Ebenezer Richards was born in the parish of Llanfabon in 1875. A miner employed at Abercynon Colliery, he resided at 49 Avondale Street, Ynysboeth, Abercynon. He was married and had 7 children.
During World War One, Mr Richards served with the 2nd / 5th battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment. He was killed in action on the 10th of May 1918.
Rank: Private
Regiment: Goucestershire Regiment
Service Number: 18294
He was killed in action on the 10th of May, 1918.
Ebenezer Richards is buried in the St Venant-Robecq Road British Cemetery in Robecq, Northern France. He is also remembered on the Abercynon War Memorial.
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