The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Pte C Wilson

Private Charles WILSON, 8079, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment.

Born, Sydenham, Kent, enlisted 18th July 1905, Maidstone, Kent, age 18, height 5ft 3 inches, weight 124lbs, resided No.2. Porthcawl Road, Bell Green, Lower Sydenham, Kent / 47 Macks Road, Bermondsey, London, SE. Formerly hawker.

Previously served 3rd Battalion, Militia, Royal West Kent Regiment, 5516, enlisted 26th September 1904 to 17th July 1905, age 18, height 5ft 2 inches.

Son of Charles & Hanna Wilson, 1A Relingus? Road, Lower Sydenham, Kent. Brother Charles Wally Wilson. Sisters, Phoebe Wilson; Annie Wilson.

Home, 18th July 1905 to 21st November 1905; Malta, 22nd November 1905 to 27th December 1906; Home, 28th December 1906 to 30th October 1907; Singapore, 31st October 1907 to 27th November 1908; India, 28th November 1908 to 5th February 1914; Home, 6th February 1914 to 13th August 1914; BEF, 14th August 1914 to 27th April 1915; Home, 28th April 1915 to 7th September 1916.

18th July 1905, enlisted & posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 14th October 1905, posted Provisional Battalion; 22nd November 1905, posted 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 7th April 1906, imprisoned for 10 by Commanding Officer; 17th April 1906, to Duty; 31st October 1907, posted 2nd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 4th April 1914, transferred to Army Reserve with his consent; 5th August 1914, mobilized; 6th August 1914, posted 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 14th September 1914, wounded; 20th May 1915, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment.

7th September 1916, discharged as "no longer physically fit for War Service" due to wounds Silver War Badge issued.

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