The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private W R Whybrew

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Private William Richard WHYBREW, G/18781, 11th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, (formerly Royal Fusiliers, Service Number, 36707), died at No.11 Casualty Clearing Station, Flanders France, 2nd August 1917, of wounds received in action on 29th July 1917.

Born 16th September 1886, Westminster, Middlesex, son of *Arthur & Rose, Kennington, SE.

9th October 1886, St John the Evangelist, Smith Square, London, baptism of William Richard Whybrew, son of Arthur, (labourer), & Rose, 4 Tuften? Street

Educated Westminster, Middlesex.

*1891 September, St George Hanover Square, Registration District, died age 24.

11th January 1892, St John the Evangelist, Smith Square, London, Joseph Oliver Flitten, age 27, bachelor, carman, 2 Horseferry Road, father George Flitten, butcher, married Rose Whybrew, age 27, widow, 12 Grosvenor Street, fathers, Charles Sunnens, labourer.

25th December 1913, St Giles Church, Camberwell, SE, William Richard Whybrew, age 27, bachelor, bus conductor, 4 Oswyth Road, father, William Whybrew, brewer, married May Annie Waterhouse, age 28, spinster, 4 Oswyth Road, father, Henry James Waterhouse, warehouseman.

Enlisted Streatham, SW. age 29 years & 2 months. Resided 71 Fallsbrook Road, Streatham. Formerly bus conductor.

8th December 1915, enlisted

2nd June 1916, mobilized

September 1916, with the Expeditionary Force, France & Flanders.

11th February 1918, pension of 12/9 a week awarded to widow.

15th June 1920, Statement of Relatives - Widow, May Annie Whybrew, 59 Shenley Road, Camberwell, SE.; Children, none; Father, none; Mother, Rose Flitten, 39 White Hart Street, Kennington, London, SE11. Brothers - Oliver Whybrew, age 31, 43 Whitehart Road, Kennington; Half Brothers - Joseph Flitten, age 25; Charlie Flitten, age 22, 39 Whitehart Road, Kennington; Sisters - none; Half Sisters - Mary Flitten, age 27, 14 Queens Road, New Malden.

Buried at Godewaersvelde British Cemetery, I. C. 6., Nord , France.

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