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World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great 1914 1918 first battalion regiment
Sgt. Robert Spence Kirton
British Army 23rd (Tyneside Scottish) Nattalion Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.1st July 1916)
L/Cpl. Wainer Kirton
British Army 10th Btn. Essex Regiment
from:Ruskington, Lincolnshire
(d.22nd Oct 1916)
Wainer Kirton and his brother Charles enlisted in the 2/4th Lincolns together in October 1914. Charles stayed in the Lincolns but Wainer transferred to the 10th Essex Regiment. Charles survived the war but sadly Wainer did not and died on 22nd of October 1916. His name has been passed down first to Donald Wainer the son of Charles and then to to his son Paul Wainer. Also, Paul's elder brother Michael gave the names of Charles and Wainer to his son. So Wainer is always remembered within the family.
Pte. John Kirwan
British Army 2nd Btn. Welch Regiment
(d.29th Dec 1914)
Rflmn. Kissick
British Army 11th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
Aubrey Wilfred Kitchen
British Army 5th Batallion Oxfordshire and Bucks Light Infantry
from:Oxford
(d.3rd May 1917)
L/Cpl. Robert Kitchen
British Army 15th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:Badford, West Yorkshire
Robert Kitchen served with the 15th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte. Will Kitchener
British Army 4th Btn. South Wales Borderers
from:Olney, Buckinghamshire
(d.30th Jan 1917)
Gnr. Daniel Kitcher
British Army Royal Field Artillery
from:Eastbourne
My Grandad Daniel Kitcher was in the Royal Field Artillery, he served from late 1915 until his discharge in December 1917. I have photographs and his discharge papers.
Capt Henry Ernest Kitcher
British Army 5th Btn Dorsetshire Regiment
(d.1916)
Pte Albert Kitching
British Army 17th Btn Middlesex Regiment
from:Grimsby, Lincolnshire
(d.28th Jul 1916)
Pte. J. J. Kitching
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
Pte. Thomas Kitchingham
British Army 6th Battalions East Kent Regiment
from:Hartlip, Kent
Thomas Kitchingham was born on 20 April 1897 at Place Farm, Hartlip, Kent. Unfortunately, we do not have the Service Records to confirm precisely when he joined and his precise service information, and we only have the medal card and medal roll to refer to. It would seem he initially joined the 6th Battalion East Kent Regiment before being transferred to the 7th Battalion, dates and details not known. It is understood from what his younger brother has mentioned, he was at the Battle of the Somme. Tom survived the war and eventually died in 1978 in Gillingham, Kent.
Pte. William George Kite
British Army 1st (Garr.) Btn. Devonshire Regiment
from:5 Mill Lane, West Twerton, Bath
(d.24th Nov 1918)
Aged 31 when he died, William Kite is buried in the Jerusalem War Cemetery and Memorial in Israel. He was the husband of Mabel Kite of 5 Mill Lane, West Twerton, Bath.
Pte. Arthur Kitson
British Army 2nd Btn. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
(d.3rd Apr 1917)
Pte. Henry Kitson
British Army 1st Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment
from:Sheffield
(d.18th Sep 1916)
L/Cpl. Thomas Ralph Kitson MM.
British Army 1/5th Btn. West Yorkshire
from:Harrogate
Pte. William Henry Kitson
British Army 1st Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment
from:Darnall, Sheffield
(d.18th Sept 1916)
Pte. William G. Kittle
British Army 8th Btn. Rifle Brigade
from:Clacton-on-Sea
(d.3rd October 1916)
Our family history has it that William Kittle was killed, along with four others, when an enemy five-inch shell landed among them. My grandfather always added "and he just disappeared". However, since he has a grave, I'm assuming some remains were found.
Pte. John Kitto
British Army 18th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers
from:Burnley
(d.28th Oct 1918)
Stkr. Gordon Klemp
Royal Navy HMS Illustrious
from:Manchester
Gordon Klemp was born on the 1st of Feb 1890 in Manchester. In 1908 he was working as an Ironfitter when he joined the Royal Navy. He is recorded as being 5 ft 9 and three quarters tall with dark brown hair, brown eyes and a dark complexion. He transferred to Devonport on the 20th of July 1913 and served on HMS Illustrious from 18th of August 1914 to 26th of November 1915. Gordon gave H.M.S. Illustrious as his residence when he married Eliza Fowler on 2nd of August 1915 in Morton by Bourne Parish church, in Lincolnshire. Further service was on a series of ships, Vivid II, Vengeance, Vivid II again and finally the Aurora from which he was demobilised on 17th of March 1919, Rank Leading Stoker.
Gordon is not a family member; his marriage is one I have transcribed from the Morton parish register for FreeREG.
