John Soame Richardson

John Soame Richardson
John Soame Richardson
	John Soame Richardson
Born	16 March 1836; Heydon, Norfolk, England
Died	9 June 1896 (aged 60); Sydney, Australia
Allegiance	United Kingdom; Colony of New South Wales
Service/branch	British Army (1854–64); New South Wales Military Forces (1864–92)
Years of service	1854–1892
Rank	Major General
Commands held	New South Wales Military Forces; New South Wales Contingent
Battles/wars	Crimean War Siege of Sevastopol; New Zealand Wars First Taranaki War; Invasion of the Waikato; Mahdist War Suakin Expedition;
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath; Mentioned in Despatches

Major General John Soame Richardson, CB (16 March 1836 – 9 June 1896)[1] was a British Army officer and Commander of the Forces in colonial New South Wales. He was born in Heydon, Norfolk, England.[1]

He entered the British Army in 1854.[2] and, in the next year, he served with the 72nd Highlanders in the Crimean War, and was present at the siege and fall of Sebastopol for which he received the Crimea Medal with clasp, and the Turkish Crimea Medal. In the New Zealand Wars he served with the 1st Battalion, 12th (East Suffolk) Regiment of Foot in the Taranaki district, and in the Waikato campaign in 1863 and 1864.[2]

Richardson was awarded the New Zealand Medal, became captain in 1863 and, retiring from the Imperial service, was in 1865 appointed to the command of the military forces of New South Wales, with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He became colonel in 1876 and major general in 1885, following his command of the New South Wales Contingent despatched to co-operate with the British forces in the Sudan campaign. He was also created Companion of the Order of the Bath, mentioned in despatches, and received the Egyptian Medal with clasp "Suakin 1885" and the Khedive's Star in recognition of his services.[2]

John Soame Richardson died on 9 June 1896.

References

Pemberton, Gregory J. "Richardson, John Soame (1836–1896)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 20 July 2013 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
Mennell, Philip (1892). "Richardson, Major-General John Soame" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.

External links

Museums Victoria Collections, John Soame Richardson Medal. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
Death of Major-General Richardson. Australian Town and Country Journal, 20 June 1896, p. 20. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
Australian War Memorial. New South Wales Contingent. Soudan Campaign, 1885. A photograph montage of portraits. Retrieved 26 June 2020.

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[adb-1] Pemberton, Gregory J. "Richardson, John Soame (1836–1896)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 20 July 2013 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.

[Mennell-2] Mennell, Philip (1892). "Richardson, Major-General John Soame" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.