The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Pte H Ward

Private Horace WARD, 10455, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment.

Born Langley, Maidstone, Kent, enlisted 28th February 1912, Chatham, Kent, age 18, height 5ft 6¼ inches, weight 130lbs, resided Langley Heath, Maidstone, Kent. Formerly farm labourer.

Son of Alfred & Fanny Ward, Langley Heath, Maidstone, Kent. Brothers - George Alfred Ward; Douglas Bertie Ward.

Home, 28th February 1912 to 10th February 1914; India, 11th February 1914 to 31st January 1915; Indian Expeditionary Force, 1st February 1915 to 13th April 1919; ????, 14th April 1919 to 9th November 1919.

28th February 1912, enlisted & posted Depot, The Buffs, East Kent Regiment, 9735; 1st June 1912, posted 1st Battalion, The Buffs, East Kent Regiment; 11th February 1914, posted 2nd Battalion, The Buffs, East Kent Regiment; 1st July 1914, transferred to 2nd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 27th August 1914, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 6th August 1917, 2nd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment, appointed unpaid lance Corporal; 11th May 1919, serving with No.3. Special Battalion, Rawalpindi; 18th June 1919, disembarked Ex "Ekma" Karachi; 28th June 1919, posted to No.1 Special Battalion, Burban; 30th June 1919, under orders of Commanding Officer, Rawalpindi; 30th June 1919, No.1, Special Battalion disbanded; 20th September 1919, Bombay, embarked for UK, HT Bremen as Sergeant H Ward, 2455/10455, 2nd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment.

9th November 1919, discharged as "no longer physically fit for War Service" due to sickness Silver War Badge issued.

Pension, 5/6 a week for 26 weeks conditional / Final. Disability, malaria, prevents 10%.

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