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Richard Lindsay Stephen GAISFORD [1905-c.1982]

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Submitted by jill on Sun, 2021-05-02 02:06
Names
Given: 
Richard Lindsay Stephen
Family: 
Gaisford
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Date: 
1905-04-06
Birthplace (town, state): 
Ulverstone, Lancashire
Birthplace (country): 
England
Death
Date: 
c.1982-09-02 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

In his early career, Capt. Richard Lindsay Stephen Gaisford, RN, OBE was one of the  officers on HM Submarine L3 serving on the China Station in 1928-29. Photos taken by Capt. WR Fell at the time show him with fellow officers enjoying walking and boating excursions in and around Hong Kong. He married Cecily Margaret de Vitré in 1933. From 1940-1942 he served on HMS Clyde and HMS Vansittart respectively.

Gaisford, Liveing, Bryans.jpg
Gaisford, Liveing, Bryans.jpg, by William Richmond Fell
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4th Submarine Flotilla
hiking
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Submitted by annpake on Sun, 2021-05-02 18:11.

Birth Index

Richard Lindsay S Gaisford  Quarter 2 1905  Ulverston Lancashire

Royal Naval Officers Service Records

Richard Lindsay Stephen Gaisford born 6 April 1905 enrolled 15 January 1919 Lieutenant

Marriage Index

Richard L S Gaisford (sic)  to Cicely M Denis de Vitre Quarter 4 1933 Lunesdale Lancashire

Electoral Register 1936 42 Halsey Street Kensington and Chelsea

Richard Lindsay Gaisford (sic)

Cicely Margaret Gaisford (sic)

Death Notice The Times 4 September 1882

Captain Richard Lindsay Stephen Gaisford, born 1905,  died 2 September 1982

Probate Calendar 1982

Captain Richard Lindsay Stephen Gaisford of Stanley Burn House, Wylan, Hexham, Northumberland died 2 February 1882