Adam A G A Captain 5th East Kent Regiment

Source : The Sphere 18th Mar 1916

ADAM, ALAN GORDON ACHESON, Capt., 5th (Weald of Kent) Battn. (T.F.) The Buffs (East Kent Regt.), 5th s. of the late James Adam, M.D., of Malling Place, West Malling, Kent, and of his wife, Edith Emma, 3rd dau. of the late George Henry Drew, J.P., Taxing Master, High Court of Chancery, London; b. West Malling, 6 July, 1887; educ. Marlborough College, and Selwyn College, Cambridge (B.A. in 1907), and passed his final Law Examination in 1910; whilst practising at Cranbrook, Kent, in 1911, he joined the 5th Battn. of The Buffs, and was promoted Lieut. 22 Jan. 1914, and Capt. 29 Oct. following. He left with his battalion for India in Nov. 1914, and in Dec. of the following year they proceeded to Mesopotamia. Capt. Adam was present in two severe engagements, and during a third one was killed 21-22 Jan. 1916, whilst with the relieving force for Kut. He was mentioned in Despatches (Kut Relief Force) 20 Oct. 1916, and recommended for the D.S.O. The General Officer in command, in addressing the remnant who had gathered together after the first engagement, said “they had done grandly, and that seasoned and regular troops could not have done better, and that they were a credit to their regiment, their country, the Territorial Force and the Empire.” He m. at the Cathedral of Bombay, India, 8 Nov. 1915, Victoria Marjory Melville, 3rd dau. of William Shaw, of Ealing, London; s.p.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 2

ABBOTT, ARTHUR LEONARD VICTOR, Private, No. 9221, 6th Battn. The Buffs (East Kent Regt.), s. of the late John Octavius Abbott, of The Priory, Breakspear Road, Brockley, S.E., Architect, A.R.I.B.A. and F.S.I., by his wife, Mary Jane, dau. of the Rev. James Francis Ellis, of Pocklington, Yorks, and brother to Private R. F. W. Abbott (q.v.); b. London, 29 July, 1897; educ. Freemason’s School, Wood Green; served for five years in the 1st Surrey Rifles (21st London) (T.F.); was an Authorized Clerk on the London Stock Exchange; volunteered and enlisted in the Army Pay Corps, 6 Oct. 1914; transferred to The Buffs 25 Jan. 1916; went to France in April, and was killed in action 3 July following, in an engagement on the Somme front. His officer wrote: “He was seen dead just by the enemy wire; but your brother must have done well to get so far-only a few ever entered the trench, and the fewer still that returned have received distinctions.” He m. at St. Margaret’s, Herne Bay, 18 July, 1914, Millicent, dau. of John Mackett, of St. Margaret’s, Herne Bay, and had a dau., Josephine Grace, b. 20 May, 1915.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 2

CAMPBELL, CHARLES SIDNEY, Private, No. 14307, 1st Battn. (3rd Foot) The Buffs (East Kent Regt.). eldest s. of Charles Edward Campbell, of 6, Tottenham Square, Tottenham Road, Kingsland, N., by his wife, Alice Maud, dau. of Samuel Johnson; b. Hackney, London, E.; educ. Kingsland, N.; enlisted in Jan. 1918; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, and was killed in action 2 Aug. 1918. Buried at Poperinghe. His Captain wrote: “Your son was killed by a machine-gun bullet and suffered no pain. He was a great favourite with all.” and the Head Master from the school at Kingsland: “He was one of our nicest boys, and was greatly liked by all with whom he came in contact.” Unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

BOARER, WALTER, M.M., Private, 11th (Service) Battn. The Buffs (East Kent Regt.), 8. of William Boarer, of Old Half Moon, Friars Gate, Withyam, co. Sussex, by his wife, Mary; b. St. John’s, Crowborough, co. Sussex, 28 Nov. 1892; educ. St. John’s School there was a Carter; enlisted 12 Feb. 1917; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from the following May, and died at Abbeville 21 June, 1918, from wounds received in action near St. Quentin the previous day. Buried in the Communal Cemetery Extension, Abbeville. He was awarded the Military Medal [London Gazette, 12 Oct. 1917], for carrying a wounded officer half a mile under heavy shell fire, and for devotion to duty. He m. at St. John’s Church, Crowborough, Jane Ann (5, Brook Terrace, Crowborough), dau. of John (and Ada) Smith, and had two children: Mary Ada Annie, b. 20 Aug. 1914, and Alice Matilda, b. 19 Aug. 1916.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

