The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private H E Wadey

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Private Harry Ernest WADEY, G/11256, 11th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, 15th September 1916.

19th March 1892, born Lewes, Sussex, son of Henry & Alice Wadey, 52 Briscoe Road, Merton, Surrey. / 1 Lynton Road, Stanley Grove, Croydon, Surrey.

29th May 1892, Brighton, Sussex, baptism of Harry Ernest Wadey, son of Henry, (Licensed Victualler), & Alice Wadey, Station Street, Lewes.

1911 Census - 12 The Retreat, Thornton Heath, Croydon, Surrey - Henry Wadey, head, age 56, married, blacksmith, worker, born Southwater, Sussex; Alice Wadey, wife, age 57, married 21 years, 4 children, all still alive, born Brighton, Sussex; Ernest Wadey, son, age 19, single, waiter, worker, born Lewes, Sussex; Percy Wadey, son, age 11, born Lewes, Sussex.

Enlisted Croydon, Surrey, age 23 years & 240 days, height 5ft 5 inches, weight 138lbs. Resided 52 Briscoe Road, Merton, Surrey. Formerly labourer.

Home, 24th November 1915 to 2nd May 1916; BEF, 3rd May 1916 to 15th September 1916.

24th November 1915, enlisted & posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 25th November, Maidstone, joined Regiment; 27th November 1915, posted 11th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 2nd May 1916, Southampton, embarked; 3rd May 1916, posted BEF; 3rd May 1916, Havre, disembarked; 15th September 1916, posted missing.

28th August 1919, Statement of Relatives - Widow, none; Children, none; Father, Henry Wadey, 52 Briscoe Road, Merton, Surrey; Mother, Alice Wadey, 52 Briscoe Road, Merton, Surrey; Brothers - Alfred Wadey, age 25, HMS Vernon, Portsmouth; Percy Wadey, age 20, RAF Dublin, Ireland; Sisters - Margaret Wadey, age 28, Behanden? Road, Broadstairs, Kent.

Buried at Bulls Road Cemetery, III. C. 4., Flers, Somme, France.

This page was last updated on 13-Jun-2023.