1900/08/14

Born  at Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa. Son of  son of Rear-Admiral John Richardson and Elizabeth Maria Chiappini.

1914/05/15

Entered Royal Navy

1929/08/03

Married Joy Hopwood,  Parish Church, Sidmouth

1930/02/15

 Lt. Commander

1937/06/30

 Commander

1940/01/09

HMS Pembroke (RN base, Chatham for gunnery school)

1940/04

Left HMS Pembroke

1940/05

Served with Beach Party at Malo & Bray beaches, Dunkirk

1940/08/16

DSO  - Dunkirk

1940/09/10

Executive Officer, HMS Exeter (cruiser).

HMS Exeter sunk by Japanese forces in the Battle for the Java Sea.

HMS Exeter crew were transferred to the Dutch ship ‘Up Ten Noort’ which had been captured by the Japanese. Mentioned in despatches, Order of Oranje-Nassau.

1942/03/01

POW in Japanese captivity

Held Macassar Camp, Celebes

1942/10

Transported on the Asama Maru to Japan,

1943/01/10

Zentsuji POW Camp, Hiroshima Branch #1; formerly Osaka POW Command. (Plan above of Zentsuji Camp). The camp was a "Show Camp" for propaganda purposes.

1945/01

British officers were moved to Mitsushima POW Camp, Tokyo

1945

Liberated at 12-B-Mitsushima (Hiraoka), Tokyo Area POW Camp, Japan.

1946/01/22

MID - HMS Exeter lost in action Surabaya 1942/03/01

1947

Married Elizabeth A. Arengo-Jones who was formerly married to Alexander Alan Coull Walker, and daughter of Mr & Mrs C. Arengo-Jones, of Wrington, Reading district, Berkshire .

1948/09/07

OON - Battle of the Java Sea

1947/05/27

Admiralty - HMS President for miscellaneous services

1949/05

No listing

1950/08/13

Retired

1960

Published ‘Contract bridge in thirteen lessons’

1967/01/01

Died aged 66 at Northamptonshire, England