The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private W J H Phelps

Private William James Henry PHELPS, G/763, 6th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, 14th October 1915, age 24.

Born Marylebone, London, Middlesex, son of John James and Clara Phelps, of 34, Barrow Hill Road, St. John's Wood, London.

Formerly served with West Middlesex Regiment, 2 years.

Enlisted Tonbridge, Kent, age 24, height 5ft 5 inches, fresh complexion, blue eyes, light brown hair, teeth cavities. Formerly labourer.

Home, 1st September 1914 to 31st May 1915; BEF, 1st June 1915 to 14th October 1915.

1st September 1914, enlisted; 2nd September 1914, joined at Tonbridge, Kent; 4th September 1914, posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 4th September 1914, posted 6th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 1st June 1915, posted BEF & embarked.

7th July 1919, Statement of Relatives - Widow, none; Children, none; Father, John James Phelps, 34, Barrow Hill Road, St. John's Wood, London; Mother, Clara, Phelps, 34, Barrow Hill Road, St. John's Wood, London; Brothers - none; Sisters - Hester ??????, 34, Barrow Hill Road, St. John's Wood, London; Clara Phelps, 34, Barrow Hill Road, St. John's Wood, London; Grandparents, none; Nephews / Nieces, none.

Commemorated at Loos Memorial, Panel 95 to 97, France.

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