The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private J Fermer

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Private John FERMER, G/12471, 7th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, 1st October 1916, age 30.

Born Sevenoaks, Kent, son of John and Mary Ann Fermer, of 5, Redman Place, Sevenoaks, Kent.

1911 Census - 5, Redman Place, High Street, Sevenoaks, Kent - Mary Ann Fermer, head, age 57, widow, 5 children, 4 still alive, born Bucklebury, Berkshire; John Fermer, son, age 25, single, mail driver, Post Office, born Sevenoaks, Kent; Bessie Mary Fermer, daughter, age 17, single, born Sevenoaks, Kent.

Enlisted Sevenoaks, Kent, age 29 years & 9 months, height 5ft 6 inches, 163lbs, mole right breast. Resided 5, Redman Place, Sevenoaks, Kent. Formerly carman.

Home 13th December 1915 to 15th June 1916; BEF 16th June 1916 to 1st October 1916.

13th December 1915, enlisted; 13th December 1915, to Army Reserve; 1st March 1916, mobilized; 3rd Match 1916, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 16th June 1916, posted BEF & 7th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 16th June 1916, embarked; 17th June 1916, 18 Infantry Base Depot, Etaples; 6th July 1916, joined Battalion In the Field.

29th August 1919, Statement of Relatives - Mother, Mary Ann Fermer, age 66, 5, Redman Place, Sevenoaks, Kent; Brother - Arthur Fermer, age 34, 1005 Leajerne? Street, Scranton, Pennsylvania, North America; Sisters - Ellen Gibbard?, age 31, Quarry Farm Cottage, Sevenoaks, Kent; Bessie Mary Fermer, age 25, 5, Redman Place, Sevenoaks, Kent.

Buried at Serre Road Cemetery No 1., VI. E. 11., Pas de Calais, France. Commemorated Sevenoaks War Memorial.

NOTE: Regimental History & Soldiers Died in the Great War show Service No. as G/12471: CWGC website show it as G/12411.

This page was last updated on 23-Nov-2021.