The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private E C P Capner

Private Edwin Charles Percy CAPNER, G/31131, 1st Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, 28th June 1918, age 18.

Born Camberley, Surrey, son of *Edwin Joseph Capner & #Mrs. Ellen Stevenson, of Albany House, York Town, Camberley, Surrey.

* 1913, died September Quarter, Farnham Registration District, age 54.

# 1914, married June Quarter, Farnham Registration District, Alexander Stevenson.

1911 Census - Post Office, 148 London Road, York Town, Camberley, Surrey - Edwin Joseph Capner, head, age 57, sub postmaster, wine & spirit merchant & grocer, born York Town, Frimley; Ellen Capner, wife, age 34, married 12 years, 1 child, still alive, born Reading, Berkshire; Edwin Charles Capner, son, age 11, scholar, born York Town, Frimley; George Hawkins, servant, age 19, single, grocers assistant, born Blackwater, Hampshire; Alexander Hawkins, servant, age 49, general labourer, Albany House, born Jaffna, Ceylon.

Enlisted Guildford, Surrey.

24th October 1918, Probate - Capner Edwin Charles Percy of York Town Surrey, Private 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment, died 28th June 1918, in France on active service. Administration London 24th October to the Public Trustee. Effects £6410 18s 2d. Revoked 17th December 1918. Further Grant 11th February 1919.

11th February 1919, Probate - Capner Edwin Charles Percy of York Town Surrey, Private 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment, died 28th June 1918, in France on active service. Administration (with will), London, 11th February to the Public Trustee. Effects £6410 18s 2d. Former Grant P.R. October 1918 revoked.

Commemorated at Ploegsteert Memorial, Panel 8, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium.

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