The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Sergeant A Starkey

Serjeant Andrew STARKEY, G/484, 7th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, died of wounds, 2 Canadian General Hospital, Le Treport, France, 6.45am, 5th October 1916, age 31.

Born Greenwich, Kent, son of William and Jane Starkey, of London.

3rd July 1904, All Saints Newington, Andrew Starkey, age 21, bachelor, labourer, 111 Faraday Street, father, Charles William Starkey, house decorator, married Florence Beatrice Hearn, age 20, spinster, 111 Faraday Street, father, Samuel Hearn, labourer.

Children - Florence Beatrice Starkey, born 28th July 1904, Greenwich; Alice Maud Starkey, born 7th July 1906, Camberwell; Mabel Amelia Starkey, born 12th September 1907, Camberwell; Andrew William Starkey, born 8th April 1910, Greenwich;

1911 Census - 45 Mauritius Road, Greenwich, SE - Andrew Starkey, head, age 26, married, gas stoker, worker, born Greenwich, London; Florence Beatrice Starkey, wife, age 25, married 6 years, 4 children, all still alive, born Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey; Beatrice Starkey, daughter, age 6, born Greenwich, London; Alice Starkey, daughter, age 4, born Southwark, London; Mabel Starkey, daughter, age 3, born Southwark, London; Andrew Starkey, son, age 11months, born Greenwich, London.

Children - Jenny Matilda Starkey, born 7th June 1912, Greenwich; Thomas George Starkey, born 13th May 1913, Greenwich; Doris Lilian Starkey, born 29th July 1915, Greenwich.

Enlisted Greenwich, Kent, age 29 years & 240 days, height 5ft 7½ inches, weight 134lbs, fresh complexion, hazel eyes, brown hair, large raised hairy mole over left ribs at side, small mole over back upper arm, scar outside right knee, scar inside right wrist. Resided 20, Glenister Road, East Greenwich, London. Formerly gas stoker.

Home, 28th August 1914 to 31st May 1915; BEF 1st June 1915 to 19th March 1916; Home, 20th March 1916 to 20th July 1916; BEF, 21st July 1916 to 5th October 1916.

28th August 1914, enlisted; 1st September 1914, posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 2nd September 1914, posted 6th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment

12th September 1914, appointed Lance Corporal; 2nd October 1914, promoted Corporal; 9th January 1915, appointed Acting Lance Sergeant; 11th February 1915, promoted Acting Sergeant; 25th February 1915, rank of Sergeant confirmed; 1st June 1915, posted BEF & embarked; 4th August 1915, absent from Parade when returning from bathing, severely reprimanded; 21st August 1915, being in possession of a waterproof sheet it being ???? stores, being deficient of a waterproof sheet, reprimanded, pay for deficiency; 2nd November 1915,. disorderly conduct in his billet, severely reprimanded; 12th March 1916, 33 Casualty Clearing Station, gun shot wound to head; 20th March 1916 to England, Hospital Ship, "Cambria"; 20th March 1916, posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 21st March 1916 to 21st April 1916. Hospital, rifle bullet wound, back of head; 1st May 1916. posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 24th May 1916 to 22nd June 1916, Hospital, inflammation of stomach; 21st July 1916, Folkestone, severely reprimanded for drunk on the line of march; 21st July 1916, embarked; 21st July 1916, Etaples, 40 Infantry Base Depot; 21st July 1916, Etaples, 40 Infantry Base Depot, posted 7th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 12th August 1916, joined Battalion, In the Field; 3rd October 1916, 2 Canadian General Hospital, Le Treport, reports dangerously ill, gun shot wounds left hand, arm, right leg & head.

9th April 1917, pension of 38/9 a week awarded to widow & seven children.

Buried at Mont Huon Military Cemetery, I. J. 7., Le Treport, France.

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