The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private D C Jay


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Private Daniel Charles JAY, G/18302, 11th Battalion,  Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment,  killed in action, Flanders France, 7th October 1916.

Born Bedfield, Suffolk, son of Daniel & Anna Jay, Bedfield, near Framlingham, Suffolk.


1911 Census - Long Green, Bedfield, Framlingham, Suffolk - Anna Jay, head, age 48, widow, married 18 years, (5 children, 5 still alive, 3 have died) ?, born Laxfield, Suffolk; Daniel Charles Jay, son, age 23, single, thatcher, own account, born Bedfield, Suffolk; William Jay, son, age 20, farm labourer, worker, born Bedfield, Suffolk; Stanley Herbert Jay, son, age 15, single, farm labourer, worker, born Bedfield, Suffolk; Eddie Jay, son, age 11, school, born Bedfield, Suffolk; Herbert William ???ly, boarder, age 7, school, born Marylebone, London.


Enlisted Framlingham, Suffolk, age 28 years & 5 months, height 5ft 3¾ inches, weight 129lbs. Formerly thatcher.

Home 16th February 1916 to 5th September 1916; BEF 6th September 1916 to 7th October 1916.

16th February 1916, enlisted; 17th February 1916, to Army Reserve; 8th April 1916, mobilized; 11th April 1916, posted 12th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 11th June 1916, Bourley Camp, overstaying his leave from midnight 11th June 1916 until 11.30pm 12th June 1916, (23½ hours), 3 days confined to Barracks, forfeits 1 days pay; 1st September 1916, transferred to 23rd Brigade; 1st September 1916, posted 99th Training Reserve; 6th September 1916, transferred to Royal West Kent Regiment, posted BEF & 11th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 6th September 1916, embarked; 18th September 1916, joined 11th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment.

17th September 1919, Statement of Relatives - Mother, Anna Jay, Bedfield, Framlingham, Suffolk; Brothers - William Jay, age 29, Bedfield, Framlingham, Suffolk; Herbert Stanley Jay, age 24, Bedfield, Framlingham, Suffolk; Edward James Jay, age 20, Bedfield, Framlingham, Suffolk; Sisters - Alice Laura Jay, age 27, Bedfield, Framlingham, Suffolk.

Buried at Warlencourt British Cemetery, II. A. 26., France.


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