Name
Richard Tidman
30 Aug 1886
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
10/08/1916
29
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
16183
Essex Regiment
9th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Pier and Face 10 D.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
St John the Baptist Church Memorial, Aldenham, St John the Baptist Church Roll of Honour, Aldenham, Letchmore Heath Village Memorial
Pre War
He was the son of Georgina Tidman, who would appear to have had up to 20 children. He was born 30 Aug 1886 and was baptised on 2 Mar 1890, both events were in Aldenham. There is no father named on the Baptismal records
Census: In 1891 he is show living at Back Lane, Aldenham and in 1901 living at Letchmore Heath and recorded as a visitor with an occupation of Garden boy.
Wartime Service
Having joined the Essex Regiment as Private 16183 he went to France with the Regiment arriving 30 May 1915.
At present there is no trace of his enlistment papers.
Additional Information
Soldiers effects. Back pay and gratuities came to £10 2s 2d. This is where the details that he had approx 20 siblings came from
Acknowledgments
Taff Williams
