About Jack Richards
Lived 1918 – 1944 (aged 26). Jack Richards was a cricketer.
John Lawson Richards (6 October 1918 – 2 November 1944) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
Born in Williton in October 1918, Richards was educated at Monmouth School and Selwyn College, Cambridge, where he played several sports, including cricket. He entered Selwyn College in 1938, where he read mathematics.
On 8 June 1940, seven months after the outbreak of the Second World War, Richards was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Engineers, in which he was involved in bomb disposal. During leave periods in 1941 and 1942, he appeared for Cambridge in six wartime cricket matches. Richards was killed in the Netherlands on 2 November 1944 and is buried at Jonkerbos War Cemetery.
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Who was Jack Richards?
English cricketer and army officer (1918-1944)
When was Jack Richards born?
Jack Richards was born on 6 October 1918 in Williton.
When did Jack Richards die?
Jack Richards died on 2 November 1944 in Gelderland.
What was Jack Richards's occupation?
Jack Richards was a cricketer.
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