 1921.

He was presumably badly wounded at Hexham Road or Genercourt or Proyart and evacuated to No 21 Casualty Clearing Station at La Neuville, where he later died of pneumonia.

Died in France either from wounds, enemy shelling or sickness, on Monday 26th February 1917 aged 19 while serving with 150th Infantry Brigade of the 50th Northumbrian Division. Son of George and Mary Farndale of 6, High Street, Coatham, Redcar Yorkshire. His name is on a War Memorial at Coatham.

Died 26 February 1917, 4th Bn Yorkshire Regiment, aged 19, son of George and Mary Farndale of 6 High Street, Coatham, Redcar, Yorkshire

Medals and decorations: Victory Medal, British War Medal

Buried at La Neuville Communal Cemetery, Corbie, Somme

Corbie is a village 15 kilometres south-west of Albert and approximately 23 kilometres due east of Amiens. La Neuville Communal Cemetery is north of the village.

In April 1916, No 21 Casualty Clearing Station came to La Neuville and remained there throughout the 1916 Battles of the Somme, until March 1917. La Neuville British Cemetery was opened early in July 1916, but burials were also made in the communal cemetery. Most of them date from this period, but a few graves were added during the fighting on the Somme in 1918. The communal cemetery contains 186 Commonwealth burials of the First World War. The graves form one long row on the eastern side of the cemetery.

No. of Identified Casualties: 186

201066 Private Richard Farndale, The Yorkshire Regiment, died on 26 February 1917, on of George and Mary Farndale of 6 High Street, Coatham.

Index to War Deaths 1914-1921 – Army (Other Ranks)

Coatham Christ Church War Memorial 1914 -1919; Army - Private Richard Farndale

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Commonwealth War Graves:

3758 Private Richard Farndale, 4^th Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment. Died 26 February aged 19 years. Buried at La Neuville Communal Cemetery, Corbie. Son of George and Mary Farndale, 6 High Street, Coatham. Memorial: “Rest in Peace”.