Born: 1881
Died: 24 February 1957, France
Buried:
Address:
Parents: John Edward & Mary Allice, nee Kelly
Spouse: Marjorie, nee Carter (d1914); Barbara Mary, nee Tolson
Siblings: Edward, Alice, Harold, Walter
Occupation: Wool merchant
Organisations/clubs:
Military
Rank: Capt
Medals/awards: Military Cross
Rolls of Honour:
Children: Noel Maude
Regiment: West Yorkshire
Richard Alexander Fawcett
Richard Alexander Fawcett was
born in 1881, the eldest son of wool
merchant John Edward Fawcett and
his wife Mary Alice, nee Kelly. In
1901 they were living at Low Royd
House in Apperley Bridge.
Richard married Marjorie Carter on
29 June 1909 and at the time of the
1911 census they were living with
Marjorie’s parents in Ilkley
together with their nine-month old
daughter Noel Maude.
Marjorie died in 1914, the first of a
series of deaths Richard suffered,
including his mother in 1915, his
brother Edward in 1916 (link
below) and his father in 1918.
The Shipley Times & Express
published two pieces about
Richard’s war, from the Somme
where he was wounded on the first
day at Thiepval.
On 14 July they reported:
“Capt R A Fawcett, West Yorkshire
Regt, has been wounded in the
chest and has sustained a fracture
of the right arm. He is now in a
London hospital.
“Capt Fawcett was recently
awarded the Military Cross. He is
the senior captain of his battalion
and has held his present rank for
some years. At one time he
commanded a company which won
the Bingham Challenge Shield.
“One of his brothers, Captain E B
Fawcett, was fatally wounded in
Mesopotamia. Capt Fawcett was
the eldest son of Ald J W Fawcett
of Apperley Bridge.”
Two weeks later they reported that
doctors had amputated his right
arm.
After the war Richard married
Barbara Mary Tolson and the
couple lived in Ilkey. Richard died
on 24 February 1957 while in
France.
