The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

L/Cpl A E Emery

Lance Corporal Arthur Ernest EMERY, 10330, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment.

Born Ealing, Middlesex, enlisted 17th April 1914, Maidstone, Kent, age 22, resided 192 Ivydale Road, Nunhead, SE15 / 114 Kimberley Road, Nunhead, London. Formerly billiard ma(r)ker.

Next of Kin (Aunt & Uncle) - Archibald & Mary Clarke, 192 Ivydale Road, Nunhead, SE15.

Previously served in 3rd Battalion, Special Reserve, Royal West Kent Regiment, 8906, enlisted 29th December 1913, age 22, height 5ft 3 inches, weight 108lbs. Home, 29th December 1913 to 16th April 1914.

Home, 17th April 1914 to 6th December 1914; BEF, 7th December 1914 to 23rd April 1915; Home, 24th April 1915 to 9th December 1915; Indian Expeditionary Force "D", 10th December 1915 to 26th November 1918; Home, 27th November 1918 to 22nd March 1919.

17th April 1914, enlisted & posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 21st May 1914, posted 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 14th September 1914, appointed unpaid Lance Corporal, 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 23rd September 1914, appointed paid Lance Corporal; 7th December 1914, posted 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; April 1915, wounded, gun shot wound right arm; 11th March 1916, wounded; 29th May 1915, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 28th September 1915, appointed Acting Corporal; 26th October 1915, deprived of Acting rank and Lance Corporal stripe, by Commanding Officer; 10th December 1915, posted 2nd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 10th March 1916, Prisoner of War, Turkey, captured at Bagdad; 9th November 1918, arrived in Alexandria; 27th November 1918, repatriated arrived at Southampton and conveyed per ambulance train to London; 27th November 1918, posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 4th February 1919, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 15th February 1919, appointed paid Lance Corporal.

22nd March 1919, discharged as "no longer physically fit for War Service" due to wounds. Silver War Badge issued

Pension 27/6 a week for 26 weeks, to be reviewed. 100% disability.

This page was last updated on 11-Jun-2013.