The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private J Yates

Private Joseph YATES, G/18934, 6th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, 12th May 1917, age 37.

Born Little Stukeley, Huntingdonshire, son of James & Mary Yates, Little Stukeley, Huntingdonshire.

7th August 1906, Buckden, Huntingdonshire, Joseph Yates, married Kate Davis, spinster, Tollgate House, Woodville, Burton-on-Trent.

Children - Joseph Luke Yates, born 10th May 1908, Huntingdon; Emily Violet Yates, born 25th June 1909, Huntingdon;

1911 Census - 2 Cromwell Terrace, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire. - John Luther Yates, head, age 30, married, postman, GPO, born Little Stukeley, Huntingdonshire; Kate Yates, wife, age 27, married 4 years, 2 children, both still alive, born Buckden, Huntingdonshire; Joseph Luke Yates, son, age 2, born Huntingdon; Emily Violet Yates, daughter, age 1, born Huntingdon.

Children - Ida Margaret Yates, born 28th April 1911, Huntingdon.

Enlisted Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, age 35 years & 9 months, height 6ft. weight 168lbs, defective teeth. Resided 2 Cromwell Terrace, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire. Formerly postman.

Separation Allowance 24/6 a week, Allotment of Pay 3/6 a week payable to wife.

Home 8th December 1915 to 10th October 1916; BEF 11th October 1916 to 12th May 1917.

8th December 1915, enlisted; 9th December 1915, to Army Reserve; 30th May 1916, mobilized; 30th May 1916, posted The Buffs, Service No.10188; 1st June 1916, posted 3rd Battalion, The Buffs; 11th October 1916, 38 Infantry Base Depot; 10th October 1916, embarked; 20th October 1916, transferred from 1st Battalion, The Buffs to 6th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 23rd October 1916, joined Battalion, In the Field;

3rd December 1917, Pension of 26/3 a week awarded to widow and three children.

1919 June, St Neots Registration District, Kate Yates, married James W E Millard.

9th June 1920, Statement of Relatives - Widow, Kate Millard, Tithe Farm, Woodville, near Burton-on-Trent; Children - Joseph Luke Yates, 10th May 1908, Tithe Farm, Woodville, near Burton-on-Trent; Emily Violet Yates, 25th June 1909, Tithe Farm, Woodville, near Burton-on-Trent; Ida Margaret Yates, 28th April 1911, Tithe Farm, Woodville, near Burton-on-Trent; Father, none; Mother, Mary Yates, Little Stukeley, near Huntingdonshire; Brothers - Percy Yates, Little Stukeley, Huntingdonshire; Sidney Yates, Little Stukeley, Huntingdonshire; Sisters - Emma Yates, address unknown; Elizabeth Yates, Bridge End, Brampton, Huntingdonshire; Ida Yates, Campden House Court, Kensington; Grandparents - none; Nephews / Nieces, none; Uncles / Aunts - Emma Childs, 52 Burners Street, Ipswich.

Commemorated at Arras Memorial, Bay 7, Pas de Calais, France. / Huntingdon War Memorial.

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