The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private R Burr

Private Robert BURR, G/4927, 1st Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, died of wounds, 21 Casualty Clearing Station, France and Flanders, 28th December 1915.

Born Maidstone, Kent, son of Henry & Francis Maria Burr, Wood Cottage, Sutton Road, Maidstone, Kent.

1911 Census - Wood Cottage, Sutton Road, Maidstone, Kent. - Henry Burr, head, age 61, married, farm labourer, born Maidstone, Kent; Frances Maria Burr, wife, age 57, married 37 years, 9 children, 7 still alive, born Maidstone, Kent; Robert Burr, son, age 16, single, van boy, born Maidstone, Kent; Nellie Burr, daughter, age 14, born Maidstone, Kent; Horace William Burr, son, age 10, school, born Maidstone, Kent.

Enlisted Maidstone, Kent, age 19, height 5ft 8 inches, weight 128 lbs. Resided Wood Cottage, Sutton Road, Maidstone, Kent. Formerly labourer.

Home 8th December 1914 to 23rd March 1915; BEF 24th March 1915 to 28th December 1915.

8th December 1914, enlisted & posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 23rd December 1914, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 13th April 1915, Chatham, improperly dressed when parading for guard, 1 day confined to Barracks; 24th March 1915, posted BEF & 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 27th December 1915, wounded, bomb wounds head.

26th July 1919, Statement of Relatives - Father, Henry Burr, Wood Cottage, Sutton Road, Maidstone, Kent; Mother, Francis Maria Burr, Wood Cottage, Sutton Road, Maidstone, Kent; Brother, Alfred Burr, age 33, Kent County Police, Walmer, Kent; Sisters - Francis Burr, age 41, Wood Cottage, Sutton Road, Maidstone, Kent; Alice Burr, age 36, Bugle Horn, Otham, Maidstone, Kent; Uncle & Aunts by blood - George Burr, age 67, Australia, address unknown; Alfred Burr, age 60, Australia, address unknown; Emma Neal?, age 66, Linton, Maidstone, Kent; Francis Dysham?, age 65, Rugby, Warwickshire.

Buried at Corbie Communal Cemetery, Plot 1, Row C, Grave 10, Somme, France.

This page was last updated on 26-Jun-2017.