The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private J F Hilliard

Private James Frederick HILLIARD, L/9247, 2nd Battalion, "D" Company, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, died of pneumonia, Baghdad General Hospital, Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force, 31st October 1918, age 28.

Born Lewisham, Kent, son of Frances Hilliard , and the late Joseph Hilliard, 39, Heston Street, Deptford, London.

9th February 1901, Register Office, Greenwich, Frances Hilliard married Henry James Peachey.

Formerly served in 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment, Militia, free discharge 23rd December 1907, service 1 year 16 days.

Enlisted New Cross, Kent, age 18 years & 8 months, height 5ft 6¾ inches, weight 114lbs, fresh complexion, hazel eyes, brown hair. Formerly messenger.

1911 Census - India, Military - James Peachey, Private, age 20, single, 2nd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment, Soldier, born Lewisham, Kent.

1911 Census - 4 Aboukir Cottages, Church Street, Greenwich, SE - Henry James Peachey, head, age 38, married, coal porter, Coal Merchants, worker, born Ware, Hertfordshire; Frances Peachey, wife, age 39, married 12 years, 1 child, born Deptford; *Henry James Peachey, son, age 11, school boy, born Greenwich.

Home, 20th January 1909 to 4th January 1911; India, 5th January 1911 to 31st January 1915; Indian Expeditionary Force, 1st February 1915 to 31st October 1918.

20th January 1909, enlisted; 30th January 1909, posted; 14th May 1909, 3rd Class Certificate of Education; 13th December 1909, Qualified in Transport Duties; 28th March 1910, Bordon, overstaying his pass from Tattoo until 7.45pm on 29th; 3rd May 1910, Bordon, not taking his rifle to the Armourers Shop when ordered to do so; 13th June 1910, Bordon, making an improper reply to Corporal Ransome, 5 days confined to Barracks; 2nd July 1910, Bordon, making an improper reply to Lance Corporal ????, 7 days confined to Barracks; 5th January 1911, posted India, & 2nd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 7th May 1911, 2nd Class Certificate of Education; August 1911, passed Class in Sanitation; 5th November 1911, appointed unpaid Lance Corporal; 5th August 1912, reverted to Private (misconduct - using improper language to a Private Soldier; making an improper reply to a senior NCO, deprived on stripe); 16th June 1913, gambling in an unoccupied building in Tut Peshawar, neglecting to obey an order, not halting when ordered to do so, 10 days confined to Barracks; 26th November 1913 to 2nd December 1913, Hospital, parasites on scalp; 18th May 1914, passed Class in Swimming; 1st February 1915, posted Indian Expeditionary Force; 17th July 1915 to 24th July 1915, Hospital, headache & fever, severe; 7th May 1916, Statutory Declaration enlisted as James Peachey, true name is James Frederick Hilliard; 22nd October 1918, admitted to hospital; 30th October 1918, dangerously ill with malaria / influenza.

28th May 1919, Statement of Relatives - Not married; Father died age 24 years; Step father, Henry James Peachey, killed in action; Mother, Florence Peachey, 39, Heston Street, Tanners Hill, Deptford; Brother, full blood - Ernest Arthur Hilliard, age 25, Petty Officer, HMS C??????, c/o GPO; Brother, half blood - Henry James Peachey, age 19, *discharged soldier, 39, Heston Street, Tanners Hill, Deptford.

*Henry James Peachey, (born 29th July 1896, on enlistment papers), 2nd August 1915, enlisted into 3rd Battalion, East Surrey Regiment, Service No.11310, age 18 years & 30 days, height 5ft 3¼ inches, weight 100lbs, fair hair, grey eyes, brown hair, first joint middle finger left hand amputated, labourer in tin works, resided 39 Heston Street, Deptford, London SE; 2nd August 1915 to 9th August 1915, Kingston on Thames; 10th August 1915, Dover; 28th January 1916, Dover, gambling in barrack room, 10 days confined to Barracks; 2nd March 1916, Dover, Kent, discharged having made a mis-statement as to age on enlistment. On discharge age 16 years & 5 months, height 5ft 3½ inches, fair hair, grey eyes, brown hair.

Buried at Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, VI. L. 8., Iraq.

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