The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private W B Cade

Private Walter Boothby CADE, G/4756, 1st Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, death presumed on or after, 22nd July 1916, age 40.

Born St Neots, Huntingdonshire.

1907, Deptford London, Electoral Register, Walter Boothby Cade, 42, Oareboro Road, Lewisham, Deptford,

20th October 1894, All Saints Walworth, Walter Boothby Cade, age 18, bachelor, 8 Milton Terrace, father Edward Cade, postman married Rhoda Reed, age 19, spinster, 8 Milton Terrace, father Nathan Reed, labourer.

Children - John Cade, born 24th June 1901, Old Kent Road, SE; Albert Reginald Cade, born 27th June 1902, Deptford; Annie Cade, born 17th March 1907, Deptford; Leonard Cade, born 9th March 1910, Chelsfield, Kent; Albert Cade, born 11th June 1912, Chelsfield, Kent; Doris Cade, born 21st September 1915, Orpington.

1911 Census - 8 Stearms Cottages, Chelsfield Lane, Green Street Green, Chelsfield, Orpington, Kent - Walter Boothby Cade, head, age 33, married, farm labourer, born St Neots, Huntingdonshire; Rhoda Cade, wife, age 34, married 16 years, 8 children, 6 still alive, field hand on farm, born Yelling, Huntingdonshire; Edward Walter Cade, son, age 15, farm lablourer, born Bermondsey, London; Florence Louisa Cade, daughter, age 12, school, born St Neots, Huntingdonshire; John Cade, son, age 9, born Bermondsey, London; Reginald Cade, son, age 6, born Deptford, London; Ann Elizabeth Cade, daughter, age 3, born Greenwich, London; Leonard Cade, son, age 1, born Chelsfield, Kent.

Enlisted Bromley, Kent, age 38, height 5ft 5 inches, weight 134lbs, mole between shoulders, mole midway between navel & right nipple. Resided 8 Chelsfield Lane, Green St Green, Orpington, Kent. Formerly baker & confectioner.

Separation Allowance of 32/6 a week and Allotment of pay of 3/6 a week paid to Mrs Rhoda Cade.

1st December 1914, enlisted; 5th December 1914, posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 9th December 1914, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 1st January 1915 to 13th January 1915, Fort Pitt Hospital, Chatham, gastritis; 22nd March 1915, Fort Darland, overstaying his pass from Tattoo until Tattoo 23rd, deprived of 4 days pay, forfeits 2 days pay; 7th April 1915, posted BEF & 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 8th April 1915, landed 5 Infantry Base Depot; 12th April 1915, joined Battalion, "B" Company; 25th May 1915, In the Field, absent from roll call until 9.45pm, 7 days confined to Camp; 23rd July 1915, awarded 10 days Field Punishment No.2. by Commanding Officer; 27th December 1915, In the Field, overstaying his leave until 28th, deprived of 7 days pay, forfeits 2 days pay; 28th March 1916, arrested; 29th March 1916 to 31st March 1916, in Military Custody; 1st April 1916, Field General Court Martial, Whilst on Active Service, In the Field, drunkenness on Duty, Company Guard, sentenced to 42 days Field Punishment No.1.; 22nd July 1916, posted missing.

9th April 1917, pension awarded of 33/9 a week for widow and six children of 1 Ash Green Road, Green Street, Orpington, Kent.

Commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, Pier & Face 11C, Somme, France.

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