The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private H L Hele

Private Harry Lingham HELE, 242176, 1st Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, death assumed on or after, 4th October 1917, (age 21, from CWGC website).

1899, born Calstock, Cornwall, son of *William & #Emily Ann Hele.

* 1905 June, Exeter Registration District, William Arthur Hele died.

# 1907 June, Tavistock Registration District, married Samuel Thomas Lane.

1911 Census - Samuel Thomas Lane, head, age 32, married, Mercantile Mariner, Master, working on own account, coasting, born Calstock, Cornwall; Emily Ann Lane, wife, age 45, married 4 years, no children from this marriage, born Tor, Cornwall; Harry Lingham Hele, son, age 12, school, born Albaston, Cornwall; Sidney Hele, son, age 10, school, born Calstock, Cornwall.

28th October 1916, Registry Office, Tavistock, Devon, married Elsie Elizabeth Mullen spinster, (now Southcott), of 7, Candy's Cottage, Chudliegh Knighton, Newton Abbot, Devon.

Child - Joyce Eileen Hele, born 26th August 1917, Newton Abbot, Devon.

Enlisted Launceston, age 16 years & 3 months, height 5ft 4½ inches, weight 115lbs, old fracture right forearm. Resided Fore Stteet, Calstock, Cornwall. Formerly gardener.

Home 25th June 1916 to 11th September 1917; BEF 12th September 1917 to 4th October 1917.

25th June 1916, deemed to have enlisted; 1st August 1916, called up for Service; 2nd August 1916, to Army Reserve; 31st January 1917, mobilized & posted 2nd/5th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment, Service No.5727; 15th April 1917, absent from midnight till 5.00pm 16th April 1917, 7 days confined to Barracks, deprived of 7 days pay, forfeits 1 days pay; 12th September 1917, Folkestone, embarked; 12th September 1917, Boulogne, disembarked; 12th September 1917, Etaples, 40 Infantry Base Depot, posted 3/4th Royal West Kent Regiment; 16th September 1917, 40 Infantry Base Depot, posted 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 18th September 1917, joined Battalion In the Field; 4th October 1917, posted missing.

23rd August 1918, date when Separation Allowance of 19/6 a week will cease.

24th June 1918, pension of 20/5 a week awarded to widow & 1 child.

1st December 1919, Statement of Relatives - Widow, Elsie Elizabeth Hele, Chudleigh Knighton, nr Newton Abbot, Devon; Child, Joyce Eileen Hele, Chudleigh Knighton, nr Newton Abbot, Devon; Brothers - Thomas Henry Hele, age 32?, Sindola?, 64 Sherwell Hill, Chelston, Torquay; Lionel William Hele, age 30, 49 Central Avenue, Longbridge Estate, North?????, Birmingham; Sydney Hele, age 18, No.356 Mess 78 HMS Ramillies, c/o GPO LOndon.

Commemorated at Tyne Cot Memorial, Panel 106 to 108, Belgium.

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