BISHOP, HERBERT GEORGE, Private, No. 12895, 1st Battn. (3rd Foot) The Buffs (East Kent Regt.), s. of William James George Bishop, of 6, The Street, Old Shoreham, co. Sussex, Foreman Fruit Grower, by his wife, Ellen, dau. of the late James Duke; b. Old Shoreham aforesaid, 9 Oct. 1896; educ. Church School there joined the 6th (Territorial) Cyclist Battn. The Royal Sussex Regt. 9 Feb. 1916, and was subsequently transferred to the Buffs; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from the following Sept., and was killed in action 16 Oct. 1917. Buried in the Corkscrew British Cemetery, Lievin; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Bainbridge C 2nd Lt 6th East Kent Regiment

BAINBRIDGE, CARLYLE, 2nd Lieut., 6th (Service) Battn. The Buffs (East Kent Regt.), eldest s. of John William Bainbridge, of Westoe, Lewisham, S.E., Merchant, by his wife, Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas Glass; and brother to Lieut. J. S. Bainbridge (q.v.); b. Lewisham, S.E., 27 Dec. 1894; educ. Catford Collegiate School, and Elstow School, Bedford; on leaving Bedford he went to Germany, where he remained for three years studying Engineering; prior to the outbreak of war he returned to England; enlisted in Aug. 1914; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 1 June, 1915, and was killed in action at Quarries, near Hulluch, 13 Oct. following, while leading his men under heavy fire. Buried in Ver-melles Military Cemetery. His Commanding Officer reported of him: “No work daunted him. He was always cheerful, and although of very youthful appearance, was idolized by his men, and was the favourite of the regiment.” Unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Andrews E N 2nd Lt 7th East Kent Regiment

ANDREWS, EDWARD NORMAN, 2nd Lieut., 7th (Service) Battn. The Buffs (East Kent Regt.), yst. s. of Edward Collingwood Andrews, of 16, Heath Drive, Hampstead, N.W., Doctor of Medicine, by his wife, Jeanie, dau. of William Tucker; b. Hampstead, London, N.W., 21 Nov. 1898; educ. Heath Mount, Hampstead, N.W.; Oundle School (where he was a School Prefect and captain of boating), and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst; gazetted 2nd Lieut. The Buffs in Dec. 1917; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from July, 1918, and died at a Casualty Clearing Station 23 Aug. following, of wounds received in action the previous day at Albert. Buried at Daours, north-east of Amiens. A brother officer wrote: “He led his platoon with complete disregard of danger, encouraging his men until wounded. His devotion to duty and bravery were an inspiration to his platoon.” Unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

Alsop W Pte 7th East Kent Regiment

Source : The Vivid 1st May 1915

To France 28th July 1915

Transferred to Labour Corps (459954)

Discharged 5th April 1919

Topham G S L/Cpl 1358 5th East Kent Regiment

TOPHAM, GEORGE SAMUEL, L.-Corpl., No. 1358, 1/5th Battn. East Kent Regt. (The Buffs) (T.F.), yst. s. of William Topham, of Arlesey, co. Bedford, Engine Driver, by his wife, Mary Ann, dau. of William Bowskill, of Arlesey; b. St. Neots, co. Huntingdon, 2 Feb. 1896; educ. Arlesey Council School, and was apprenticed to Messrs. Levitt & Sons, Outfitters, of Arlesey, and then moved to Luton, later going to Cranbrook, Kent. Volunteered on the outbreak of war, and joined The Buffs on or about 6 Aug. 1914; left for India, 29 Oct., where he remained until Nov. 1915, when he was ordered to the Persian Gulf, and died there 17 Jan. 1916, of wounds received in action on the 6th; unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1

Hilder H S 2nd Lt 7th East Kent Regiment

SECOND LIEUTENANT HAROLD SALTON HILDER, The Buffs, was born in 1885 and educated at Ardingly and King’s College, Cambridge. He represented his school at cricket. He became a member of the Stock Exchange in 1914.

On the outbreak of war he joined the 10th Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers and afterwards was given his commission in the 7th Battalion, East Kent Regiment (The Buffs).

He was reported wounded and missing at Cherisy on 3 May 1917, and it is presumed he was killed on that day.

Source : The Stock Exchange War Memorial 1914-1918