The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Lance Corporal G Free
Photograph by "Canarykid"
Lance Corporal George FREE, L/9600, 1st Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, 18th September 1914.
Born Wilmimgton, Kent, son of William & Ada Free, No.4 Barham Road, Dartford, Kent / 183 Dulwich Road, Dartford, Kent.
Brothers: John, 183 Dulwich Road, Dartford, Kent; Charles, 2nd Battalion, Leicester Regiment, Wellington Madras; William,1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment, Bordon, Hants;
1911 Census - 4 Barham Road, Dartford, Kent - William Free, head, age 54, married, jobbing gardener, born Loughton, Essex; Adelaide Free, wife, age 53, married 29 years, 10 children, all still alive, born Dartford, Kent; John Free, son, age 26, single, shop porter, spirit merchants, born Dartford, Kent; George Free, son, age 17, single, domestic gardener, born Wilmimgton, Kent; Donald Free, son, age 10, school, born Wilmimgton, Kent; Isabella Free, daughter, age 13, school, born Wilmimgton, Kent; Hilda Free, daughter, age 7, school, born Wilmimgton, Kent.
Enlisted Gravesend, Kent, age 18, height 5ft 6¼ inches, weight 115lbs, fresh complexion, blue eyes, fair hair, small mole under right shoulder, small mole above ????. Resided Hazelwood, Wilmimgton, Dartford, Kent. Formerly gardener.
Home, 6th June 1911 to 13th August 1914; BEF 14th August 1914 to 18th September 1914.
6th June 1911, enlisted & posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 21st July 1911, 3rd Class Certificate of Education; 9th October 1911, posted 1sdt Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 29th February 1912 to 5th March 1912, Dublin Royal Infirmary, influenza; 3rd May 1912, 2nd Class Certificate of Education; 3rd August 1914, appointed unpaid Lance Corporal; 7th August 1914, appointed paid Lance Corporal;15th August 1914, BEF.
2nd June 1919, Statement of Relatives - Father, William Free, 183 Dulwich Road, Dartford, Kent; Brothers - John Free, age 33, 34 St Vincents Road, Dartford; Charles Free, age 29, 34 St Vincents Road, Dartford; Donald Free, 183 Dulwich Road, Dartford, Kent; Sisters - Emily Free, age 35, Marisburg Police Station, Marisburg, South Africa; Elizabeth Free, age 31, 29 Summerhill Road, Dartford?; Henrietta Free, age 23, 1360? Attwood Court, Kensington, London; Isabel Free, age 21, Roydon Lodge, Casney? Park Road, Erith? Kent?; Hilda Free, age 15, Tait? Home, Broadstairs, Kent.
Buried at Buzancy Military Cemetery, III. A. 8., Aisne, France.
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