WW1 Casualty: Private 10873 Richard Disley - Private 10873 Richard Disley
| Unit/Regiment |
3rd Bn., King's (Liverpool Regiment) |
| Date of Death |
14/09/1920 |
Age at Death |
51 |
Burial/Memorial
& Reference |
Prescot Churchyard
NP 323 |
| CWGC Family Details (if shown) |
Next of kin recorded as Mrs E A Disley, 58 South Avenue, The Wood, Prescot |
| Census Details |
1871 Census -
In Woolton Road, Wavertree, live Richard Disley, a 31 year old coachman and his wife Ellen, 32. Their children are shown as Margaret (10), George (8), William (5), James (4) and Richard (1).
1911 Census -
The Disley family lived at 4, Duke Street, Prescot. Richard, aged 41, worked in the Tank House of theWire Works lagging drums. His wife, Elizabeth, was 33 years old and they had been married for 13 years. In that time, they had 7 children, 4 of whom were still alive and living with them - Richard (7), Amy (5), Joy (4) and James (2). |
| Birth/Marriage/Death Registrations |
Birth Registered Q3/1869, West Derby, 8b, 527
Death Registered Q3/1920, Prescot, 8b, 654 |
| Notes |
Transferred to (216501) Labour Centre (Park Hall) |
| Research Ref. No. |
P081 |
Service DetailsRichard Disley joined the 3rd Bn of the King's on 1st September 1914.
The 3rd Battalion of the King's (Liverpool) Regiment was a reserve battalion and was based in Seaforth when war broke out in August 1914. As a training unit, the battalion supplied men to the 1st and 2nd battalions of the regiment as their demand for replacements and reinforcements grew. It remained in the UK until 1917, when it was moved to Ireland.
Private Disley's Medal Index Card shows that he first arrived in France on 21st August 1915, and it would appear likely that he was posted to the 1st or 2nd battalions.
As it isn't clear which Battalion he served with, it hasn't been possible to identify his movements whilst in France.
He was transferred to the Labour Corps at an unknown date, and was finally discharged on 10th July 1918.
Unusually, Richard Disley has two entries in the Register of Soldiers Effects (shown below) and it is interesting to note that one of the entries refers to his discharge on 10th July 1918, but then goes on to say "since become insane".
Private Disley's Medal Index Card shows his entitlement to the 1914-1915 Star as he arrived in France in August 1915, in addition to his British War Medal and Victory Medal. He also has a listing for a Silver War Badge.
Richard Disley's entry in the Silver War Badge register
In 1942, Richard's daughter, Amy, married another veteran of the war, James Hayes
The various notes on Richard's Medal Index Card suggest that the medals were returned for adjustment at some point, with his widow making an application for the medals in 1925.
Richard Disley's grave in Prescot Churchyard
The burial register entry for Richard Disley
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