The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private J Coulstock

Private James COULSTOCK, S/8620, 1st Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, died of wounds, Flanders France, 18th June 1915, age 19.

Born St Johns, Redhill, Surrey, son of Henry and Clara Coulstock, of 1, Nelson Avenue, Tonbridge, Kent.

1911 Census - 3 The Botany, Tonbridge - Henry Coulstock, head, age 51, married, labourer, born Epsom, Surrey; Clara Coulstock, wife, age 49, married 26 years, 7 children, all still alive, born Lambeth, London; Henry Coulstock, son, age 26, single, bricklayer, brick boy, born Redhill, Surrey; James Coulstock, son, age 14, golf caddy, golf links, born Redhill, Surrey; Thomas Coulstock, son, age 9, born Tonbridge.

Enlisted Tonbridge, Kent. Resided Tonbridge, Kent.

7th December 1914, posted BEF.

Buried at Dickebusch New Military Cemetery, E.2., Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

Commemorated on Tonbridge War Memorial - Tonbridge War Memorial - The original World War I memorial at the Junction of Pembury Road and Quarry Hill. The names were later re-inscribed in the new Memorial Garden in Bradford Street.

From Tonbridge History - James Coulstock [brother of Ernest ] was born at Red Hill in 1896, the son of Henry and Clara Coulstock. The family had lived in Tonbridge since at least the 1901 census. At the time of his death his parents were recorded as living in Norfolk Road, and had 5 sons serving. James had enlisted at Tonbridge as Private S/8620 1st Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment. He went to France on 7th December 1914 and died of his wounds on 18th June 1915. He is buried at Dickebusch New Military Cemetery.

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