Company Serjeant Major Reginald ROYTHORNE, L/8154, 2nd  Battalion,  Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, died as a Prisoner of War, Adana, Turkey, with  Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force, 20th September 1916.

16th October 1885, born Heacham Lynn, Norfolk, son of #George & *Mary Roythorne.

7th February 1886, Heacham, Norfolk, baptism of Reginald Roythorne, son of George, (wheelwright), & Mary Roythorne.

#1895 June, Docking Registration District, George Roythorne, died age 40.

*1900 June, Docking Registration District, Mary Roythorne, married Samuel Hendry.

Enlisted Ely, Cambridgeshire.

1911 Census - Military, India - Reginald Roythorne, Corporal, age 25, single, 2nd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment, Soldier, born Lynn, Norfolk.

1911 Census - The Life Boat Inn, Old Hunstanton, Norfolk - Samuel Hendry, head, age 36, married, chef at Hotel, Le Strange Arms Hotel, worker, born Great Massingham, Norfolk; *Mary Hendry, wife, age 46, married 12 years, 6 children, all still alive, born Castleacre, Norfolk; Gladys Hendry, daughter, age 10, school, born Hunstanton, Norfolk; Blanch Hendry, daughter, age 7, school, born Hunstanton, Norfolk; Mildred Kathleen Hendry, daughter, age 4, school, born Hunstanton, Norfolk; Hilda Wodlow, servant, age 15, single, domestic servant, born Necton, Norfolk. 

6th February 1915, posted Asiatic Theatre of War.

4th April 1919, Probate - Reginald Roythorne of 1 Styleman Terrace, Church Street, Hunstanton St Edmunds, Norfolk, Acting Company Sergeant Major, Royal West Kent Regiment, died 20th September 1916, at Adana in Tuyrkey. Administration Norwich 4th April to Mary Hendry (wife of Samuel Hendry). Effects £159 11s 4d.

Buried at Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, XXI. X. 21., Iraq. Commemorated Hunstanton War Memorial.

NOTE: Regimental History & Soldiers Died in the Great War show rank as Company Serjeant Major ; CWGC web site show it as Company Quartermaster Serjeant.

London Gazette 19th October 1916.

War Office,  19th October, 1916.

The Government of India has received from Lieutenant-General Sir Percy Lake the following list of names of officers and others recommended by Major General Townshend for distinguished service during the defence of Kut-al-Amarah:

Royal West Kent Regiment. - Roythorne, No. 8154 Company Serjt.-Major. R.

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