Starr, Richard
Age: 25
Rank:
Garrison Member
From:
England
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Richard Starr, Alamo defender, was born in England in 1811. He traveled to Texas as a member of Capt. Thomas H. Breece's company of New Orleans Greys, took part in the siege of Bexar, and later served in the Alamo garrison as a member of Capt. William Blazeby's infantry company. Starr died in the battle of the Alamo on March 6, 1836.