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Colonel Wilfrid Stanley Richmond CMG MICE (10 August 1881 – 28 January 1962) was a British civil engineer and surveyor who specialised in road design[1][2] and was Deputy Director of Roads with the British Expeditionary Force during World War I.[3] He was made an Officer of the Legion of Honour and a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George for his military service during World War I. After World War I he was Divisional Road Engineer at the Ministry of Transport between 1921 and 1945.[1][4][5][6]

Biography

Wilfrid Stanley Richmond was born in Sussex on 10 August 1881,[7][8] the son of John Richmond of Harpenden, Hertfordshire.[1][4] He was educated at Bedford Modern School and King's College London.[1][9][8]

Richmond served with the Royal Engineers during World War I where he was Deputy Director of Roads with the British Expeditionary Force,[10] attained the rank of colonel,[11] was mentioned in despatches twice, made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George and was made an Officer of the Legion of Honour.[1][4][5][12] After the war he was Divisional Road Engineer at the Ministry of Transport between 1921 and 1945.[1][13][14]

On 9 March 1909[15] Richmond married Viola, daughter of John Allen of Brondesbury, with whom he had one son.[4] He died on 28 January 1962.[1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Obituary in The Times, Colonel W.S. Richmond, 30 January 1962, p.15
  2. ^ "Journal of the Institution of Civil Engineers". google.co.uk. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Composition of Headquarters". google.co.uk. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e Who Was Who, Published by A & C Black
  5. ^ a b "Who's Who, Men and Women of the Time, 1935". Mocavo. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Who was who". google.co.uk. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  7. ^ England & Wales, Free BMD Index, 1837–1915
  8. ^ a b UK Civil Engineer Records, 1820–1930
  9. ^ War Honours Won By Old Boys, Bedford Modern School. Published by H.W. Robinson, Bedford, 1931
  10. ^ "MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT (APPOINTMENTS)". millbanksystems.com. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  11. ^ British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914–20
  12. ^ "Colonel Wilfred Stanley RICHMOND. Royal Engineers". Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  13. ^ "Journal of the Institute of Transport". google.co.uk. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  14. ^ "Institution of Civil Engineers 1910". Mocavo. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  15. ^ London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754–1921
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