The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Lance Corporal W Lilley

Lance Corporal William LILLEY, G/21556, 1st Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, 27th September 1918.

Born Hetton Downy, Sunderland, Durham.

28th December 1912, Herrington, married Hannah Wright Davison.

Children - Sarah Elizabeth Lilley, born 22nd June 1913, Houghton le Spring; Hannah Wright, born 300th October 1915, Sunderland.

Enlisted Sunderland, Durham, age 23 years & 9 months, height 5ft 9¼ inches, weight 10st 8lbs. Resided 22 South Johnston Street, Sunderland, Durham. Formerly miner.

Home 3rd September 1914 to 18th April 1915; BEF 19th April 1915 to 2nd October 1917; Home 3rd October 1917 to 18th August 1918; BEF 19th August 1918 to 27th September 1918.

3rd September 1914, enlisted & posted 7th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, Service No.2393; 10th December 1914, transferred to Northumbrian Division, Cyclist Company; 18th April 1915, Southampton, embarked; 19th April 1915, posted BEF; 19th April 1915, Havre, disembarked; 12th June 1915, In the Field, evacuated, sick; 12th June 1915, Wippenhoek, Field Ambulance, scabies; 20th June 1915, DRS, Wippenhoek; 23rd June 1915, rejoined Battalion In the Field; 27th May 1916, Field Ambulance, influenza; 3rd June 1916, rejoined Battalion, In the Field; 1st November 1916, transferred to Army Cyclists Corps, Service No.14324; 29th April 1917, appointed unpaid Lance Corporal; 27th April 1917 to 7th May 1917, leave to UK; 12th May 1917, appointed paid Lance Corporal; 15th September 1917, Field Ambulance PUO; 18th September 1917, 64 Casualty Clearing Station, bronchitis; 19th September 1917, Boulogne, 55 General Hospital, bronchitis; 1st October 1917, to UK per SS "Jan Breydal"; 3rd October 1917 to 17th October 1917, 4th Scottish General Hospital, Stobhill, Glasgow, bronchitis, he has suffered from this since he landed in France, 2 years ago; 17th October 1917 to 29th October 1917, 5 Cyclist Battalion, "C" Company, furlough from 4th Scottish General Hospital, address whilst on leave, 8 Trewhitts Crescent, Sunderland, Durham; 1st November 1917 to 7th December 1917, Eastern Command Depot, bronchitis; 7th December 1917, posted Depot; 12th December 1917, posted & attached to 12th Cyclists Brigade; 2nd January 1918, Tonbridge, overstaying his leave from 12.00 midnight until 11.00pm 3rd January 1918, reprimanded & forfeits 1 days pay; 20th? February? 1918 to 18th? April? 1918, Brighton Grove Military Hospital, Newcastle-on-Tyne, syphilis; 6th May 1918, Newcastle on Tyne, overstaying his Special Pass from 11.00pm until 8.30am 7th May 1918, reprimanded, forfeits 3 day s pay; 11th May 1918, Great Bentley. absent from Tattoo Roll Call until 8.35am 15th May 1918, deprived of Lance Stripe. forfeits 5 days pay; 7th August 1918, Great Bentley, overstaying his leave from 11.00pm 7th August 1918 until 8.00pm 8th August 1918, (21 hours), 14 days confined to Barracks, forfeits 1 days pay; 19th August 1918, posted BEF; 19th August 1918, Folkestone, embarked; 19th August 1918, Boulogne, disembarked; 20th August 1918, Etaples Infantry Base Depot "J"; 20th August 1918, transferred to Royal West Kent Regiment, posted 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 24th August 1918, joined Battalion, In the Field; 11th September 1918, appointed unpaid Lance Corporal.

Widow - Hannah Wright Lilley, 8 Trewhitts Crescent, Sunderland, Durham.

13th April 1919, date when Separation Allowance of 20/- a week payable to wife, will cease.

14th April 1919, Pension of 25/5 a week awarded to widow & two children.

1920 June, Sunderland Registration District, Hannah W Lilley, married William W Old.

Commemorated at Vis-en-Artois Memorial, Panel 7, France.

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