The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private E G Weston

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Private Edward George WESTON, 205508, 10th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, death presumed on or after, 31st July 1917, age 23.

Son of William John Weston, 223 Alfred Street, Central Nottingham.

Enlisted Derby, Derbyshire, age 22 years & 9 months, height 5ft 4 inches.  Resided 223 Alfred Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 6, Lake Street., Southey Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire / 43 St Albans Street, Sherwood, Nottingham / 12 Stratford Terrace, Shakespeare Street, Nottingham. Formerly coal carter.

Home 15th March 1916 to 2nd July 1917; BEF 3rd July 1917 to 31st July 1917.

15th March 1916, Called up for Service; 17th March 1916, posted 2/5th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, Service No.316472;

6th July 1916, posted 5th Reserve Battalion,  Northumberland Fusiliers; 1st September 1916, posted 4th Reserve Battalion,  Northumberland Fusiliers; 24th January 1917, posted 35th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers;

30th May 1917, St Marks Church, City of Nottingham, Edward George Weston, age 23, bachelor, soldier, 223 Alfred Street, C, father William John Weston, coal merchant, married Ethel May Payte, widow,  clerk, 223 Alfred Street, C, father, Arthur George Watkins, Deceased.

3rd July 1917, posted BEF; 3rd July 1917, Folkestone, embarked; 3rd July 1917, Boulogne, disembarked; 4th July 1917, Etaples, 32nd Infantry Base Depot; 20th July 1917, Etaples, transferred to Royal West Kent Regiment; 20th July 1917, posted 3/4th Royal West Kent Regiment; 20th July 1917, posted 10th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 31st July 1917, posted missing.

21st April 1918, date when Separation Allowance of 12/6 a week, payable to wife, will cease.

Commemorated at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 45 and 47, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.