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Private J Gadd


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Private James GADD, L/10685, 8th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders, 14th April 1917, age 19. 

Born Burham Rochester, Kent, son of Richard and Rose Gadd, of Blue Bell Hill, Burham, Rochester, Kent.


1911 Census - Blue Bell Hill, Burham, Rochester, Kent - Richard Gadd, head, age 49, married, chalk labourer, cement, born Burham, Kent; Rose Gadd, wife, age 46, married 25 years, 9 children, 6 still alive, born Loose, Kent; Florence Gadd, daughter, age 23, single, born Burham, Kent; Thomas Gadd, son, age 21, single, born Burham, Kent; Edith Gadd, daughter, age 17, single, born Burham, Kent; George Gadd, son, age 15, single, born Burham, Kent; James Gadd, son, age 12, born Burham, Kent; Elizabeth Gadd, daughter, age 10, born Burham, Kent; Rose Gadd, daughter, age 1, born Burham, Kent.


Enlisted 1st March 1915, Chatham Kent, age 18 years & 1 month, height 5ft 4½ inches, weight 112lbs, fresh complexion, grey eyes, brown hair. Formerly farm labourer.

Home, 1st March 1915 to 30th September 1915; BEF, 1st October 1915 to 14th April 1917.

1st March 1915, enlisted; 3rd March 1915, posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 6th March 1915, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 5th May 1915, Chatham, talking & laughing on Parade, 7 days confined to Barracks; 23rd September 1915, Fort Darland, absent from 8.45am Parade, 5 days confined to Barracks; 1st October 1915, posted BEF & 8th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 27th December 1916, 73 Field Ambulance, wounded, gun shot wound to left wrist; 29th December 1916, 33 Casualty Clearing Station, shrapnel wound left wrist; 9th January 1917, to Duty; 9th January 1917, rejoined Battalion.

14th June 1919, Statement of Relatives - Father, Richard Gadd, Blue Bell Hill, Burham; Mother, Rose Gadd, Blue Bell Hill, Burham; Brothers - Thomas Gadd, age 31?, Blue Bell Hill, Burham; George Gadd, age 23, Walderslade near Chatham; Sisters - Florence Gadd, age 30, Blue Bell Hill, Burham; Edith Gadd, age 25, Blue Bell Hill, Burham; Elizabeth Gadd, age 19, Blue Bell Hill, Burham.

Commemorated at Arras Memorial, Bay 7, Pas de Calais, France  and at Burnham War Memorial, Church Road/Rochester Road, Burnham, Kent.


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