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William Kempston

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Susan

Susan Report 15 Jul 2011 23:09

Please can some one help me to find where he died he was in the army died year 1919 first WW1 vol 1.54 page 19, I need to get his death certifacte
his rank A/L/CPL regiment O.B.L.I military no 204636 please could some one help me and explan the rank and regiment to me, i WOULD BE SO GREATFUL,
With kind regards
Sue

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 15 Jul 2011 23:14

Name: KEMPSTON
Initials: W E
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Company Quartermaster Serjeant
Regiment/Service: Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
Unit Text: 1st Garrison Bn.
Date of Death: 31/05/1919
Service No: 204636
Additional information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. William George Kempston, of Hatch End, London. Buried in Trimulgherry Cantonment Cemetery.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Face 18.
Memorial: MADRAS 1914-1918 WAR MEMORIAL, CHENNAI


Roy

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 15 Jul 2011 23:17

From Commonwealth War Graves here:

http://www.cwgc.org/

Name: KEMPSTON
Initials: W E
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Company Quartermaster Serjeant
Regiment/Service: Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
Unit Text: 1st Garrison Bn.
Date of Death: 31/05/1919
Service No: 204636
Additional information: Son of Mr. and Mrs. William George Kempston, of Hatch End, London. Buried in Trimulgherry Cantonment Cemetery.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Face 18.
Memorial: MADRAS 1914-1918 WAR MEMORIAL, CHENNAI

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 15 Jul 2011 23:31

According to his medal card he served with 1/1 Bucks as a private soldier regimental number 2141 then probably through heavy losses moved to Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and was promoted to L/Cpl regimental number 204636 and at some point reached the rank of Company Quartermaster Serjeant


medal card
Name: William E Kempston
Regiment or Corps: 1/1 Bucks, Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Regimental Number: 2141, 204636

Susan why do you need his death cert? if its just to find out how he died then it will not tell you, it will probably only say died of wounds

Roy