Arthur Herbert Lindsay Richardson
- Arthur Herbert Lindsay Richardson
Arthur Herbert Lindsay Richardson VC (23 September 1872 — 15 December 1932) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Details
Born in Southport, Lancashire in 1872, Richardson emigrated to Canada in 1898. After a period as a rancher he joined the North-West Mounted Police in 1894. At the outbreak of the Boer War in 1900 he joined the newly raised Lord Strathcona's Horse.
He was 27 years old, and a sergeant when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 5 July 1900 at Wolwespruit, Standerton, South Africa, a party of Lord Strathcona's Horse (38 in number) came into contact and was engaged at close quarters with a force of 80 of the enemy. When the order was given to retire Sergeant Richardson rode back under very heavy cross-fire, picked up a trooper whose horse had been shot and who was badly wounded and rode with him out of fire. This act of gallantry was performed within 300 yards of the enemy and Sergeant Richardson was himself riding a wounded horse.
Richardson was the first soldier to be awarded the Victoria Cross for actions committed while serving with a Canadian unit under British command.
He re-joined the NWMP in 1901 and served until 1906. After his wife's death in 1916, Richardson returned to Liverpool and died there in 1932.
The medal
His Victoria Cross is displayed at The Military Museums in Calgary, Alberta. His gravestone can be seen at the Liverpool Cathedral St. James Gardens.
References
*Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
*The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
*Victoria Crosses of the Anglo-Boer War (Ian Uys, 2000)
External links
* [http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/liverpoo.htm Location of grave and VC medal] "(Liverpool)"
* [http://www.legionmagazine.com/features/victoriacross/04-05.asp Legion Magazine article on Arthur Richardson]
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11791053 Find-A-Grave profile for Arthur Herbert Lindsay Richardson]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Liste des récipiendaires canadiens de la croix de Victoria — Médaille et barrette de la Croix de Victoria. La liste suivante regroupe tous les Canadiens ayant reçu la Croix de Victoria (Victoria Cross), distinction militaire la plus haute de l empire britannique et du Commonwealth. Elle fut décernée à une… … Wikipédia en Français
Jack Lindsay — Robert Leeson Jack Lindsay (October 20 1900 1990) was an Australian born writer, who from 1926 lived in the United Kingdom, initially in Essex. He was born in Melbourne, but spent his formative years in Brisbane. He was the eldest son of Norman… … Wikipedia
Liste Des Récipiendaires Canadiens De La Croix De Victoria — Médaille et barrette de la Croix de Victoria. La liste suivante regroupe tous les Canadiens ayant reçu la Croix de Victoria (Victoria Cross), distinction militaire la plus haute de l empire britannique et du Commonwealth. Elle fut décerné à une… … Wikipédia en Français
Liste des recipiendaires canadiens de la croix de Victoria — Liste des récipiendaires canadiens de la croix de Victoria Médaille et barrette de la Croix de Victoria. La liste suivante regroupe tous les Canadiens ayant reçu la Croix de Victoria (Victoria Cross), distinction militaire la plus haute de l… … Wikipédia en Français
Liste des récipiendaires canadiens de la Croix de Victoria — Médaille et barrette de la Croix de Victoria. La liste suivante regroupe tous les Canadiens ayant reçu la Croix de Victoria (Victoria Cross), distinction militaire la plus haute de l empire britannique et du Commonwealth. Elle fut décerné à une… … Wikipédia en Français
Liste des récipiendaires canadiens de la croix de victoria — Médaille et barrette de la Croix de Victoria. La liste suivante regroupe tous les Canadiens ayant reçu la Croix de Victoria (Victoria Cross), distinction militaire la plus haute de l empire britannique et du Commonwealth. Elle fut décerné à une… … Wikipédia en Français
List of Victoria Cross recipients by name - R — The following people are recipients of the Victoria Cross.*Henry James Raby mdash; 1855; Sebastopol, Crimea *Ram Sarup Singh mdash; 1944; Kennedy Peak, Burma (now Myanmar) *Henry Ramage mdash; 1854; Balaclava, Crimea *Horace Edward Ramsden mdash; … Wikipedia
List of Second Boer War Victoria Cross recipients — The following 78 recipients were awarded the Victoria Cross for the Second Boer War (1899 ndash;1902).*Herman Albrecht 1900; Ladysmith, South Africa *Alfred Atkinson 1900; Battle of Paardeberg, South Africa *William Babtie 1899; Battle of Colenso … Wikipedia
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) — Infobox Military Unit unit name=Lord Strathcona s Horse (Royal Canadians) caption=Cap Badge of Lord Strathcona s Horse dates=1 July 1901 Present country=Canada allegiance= branch=Land Command type=Line Cavalry role=Armoured/Armoured… … Wikipedia
List of High Sheriffs of Durham — This is a list of the High Sheriffs of the English County of Durham16th century*1503 16: Sir William Bulmer of Wilton Castle, near Redcar [http://www.thepeerage.com/p18919.htm#i189183 The Peerage] ] *1523 27: Sir William Bulmer of Wilton Castle,… … Wikipedia
