The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

L/Cpl H J Longley

Lance Corporal Hector John LONGLEY, 1856, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment.

Born Chiddingstone, Kent, enlisted 5th September 1914, Tonbridge, Kent, age 26, height 5ft 7 inches, weight 10st 10lbs, resided Cinder Hill, Leigh, Kent. Formerly gardener.

Son of John Longley, Cinder Hill, Leigh, Kent.

Home, 5th September 1914 to 25th July 1915; BEF, 26th July 1915 to 14th July 1916; Home, 15th July 1916 to 23rd November 1916; BEF, 24th November 1916 to 21st June 1917; Home, 22nd June 1917 to 2nd November 1917.

5th September 1914, enlisted & posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 9th September 1914, posted ????; 27th January 1915, appointed unpaid Lance Corporal; 13th May 1915, appointed paid Lance Corporal; 15th July 14916, wounded, gun shot wound, arm; 15th July 1916, posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 11th September 1916, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 24th November 1916, posted 11th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; June 1917, wounded, face & neck; 22nd June 1917, posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment

2nd November 1917, discharged as "no longer physically fit for War Service" due to wounds. Silver War Badge issued.

Pension, 27/6 a week for 4 weeks, then 13/9 a week to be reviewed in 52 weeks. Disability, gun shot wound, face & neck fracture of lower ????.

This page was last updated on 26-Jul-2014.