L/Cpl. Charles Ambrose "Charlie" Klink
New Zealand Expeditionary Force C Coy. 3rd NZ Rifle Brigade.
from:Pohangina
(d.27th Mar 1918)
Charles Klink was my great grand uncle. He never married and he died at the during Operation Michael at the Somme. I am still piecing together his history. His father was German, his mother English. He served with the 3rd NZ Rifle Brigade, C Company and E Company.
2nd.Eng. Walter Klotz
Mercantile Marine SS War Grange
from:Jarrow
(d.15th Jun 1918)
Walter Klotz served as 2nd Engineer on the SS War Grange with the Mercantile Marine. He was aged 42 when he died on the 15th of June 1918. He was born 16.07.1875 in Hudson Street, North Shields, son of Julius E. C. and Mary Elizabeth Klotz of Jarrow. He was the husband of Mary Park Klotz of Capenor, St. George's Terrace, East Boldon.
Walter is buried in Newquay New Cemetery.
Pte. George Knagg
British Army 7th Btn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment
from:67 Pearson Street, Harpurhey, Manchester
(d.17th September 1915)
George Knagg was born on 28th March 1880 at Collyhurst in Manchester. His occupation was a cotton dyer at Murray's Mill in Ancoats, Manchester. George married Emma Louisa Sapseid on 28th May 1903. By 1913 there were six children, the youngest was only 20 months old at the date of George's death. His widow never remarried, dying in 1967 at the age of 86. Apparently, she remained fiercely loyal to his memory and liked to be known as "Mrs George Knagg".
A younger brother was killed on the Somme in 1916 and George's brother-in-law was lost in 1918. Another brother, in the RAMC survived and was awarded the DCM in January 1916 for conspicuous gallantry. One cousin survived, but came home badly burnt and as an amputee. Another brother-in-law also survived, but had been subjected to a gas attack and lived as a semi-invalid, dying in 1926. I think of them all often.
Sgt. Thomas Aylesbury Knaggs
British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
Pte. Victor Harry Knapp
British Army 2nd Battalion, W Coy. Suffolk Regiment
from:Kingston on Thames
(d.16th Nov 1916)
Pte. E. Kneebone
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
Lt. Alfred James Knight MID.
British Army 9th Btn Gloucestershire Regiment
from:Stroud
Alfred Knight joined up as a boy soldier in the Grenadier Guards and was later transferred to the 1st Gloucesters, with whom he saw much foreign service. Serving 12 years in India and then in the Boer War where he was taken prisoner. Upon his return to England he was stationed in various depots and was at one time recruiting sergeant for the Gloucesters in Stroud, before retiring from the service.
On the out break of the Great War he rejoined the colours and accompanied the 9th Battalion to France, serving at a time when heavy losses were suffered. He was promoted to Warrant Officer in 1915. Subsequently he transferred to the Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry where he obtained a commission as Lieutenant and saw service in the East. Upon his return to home on the 26th January 1921, he retired from the army but continued to be associated with the Territorials of Gloucestershire.
Sgt. Arthur George Knight VC
Canadian Expeditionary Force 10th Battalion
from:Canada
(d.3 September 1918)
Sgt. Arthur George Knight VC.
Canadian Expeditionary Forces 10th Btn. (Alberta Regiment),
(d.3rd Sep 1918)
Arthur Knight died of wounds on the 3rd of September 1918, aged 32 and is buried in the Dominion Cemetery in France. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre (France). Native of Haywards Heath, Sussex.
An extract from the London Gazette, No. 31012, dated 12th Nov., 1918, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery, initiative, and devotion to duty when, after an unsuccessful attack, Serjt. Knight led a bombing section forward, under very heavy fire of all descriptions, and engaged the enemy at close quarters. Seeing that his party continued to be held up, he dashed forward alone, bayoneting several of the enemy machine-gunners and trench-mortar crews, and forcing the remainder to retire in confusion. He then brought forward a Lewis gun and directed his fire on the retreating enemy, inflicting many casualties. In the subsequent advance of his platoon in pursuit, Serjt. Knight saw a party of about thirty of the enemy go into a deep tunnel which led off the trench. He again dashed forward alone, and, having killed one officer and two N.C.O.s., captured twenty other ranks. Subsequently he routed, single-handed, another enemy party which was opposing the advance of his platoon. On each occasion he displayed the greatest valour under fire at very close range, and by his example of courage, gallantry and initiative was a wonderful inspiration to all. This very gallant N.C.O. was subsequently fatally wounded."
Charles Knight
from:Hebburn
Charles Knight is commemorated on the Palmer Cenotaph (south face) Jarrow.
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