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9th (Chatham) Battalion, Royal Naval Division



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There are:4 items tagged 9th (Chatham) Battalion, Royal Naval Division available in our Library

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Those known to have served with

9th (Chatham) Battalion, Royal Naval Division

during the Great War 1914-1918.

  • Adams Arthur. Lance Corporal (d.8 Oct 1914)
  • Adams Vincent. Corporal (d.19 Jun 1920)
  • Adlam William. Private (d.30 Apr 1915)
  • Aldington . Private (d.4 Aug 1915)
  • Allen Job. Corporal (d.12 Jul 1915)
  • Allen John. Private (d.29 Apr 1915)
  • Allison George Edwin. Private (d.12 Jul 1915)
  • Alsop William Douglas. Private (d.3 May 1915)
  • Amos Frank. Serjeant (d.5 Oct 1914)
  • Argent Charles. Private (d.10 Aug 1914)
  • Ault Joseph William. Private (d.2 Jun 1915)
  • Turner William. Pte.

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  Private Charles Argent Chatham Btn. Royal Naval Division (d.10 Aug 1914)

Charles Argent served in Chatham Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1







  Corporal Vincent Adams Chatham Btn. Royal Naval Division (d.19 Jun 1920)

Vincent Adams served in Chatham Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1







  Private Aldington Chatham Btn. Royal Naval Division (d.4 Aug 1915)

Aldington served in Chatham Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1







  Private William Adlam Chatham Btn. Royal Naval Division (d.30 Apr 1915)

William Adlam served in Chatham Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1







  Lance Corporal Arthur Adams Chatham Btn. Royal Naval Division (d.8 Oct 1914)

Arthur Adams served in Chatham Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1







  Serjeant Frank Amos Chatham Btn. Royal Naval Division (d.5 Oct 1914)

Frank Amos served in Chatham Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1







  Private Joseph William Ault Chatham Btn. Royal Naval Division (d.2 Jun 1915)

Joseph Ault served in Chatham Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1







  Private George Edwin Allison Chatham Btn. Royal Naval Division (d.12 Jul 1915)

George Allison served in Chatham Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1







  Corporal Job Allen Chatham Btn. Royal Naval Division (d.12 Jul 1915)

Job Allen served in Chatham Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1







  Private William Douglas Alsop Chatham Btn. Royal Naval Division (d.3 May 1915)

William Alsop served in Chatham Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1







  Private John Allen Chatham Btn. Royal Naval Division (d.29 Apr 1915)

John Allen served in Chatham Btn. Royal Naval Division Remembered at . WW1







  Pte. William Turner Chatham Btn.

William Turner was born on the 12th of July 1887 in Adlestrop. Son of Reuben Sedgley Turner and Caroline Ann Reed. He married Ada Absalom on the 30th of October 1913 in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, the witnesses were Robert Absalom and Jane Rosa Sedgley Turner. He later married Elsie Frances Jones on the 21st of March 1925 in the Register Office, West Bromwich, Staffordshire. He was a painter and decorator and a Trade Union organiser From 1913 to 1916 he lived at 1A King's Head Yard, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.

On 11th of December 1915 in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, he enlisted as a private into the Chatham Battalion, joining B Company Royal Marine Light Infantry. He had brown eyes and dark brown hair. He was 5'8''. He was reported missing on the 31st of March 1918. He had been captured on the 24th of March 1918 at Bertrincourt, France, during the first battle of Bapaume. On 17th of June 1918 a message was sent to his mother, Caroline, to say that he had not been found. However, on 24th of July 1918 it was confirmed that he had arrived at Parchim.

He appears on the electoral rolls for 1925, living at 34 Woodland Road, Handsworth, Birmingham with his sister Norah and her husband. He appears on the 1939 Identity Card Register at Greenwood Avenue, Acocks Green, Birmingham. He died in July 1971 at 127 Greenwood Avenue, Acocks Green, Birmingham.







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