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Those known to have served with 5th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment (Queens Own) during the Second World War 1939-1945. - Adam Malcolm Cyrus. Cpl.
- Day Leonard Mark. Cpl. (d.24th Aug 1942 )
- Dowling George William. L/Cpl. (d.20th October 1944)
- Ecclestone George Bertram. L/Cpl. (d.7th September 1942)
- Evans Edward Henry Kitchener. Pte. (d.14th Dec 1943)
- Forbes Daniel. Pte. (d.28th May 1940)
- Foreland George Arthur. Pte.
- Herbert AF. Pte.
- Lindsey Walter Richard. Pte.
- Martin Thomas George. Pte. (d.Between 21st May and 23rd June 1940)
- McGrath Patrick J.. Pte. (d.27th Jul 1942)
- Mogie William. Pte. (d.28th Dec 1943)
- Mogie William. Pte. (d.28th Dec 1943)
- Mogie William. Pte. (d.28th Dec 1943)
- Moon Charles Frederick. Pte.
- Mutton Victor Joseph. L/Cpl
- Paul Stanley Mark. Cpl. (d.26th Feb 1944)
- Price Peter. L/Cpl. (d.17th Dec 1943)
- Robson MiD. Edward Herbert. Capt. (d.23rd October 1944)
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Want to know more about 5th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment (Queens Own)? There are:1351 items tagged 5th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment (Queens Own) available in our Library
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Pte. AF Herbert 5th Btn. Royal West Kent Regiment Pte.AF Herbert served with the 5th Btn. Royal West Kent Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Pte. Thomas George Martin 5th Btn. Royal West Kent Regiment (d.Between 21st May and 23rd June 1940) Thomas Martin was my Uncle. He served with the 5th Battalion (Queens Own) Royal West Kent Regiment in WW2. He died between 21st May and 23rd June 1940 aged 20 years and is remembered on the Dunkirk Memorial in France.
We have the Dunkirk Memorial information and the invitation to his father for the opening of the Memorial on the 29th of June 1957.
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L/Cpl. George Bertram Ecclestone 5th Battalion Queen's Own Royal West Kent (d.7th September 1942)   George Bertram Ecclestone was born in Newmarket in 1918 and grew up in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex. He was known to the family as Bertram. After leaving school in 1937 he joined Barclays Bank in London. Just prior to the war he joined the Territorials and at the outbreak of war enlisted in the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, 5th Battalion.
In February 1940 he went to serve with the British Expeditionary Force in France, his battalion being involved in several battles including the Battle of Nieppe Forest. Bertram was evacuated from Dunkerque on one of the last boats to England. His sister recalls: 'He was uninjured. At home he slept solidly for days from complete exhaustion.'
In May 1942 Bertram's regiment set sail for the Middle East, arriving at Suez in July. Here they spent a few weeks training in desert warfare and on 14th August 1942 the order came to join the Eighth Army under Montgomery immediately. The 5th Battalion Royal West Kents soon went into battle at Alam Halfa on 3rd September 1942. Here they met with very strong resistance and suffered heavy casualties. His sister recalls: 'He was missing for several days, and was found in a German prisoner of war camp. His right knee had been shot away and he could not survive.' Bertram died of his wounds on 7th September 1942. He is buried in a war grave at El Alamein
The November/December 1942 Barclays Bank staff magazine pays the following tribute: 'with his attractive personality he had become popular with his colleagues. He was a keen swimmer, a member of the swimming section of the Bank's sports club and a water polo player of promise. His death is deeply regretted by all who knew him.'
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Pte. Patrick J. McGrath 5th Btn. Queens Own Royal Royal West Kent Regiment (d.27th Jul 1942) Patrick McGrath was killed in the battle of El Alamein on the last day, the 27th of July 1942 aged only 19. I believe he lied about his age when enlisting. He is buried in Heliopolis War Cemetery in Cairo, Egypt.
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Pte. Walter Richard Lindsey 5th Btn. Royal West Kent Regiment Walter Lindsey served with the 5 Btn. Royal West Kent Regiment. I am the eldest of two sons researching father's military history.
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Capt. Edward Herbert Robson MiD. Berkshire Regiment (d.23rd October 1944) From Leighton Park School magazine The Leightonian 1944, obituary written by Headmaster Edgar Castle.
"Edward Herbert Robson (Leighton Park 1926-1929)
Only a few days after hearing the news that John E. Robson had died of wounds on the Gustav Line, we heard that his elder brother Herbert had been killed in action in Italy on October 23rd, 1944. This grievous news follows that of their brother Peter who was wounded at Arnhem and is presumed prisoner of war.
Captain Herbert Robson was the eldest of these four brothers, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robson, who for over twenty years gave such notable service to Leighton Park... It can be said of few of us that we possess an unblemished character or that our friends would not wish to have us just a little different. But this can be said of Herbert. He was
the sort of person most of us would like to be sturdy, clean, fearless, integrated, physically alert, confident about his future and yet, with all these virtues, a boy and a man with the merriest of hearts. His smile and his handshake were heartening experiences. Indeed,it can be said of all these brothers that wherever they were one could be assured that the situation would be as it should be. Herbert was not brilliant at either games or study, but he was competent in both, touching School life at many points. He played for his House at Cricket and Rugger, and for the School Second XI. He was a keen musician and eventually developed a very good voice.
After leaving School he entered Reading University and studied horticulture which became his profession, one in which he proved himself to be peculiarly fitted. He showed great initiative in gaining practical experience in many types of horticultural work and before he joined the Forces it had become clear that he had a career of distinction before him. At a comparatively early age he had held responsible positions at Kew.
He joined the army early in the war as a private. Later he gained his commission and had attained the rank of Captain in the Berkshire Regiment with the Eighth Army at the time of his death. He was an officer of fine quality, one whose first care would be for his men, who could easily combine friendship and leadership in the dangerous tasks where human sympathy and courage are required. Like his brother John, he was convinced of the righteousness of the cause for which he gave his life; he knew what he was doing."
He was serving attached to the 5th Btn. Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment when he was killed.
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Pte. Charles Frederick Moon 6th Btn. Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Charlie Moon was my father. He didn't talk much about the war except the campaigns in Egypt and Italy. Other than that he simply said that he lost a lot of good friends.
Charles was serving with the 6th Battalion when he was wounded on the 25th March 1944 in Italy - Casualty List no. 1437. He may have served with other Battalions as the 5th was also mentioned initially.
He would have been entitled to the 1939-1945 War Medal and likely the 1939-45 Star as he was wounded in action.
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Pte. George Arthur Foreland 7th Btn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry My father, George Arthur Foreland, saw active service during the Italian Offensive in 1944 and 1945. He was posted to the 4th Battalion Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry in February 1944 aged 18. At the beginning of September 1944 he was transferred to the 7th Battalion Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry.
As a Lance Corporal he transferred to the 2/7th (Southwark) Battalion of the Queen's Royal Regiment, part of the 169th Brigade, 56th Division.
In June 1945 he transferred to the 5th Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment. He was discharged in October 1947 with the rank of sergeant.
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L/Cpl. Peter Price 5th Battalion, H.Q. Coy. Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment (d.17th Dec 1943) Peter Price was my father's uncle and my great uncle. As far as I know, no other family members had been to the grave so about 15 years ago my father and I decided to go and visit the grave and lay a wreath. The grave was well looked after by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in Bari, Italy.
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Pte. William Mogie 5th Btn. Queen's Own Royal West Kent Rgt. (d.28th Dec 1943) William Mogie served with the 5th Battalion, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment.
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