The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Second Lieutenant K Blew

Pembroke College, Cambridge, War Memorial.

Second Lieutenant Kynnersley BLEW, 3rd Battalion attached 7th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, 12th April 1918, age 24

Born 6th February 1894, Bristol.

Educated at Cliftton & Pembroke College, Cambridge.

Went to New Zealand & married before enlisting.

1917 June Quarter, Epping Registration District, marriage to Madge Dipple.

Previously New Zealand Engineer, Sapper Kynnersley BLEW, 4/84A

8th August 1918, Probate - Blew Kynnersley of Newbury, Buckhurst Hill, Essex, Second Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment, died 12th April 1918 in France on Active Service. Probate London 8th August to Madge Blew, widow. Effects £600 10s 8d.

Widow remarried, now Mrs Allen, Lounfield?, Keymer, Sussex.

Commemorated at Pembroke College, Cambridge War Memorial & Fowey War Memorial & Pozieres Memorial, Panel 58 & 59, Somme, France.

London Gazette 1st September 1917.

War Office, 1st September, 1917. SPECIAL RESERVE OF OFFICERS.

The under mentioned, from Officer Cadet Units, to be 2nd Lieutenants. - 1st August1917 :

Royal West Kent Regiment - Kynnersley Blew.

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