Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Stafford Mansfield, a butcher, born 1863 in Barsby, Leicestershire, and baptised on the 4th January 1864 in Barsby and his wife Annie Kate Barsby (nee Hart, married in the 4th quarter of 1888 in the Blaby, Leicestershire district), born 1862 in Wigston, Leicestershire. Richard Norman was born in the 4th quarter of 1894 in Queniborough, Leicestershire, his siblings were, Stafford Rupert, born 1892 and Harold, born in the 2nd quarter of 1893, both his siblings were born in Queniborough, in March 1901 the family home was at Main Street, Queniborough. In April 1911 Richard was employed as a butcher and was residing in the family home at Main Street, Queniborough, together with his father, a butcher, his mother and siblings, Stafford, a butcher, Harold, a railway clerk and Catherine Mary, a schoolgirl, born 1903 in Queniborough. Richard died in the 29th Casualty Clearing Station at Gezaincourt, France from wounds received in action, he was awarded the British War and Victory medals. His older brother Harold was killed in action in September 1916.
On Friday April 19th 1918 The Melton Mowbray Times & Vale of Belvoir Gazette published the following article under the heading. – QUENIBOROUGH. – SOLDIER’S DEATH FROM WOUNDS. – The parents of Gunner Dick Mansfield, R.G.A., have received official notification that their son died of wounds on Monday, April 1st. Letters from his chums speak of his popularity, and especially of his wonderful cheerfulness after receiving his terrible wound on Easter Sunday. His chaplain writes to say he passed peacefully away without pain the next day. Mr. and Mrs. Stafford Mansfield need special sympathy in the loss of this their second son killed in the war. The first to make the great sacrifice was Harold, who was killed in the battle of the Somme in 1916. They have one son remaining, Stafford, who is presently serving with the Australian Light Infantry in Palestine.
On Friday September 27th 1918 The Melton Mowbray Times & Vale of Belvoir Gazette published the following article under the heading. “QUENIBOROUGH.” – MEMORIAL SERVICE. – A memorial service was held in the Parish Church on Thursday evening for Captain C. H. Woodhouse and 15 others from the parish who have fallen in the war, viz. Lieut. Brooks, Lieut. T. Fox, Edward Lowe, Alfred Lowe, William Glover, Sydney Crawford, Max Crawford, Percy Ogden, Charles Stiff, Harold Mansfield, Richard Mansfield, Isaac Bursnell, William Cook.