Donald Vaughan Richards – Royal Armoured Corps, 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry
Trooper Donald Vaughan Richards – Royal Armoured Corps, 2 nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry Birth and Family Background Donald Vaughan Richards was born in 1923 at Swansea . He was the son of Reginald Thomas Richards and Maisie Vaughan , who were married in 1921 at Swansea. 1939 Register The only surviving civilian record for Donald is the 1939 Register , which records the Richards family residing at “Fawnbrake”, Sketty . Reginald Richards was employed as a soap and perfumery commercial traveller and also served as an A.R.P. volunteer . Maisie Richards undertook household duties and was likewise an A.R.P. volunteer , serving as an ambulance driver . Donald Vaughan Richards was recorded as a student preparing for the Civil Service . Military Service Donald enlisted in the British Army and served as a Trooper with the Royal Armoured Corps , attached to the 2 nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry . The regiment landed in Normandy in 1944 and took part in the Allied ...
