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Sgt. John Lipscombe
British Army 2/4th Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment
from:Snodland, Kent
(d.19th April 1917)
A transcript of a newspaper cutting published after Jack's death. "Sergt John Lipscombe, whose home was at 21 Birling Road, Snodland, Kent is another of the Royal West Kent Regiment to fall in Palestine. He was in the Dardenelles campaign and after being invalided home with a poisoned hand, went out to Egypt over a year ago. He had written regularly to his wife and family, and described the Palestinian campaign as a very stiff one. The communications below from his Captain and CoQMS show that he died gallantly. The news of his death arrived only two days after three of his own letters. Thirty four years of age, he leaves a widow and six children, for whom the greatest sympathy is felt. He was a scholar of the British school, Snodland and was afterwards employed at Peters Cement Works. His Captain writes: "Dear Mrs Lipscombe, It is with very great regret that I have to inform you that your husband was killed in action on April 19th. He was killed in an attack on a position near Gaza and died at once. Your husband was loved and respected by all who knew him and his death is not only a great loss to my company and the Regiment but I feel that I have lost a true and good friend as well. If I can be of any assistance to you in any matter I shall be only too pleased to help you". His Co QMS writes: "You can't think how we miss him in the Company. He was always talking about you and the kiddies and you were in his thoughts always. God I trust will bear you up and you have the satisfaction of knowing he died for his country and the King."
