Albert Richards, who grew up in Wallasey, was Britain’s youngest war artist. To mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, we celebrate the short but dramatic life of this unsung hero of World War II.
Unlike most war artists, Albert actually saw action on the front line. A serving soldier, he parachuted behind enemy lines on the morning of D-Day and took part in one of the most daring operations attempted on that historic day.
He then followed the advance across Europe, sketching and painting as he went. But tragically, Albert was killed just two months before the German surrender. He was 25.
Ged Clarke first found Albert’s story while working on a BBC documentary about war art. Since then, he’s discovered lots more about the young man whose story seems to have been overlooked by art and war historians alike.
