Richard William Amos

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

772083

Unit at enlistment:

125th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Date of death:

August 29th, 1919

Cemetery:

Mount Pleasant Cemetery - London, Ontario, Canada - Soldiers plot. R.2.G.32.

Birth country:

England

Birth county:

Kent

Birth city:

Margate

Address at enlistment:

347 Brock Street, Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

347 Brock Street, Brantford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Labourer

Religious denominations:

Church of England

Marital status:

Married

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

Circumstances of service: Killed

Cause: Heart Failure
Location: St. Joseph’s Hospital, London, Ontario

BX September 3, 1919

Private Richard William Amos Died in London

Private Richard William Amos, a veteran of the 125th Battalion, who lived here with his wife’s relations at 25 Durham Street, until recently, died at the London Military Hospital and was buried on Saturday. Private Amos went to the hospital to have his adenoids and tonsils removed and he never gained consciousness after taking the anesthetic. He is survived by his wife in the city.

BX September 4, 1919

Buried in London

The remains of Private Richard William Amos, late of the 125th Brant Battalion, were tenderly laid to rest on Monday, in the military plot at Woodland Cemetery, London Ont.