The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private L A Excell

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Private Lewis Albert EXCELL, G/11473, 10th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, died at Aldershot Isolation Hospital, 11th April 1916, age 22.

Born Sutton Valence, Kent, son of Daniel & Celia Excell, Ashurst Gate, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, Kent.

1911 Census - Ashurst Gate, Chart Sutton, Maidstone, Kent - Daniel Excell, head, age 50, married, farm labourer, born Sutton Valence, Kent; Celia Etta Excell, wife, age 40, married 23 years, 5 children, 4 still alive, born Sutton Valence, Kent; Daniel Excell, son, age 22, single, farm labourer, born Sutton Valence, Kent; Lewis Excell, son, age 18, single, farm labourer, born Sutton Valence, Kent; Laura Excell, daughter, age 14, born Chart Sutton, Kent; John Excell, son, age 5 months, born Chart Sutton, Kent.

Enlisted Maidstone, Kent, age 22 years & 230 days, height 5ft 8 inches, 123lbs. Resided Ashurst Gate, Chart Sutton, Kent. Formerly labourer.

Home 22nd November 1915 to 11th April 1916.

22nd November 1915, enlisted & posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 22nd November 1915, posted 10th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 10th February 1916, reports from Aldershot Isolation Hospital - Private Excell Albert, case has not yet been diagnosed but he is seriously ill. Please inform next of kin; 12th February 1916, Private Excell Albert is suffering from Cerebro Spinal Fever, and is seriously ill; 11th April 1916, regret to inform you that 11473, Private Excell Albert, died here at 9.15am, 11th April 1916. Relatives have been informed by wire. Undertaker Finch, Phone, 81 Aldershot.

24th August 1919, Statement of Relatives - Father, Daniel Excell, Ashurst Gate, Chart Sutton; Mother, Celia Excell, Ashurst Gate, Chart Sutton; Brothers - Daniel Excell, age 30, Celia Excell, Ashurst Gate, Chart Sutton; John Excell, age 9, Celia Excell, Ashurst Gate, Chart Sutton; Sister - Laura Excell, age 23, Celia Excell, Ashurst Gate, Chart Sutton.

Buried at Chart Sutton (St Michael) Churchyard, South-East part, near East boundary, Chart Sutton, Kent.

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