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BEAN |
Arthur |
Private
G/8115 , 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 17th
May 1916. Born Canterbury. Enlisted Canterbury. Resided Canterbury. |
|
BUSHELL |
Sydney
J |
Lance
Sergeant G/346, 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died
11th July 1917. Born Bekesbourne. Enlisted Canterbury. Resided Bekesbourne. |
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CAGE |
Charles
E |
Private
G/9720, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 3rd December 1917. Born
Canterbury. Enlisted Canterbury. Resided Bekesbourne. Charles is commemorated
nearby on the Petham war memorial.
The
Bekesbourne war memorial gives information that C.E CAGE served
in the South Lancashire Regiment. The records show that he did in
fact serve in The Buffs. Another local man – G.E CAGE did in fact
serve in the South Lancashire Regiment. It is possible that the
stone mason confused the two.
Lance
Corporal 9205 George Edwin CAGE. 7th Battalion, South Lancashire
Regiment. Died 19th December 1915. Born Canterbury, Enlisted Canterbury.
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GIBBS |
Warwick
|
Private
G/574 , 6th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 13th
October 1915. Born Preston, Kent. Enlisted Canterbury. Resided Preston,
Kent. |
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GOLDUP |
William
Thomas |
Gunner
129170, Royal Field Artillery (RFA). Died (UK) 16th November 1918.
Born Hedgington, Kent. Enlisted Maidstone.
Soldiers
Died Great War gives his birth place as HEDGINGTON, Kent. No such
place exists as far as we can tell. It probably is a mis-spelling
of EGERTON.
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HOARE |
H |
Either
HOARE,
Henry - Private G/9113, 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment).
Died 29th December 1916. Born Ashford, Kent. Enlisted Canterbury.
Resided Chartham Le Hatch.
or
HOARE,
Harry
Walter -
Sergeant L/8475 . 2nd Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment).
Died 11th May 1915. Born Lower Walmer, Kent. Enlisted Dover. Resided
Westgate-on-Sea, Kent.
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HOWARD |
William
|
Captain,
8th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 8th October
1915. |
|
KINGSFORD |
Frederick
William |
Private
G/2671 , 8th Battalion, Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Formerly
(2605) The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 21st August 1916. Born
Elham. Enlisted Dover. Resided Dover. |
|
KNIGHT |
James
[Stanley] |
Private
T/202706 , 7th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 12th
October 1917. Born Birmingham. Enlisted Gravesend. Resided Maidstone. |
|
MEPSTED |
John |
Private
265572, 1/1st Kent Cyclist Battalion. Army Cyclist Corps. Died India
14th October 1917. Born Canterbury. Enlisted Canterbury.
The
CWGC and the WW1 medal index card (MID) list him as – John MEPSTEAD.
|
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MOORE |
Percy |
Gunner
27320 , Royal Garrison Artillery (R.G.A). Died 27th October 1915.
Born Ashford, Kent. Enlisted Canterbury. |
|
NEWPORT |
W
Charles V |
Private
G/2508, 7th Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment). Died 3rd
May 1917. Born Bekesbourne. Enlisted Canterbury. Resided Bekesbourne.
Soldiers
Died Great War lists – Charles NEWPORT whereas the village memorial
gives – W.C.V NEWPORT. The medal index rolls list him as Charles
NEWPORT. The CWGC give him as Charles William Victor NEWPORT.
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