Richard Alexander Joseph's Story.
Richard enlisted in the Army in May 1940 then was commissioned as an officer before being discharged to the reserves in December 1940 due to no suitable position being available for him. He must have been recalled later because he ended up in India in 1943 attached to 60 General Purpose Transport Company of the Indian Army Service Corps. he was killed in and accident in India on 9 September 1943. He is comemmorated at the Ranchi War Cemetary in India, the Wistaston War Memorial and the Wistaston Memorial Hall memorial plaque.
Ranchi War Cemetary