The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Lance Sergeant A A Fermer

Lance Serjeant Alfred Albert FERMER, L/10415, 7th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, 19th October 1917.

Born Hadlow, Kent, son of Alfred & Elizabeth Fermer.

1911 Census - 28 Waterloo Road, Tonbridge, Kent - Alfred Fermor, head, age 42, married, builder, house, born Crowborough, Sussex; Elizabeth Fermor, wife, age 34, married 16 years, 8 children, all still alive; Alfred Fermor, son age 15, single, farm labourer, born Hadlow, Kent; William Fermor, son age 7, born Hadlow, Kent; James Fermor, son, age 2, born Tonbridge, Kent; Arthur Fermor, son age 6 months, born Tonbridge, Kent; James Fermor, father, age 64, widowed, farm labourer, born Crowborough, Sussex; Elsie Fermor, daughter, age 13, school, born Golden Green, Kent; Nellie Fermor, daughter, age 11, school, born Hadlow, Kent; Katie Fermor, daughter, age 9, born Hadlow, Kent; Annie Fermor, daughter, age 4, born Hadlow, Kent.

Enlisted Tonbridge, Kent, age 19, height 5ft 6 inches, dark complexion, grey eyes, brown hair. Resided Tonbridge, Kent. Formerly carman.

Home 7th August 1914 to 23rd August 1915; BEF 24th August 1915 to 19th October 1917.

7th August 1914, enlisted & posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 24th August 1915, posted BEF & 7th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 24th August 1915, embarked; 10th September 1915, joined Battalion; 27th January 1917, promoted Corporal; 27th January 1917 to 5th February 1917, leave to England; 30th March 1917, appointed unpaid Lance Sergeant; 26th May 1917, appointed paid Lance Sergeant.

10th June 1919, Statement of Relatives - Father, Alfred Fermer, 13 George Street, Tonbridge, Kent; Mother, Elizabeth Fermer, 13 George Street, Tonbridge, Kent; Brothers - William Fermer, age 16, 13 George Street, Tonbridge, Kent; James Fermer, age 11, 13 George Street, Tonbridge, Kent; Arthur Fermer, age 8, 13 George Street, Tonbridge, Kent; Frederick Fermer, age 7, 13 George Street, Tonbridge, Kent; Sisters - Elsie Fermer, age 22, 13 George Street, Tonbridge, Kent; Annie Fermer, age 12, 13 George Street, Tonbridge, Kent; Nellie Dagdale?, age 20, 13 George Street, Tonbridge, Kent.

Buried at Artillery Wood Cemetery, IV. B. 13., Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

Commemorated on Tonbridge War Memorial - Tonbridge War Memorial - The original World War I memorial at the Junction of Pembury Road and Quarry Hill. The names were later re-inscribed in the new Memorial Garden in Bradford Street.

From Tonbridge History - Alfred Albert Fermor was born in 1896 in Hadlow, the son of Alfred and Elizabeth Fermor. In 1911 the family lived at 28 Waterloo Road and he was working as a farm labourer. He attested as Private 10415 Royal West Kent Regiment 7th August 1914 . He subsequently served with 7th Battalion, was killed in action 19th October 1917 by which time he had achieved the rank of Lance Sergeant, and is buried at Artillery Wood Cemetery.

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