1896 Richard Scott Bellamy's birth certificate records that he was born on the 15th November 1896 at 30 Castle Street, Roseville to Richard and Emma Sarah (formerly Davis) Duckering. His father's occupation is given as chemist master. (See file) (Michael)

1896 GRO Birth Index records Duckering, ricahrd Scott Bellamy registered 1896 Dudley, mother’s madien name Davis, Vol 06C, Page 87

1901 Census 11 Worcester Road, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. John Draper, head married age 58, a carpenter, born Shipston Stour, Worcester. Emma Draper, wife age 60, born Upton on severn, Worcester. Mary Drpaer, daughter, single age 19, born Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. Joseph Draper, son age 17, a Page (Domestc Servant), born Chipping Norton and Richard duckering, grandson, age 4, born Coseley, Warwick.

1911 Census Richard Duckering, Kingham Hill Homes, Inmate, 14, School, b Birmingham, Warwick. Hed Frank Oldham, 5 7, married, Superintendent of Home & Bootmakers Shop, Emma Oldham, Matron 59, married.

1911 Census records that Richard was at Kingham Hill School. From the school website:
Kingham Hill was purpose built by the Christian philanthropist Charles Edward Baring Young in 1886.
He put his faith into practice by establishing it as a place where boys with a boarding need could be educated and prepared for life.
In the early days the school was a virtually self-sufficient community. It had a farm, a wide range of workshops, a school building, a chapel, a sanatorium and various boarding houses. The Founder ensured that every Kingham child learned to read and write, gained a trade and had the benefit of understanding the Christian faith.
On leaving, the boys could progress to opportunities and new homes in London, or emigrate to a farm the Founder owned in Canada and make their life in the New World.
The Kingham Hill Trust, established by the Founder, administers the school and its sister foundation, Oak Hill Theological College in London.
Today, we are a co-educational school for girls and boys aged 11-18. We continue the Founder's vision by providing an excellent all-round education, coupled with varied extra-curricular activities and experiences that thoroughly prepare our children to leave us as happy, rounded and resilient young people ready to succeed in their future lives.

1917 The War Graves commission records Richard’s death as the 3rd May 1917 says he lived at Oddington and was born at Cosley. His birth certificate says he was born at 30 Castle Street, Roseville, which is in the Harborne District and near to Cosley. In addition, 10 miles away on the Harborne Birmingham Memorial records a Richard Duckering is recorded. I am assuming this is the same Richard.

1917 War Memorial record:
‘In memory of Richard Duckering, Private 20735, 5th Bn., Oxford. and Bucks Light Infantry who died on Thursday, 3rd May 1917. Commemorative Information. Arras memorial, Pas de Calais, France Bay 6 and 7. The Arras Memorial is in the Faubourg-d’Amiens Cemetery, which is in the Boulevard du General de Gaulle inthe western part of the town of Arras. The cemetery is near the Citadel, approximately 2 kilometres due west of the railway station. The memorial commemorates almost 35,000 casaulties of the British, New Zealand and South African forces who died between Spring 1916 and 7th August 1918, with the exception of casaulties of the Battle of Cambrai in 1917, and who have no known grave. The design, by Sir Edward Lutyens, consists of a cloister, 25 feet high and 380 feet long, built up on Doric columns and faces west. In the broader part of the site the colonnade returns to form recessed and open court, terminated by an apse. The names of the casaulties are carved on stone panels fixed to the cloister wall.’ (Copy on file)

Awarded British War Medal and Victory Medal FMP