Lest We Forget |
LINCOLN WAR
MEMORIAL
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KEIGHTLEY | Samuel James Kirby | Corporal
1233, 2nd/1st Battalion, Lincolnshire yeomanry. |
KELHAM | Albert | Private
R4/066208. 4 Base Remount Dedpot, Royal Army Service Corps. |
KELLY | Oliver | Able
Seaman (Trimmer) 511TS, HMPMS Queen of the North, Royal Navy. |
KELSEY | Alfred Alexander | Private
40659, Leicestershire Regiment. |
KENT | James A J | Private
203745, 4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. |
KENT |
Thomas Abner |
Ordinary Seaman J/31055, H.M.S. Formidable, Royal Navy. Died when the ship was sunk by torpedo from German submarine U24 off Portland Bill, in the English Channel 1st January 1915. Aged 18. Son of Alice S. Lee (formerly Kent), of 55, Bailgate, Lincoln, and the late J. P. Kent. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAl, Devon. Column 6. See also Lincoln St Mary Magdalene. |
KERSHAW | Robert William | Passenger
Dept. Private 27257, 1st Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster
Regiment). Died of wounds 20th October 1916. Aged 19. Enlisted Lincoln.
Son of Helen Smith (formerly Kershaw), of 52, Foster St., Lincoln,
and the late Richard Kershaw. Buried in GROVE TOWN CEMETERY, MEAULTE.
Somme, France. Plot I. Row N. Grave 35. See also Lincoln
Railway Station Memorial |
KETTERINGHAM | Ernest Bertram | [Ernest
V on All Saints] Corporal 1488, 1st/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire
Regiment. Killed in action 13th October 1915. Born Wisbech, Cambridgeshire,
enlisted Lincoln. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIUAL,
Pas de Calais, France. Panel 31 to 34. See also Lincoln
All Saints |
KEY | Reginald Hugh | Private
227044, Royal Berkshire Regiment. |
KEYWORTH | Leonard J | Lance
Corporal 3026, 1st/24th (County of London) Battalion (The Queen's),
London Regiment. Died of wounds 19th October 1915. Aged 22. Enlisted
Kennington, residet Lincoln. Son of James and Emma Keyworth, of
Lincoln. Awarded the Victoria Cross (VC) and Medal of St George
(2nd Class) of Russian. Buried in ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Somme,
France. Plot III. Row C. Grave 2. An extract from the London Gazette
records the following: "His Majesty the King has been graciously
pleased to approve of the award of the Victoria Cross to No 3026
Lance- Cpl Leonard James Keyworth, 24th (County of London) Battalion,
The London Regt, (The Queen's) Territorial Force. For most conspicuous
bravery at Givenchy on the night of 25-26th May, 1915. After the
assault on the German possition by the 24th Battalion, London Regt,
efforts were made by that Unit to follow up their sucess by a bomb
attack, during the progress of which 58 men out of a total 75 became
casualties. During this very fierce encounter Lance-Cpl Keyworth
stood fully exsposed for 2 hours on the top of the enemy's parapet,
and threw about 150 bombs amongst the Germans, who were only a few
yards away. For further details see Lincoln
St Swithins. |
KILMINSTER | William Thomas | Private
18362, 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. |
KING | Francis John | Private
778867, 75th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment).
Died 30th September 1918. Aged 39. Born 1st October 1893 in Lincoln.
Son of John and Sarah King, of 4, Spital St., Newport, Lincoln.
Farmer by trade. Unmarried. Resident Woburn, Ontario, Canada. Enlisted
and passed fit 24th February 1916 at Agincourt, Ontario, Canada.
Height 5 feet 5 inches, girth 38 inches, complexion fair, eyes grey,
ahir browm; religion Church of England. Buried in CANADA CEMETERY,
TILLOY-LES-CAMBRAI, Nord, France. Plot II. Row F. Grave 5. National
Archives of Canada Accession reference: RG
150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 5163 - 8. Also see Lincoln
St Nicholas. |
KING | Harry | Private
99341, 8th Company, Machine Gun Cortps (Infantry). |
KING | John William | Private
201616, 4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. |
KINSELLA | Thomas | Private
TR6/287, 11th Training Reserve. |
KIRK | Andrew | Private
27263, 6th Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancashire Regiment). |
KIRK | James Robert | Private
7918, "B" Company, 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. |
KNIBBS | Alfred | [Listed
as Arthur on All Saints Memorial] Private 201218, 2nd/5th Battalion,
Lincolnshire Regiment. Killed in action 21st March 1918. Enlisted
Lincoln. o known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais,
France. Bay 3 and 4. See also Lincoln
All Saints |
KNOWLES | Charles | Private
8256, 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. |
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