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Frank Richards


Born
Blaina (Monmouthshire), The United Kingdom
Genre
Memoir, War, British Army


Frank Richards- born Francis Philip Woodruff- (June 1883 – September 1961) was a World War I soldier and author.

Frank Richards was orphaned at the age of nine in 1892 and went to live with an uncle and aunt in Blaina, then a busy and bustling industrial community. It was a happy and enjoyable childhood and he later claimed to have been taught Welsh as a child but, in his adult life, soon forgot the skill.

Detesting school, Richards often played truant and left formal education as soon as he was able – in those days at the age of 12. He worked in a variety of jobs, starting as the door boy in a local colliery. Then, in April 1901, under the combined influence of his adopted brother and the news of the Boer War in South Africa, he joined the a ...more

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Average rating: 4.42 · 1,162 ratings · 60 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors
Old Soldiers Never Die
4.47 avg rating — 863 ratings — published 1933 — 25 editions
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Old Soldier Sahib
4.29 avg rating — 293 ratings — published 1936 — 15 editions
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Hawaii Travel Guide: How to...
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“Just listen to me for a bit and you’ll be able to understand the damage you have done.”
― Frank Richards, Old Soldiers Never Die
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“And knowing the fondness for shekels these people”
― Frank Richards, Old Soldiers Never Die
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