The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private A Wyatt

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Private Albert WYATT, L/5018, 2nd Battalion  Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, died  8th February 1916, in Amarah Hospital, diarrhoea & bronchitis, with Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force.

Born Pimlico, Middlesex.

Enlisted  London, age 18 years & 10 months, height 5ft 7 inches, weight 122lbs, fresh complexion, grey eyes, brown hair, crossed flags and dot right forearm, dot left one, ring 3rd finger left hand, scar forehead. Formerly labourer.

Next of Kin (brother) - Henry Wyatt, 70 Boardman Street, Eccles, Lancashire. / 2nd Battalion, Sussex? Regiment.

Home 15th September 1897 to 9th January 1899; India, 10th January 1899 to 26th February 1902; Home 27th February 1902 to 14th April 1904; Malta 15th April 1904 to 11th November 1906; Singapore, 12th November 1906 to 6th December 1908; India 7th December 1908 to 31st January 1915; Indian Expeditionary Force, 1st February 1915 to 8th February 1916.

15th September 1897, enlisted; 11th January 1898, posted 2nd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 23rd September 1898, Chatham, overstaying his pass from 12.00 midnight to 10.50pm 25th inst, deprived of two days pay; 11th November 1898, Chatham, overstaying his pass from 12.00 midnight until 9.00pm 12th inst after being given a pass to which he was not entitled, derived 1 days pay, forfeits 10? days pay; 10th January1899, posted 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 24th ??????  ????, appointed Lance Corporal; 1st September 1900, deprived of Lance stripe; 27th February 1902, posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 11th March 1902, posted Provisional Battalion; ?????? posted 2nd Battalion; 13th September 1902, deserted; 20th November 1902, rejoined from Deserter; 27th November 1902, tried and found guilty, previous service forfeited, to Detention; 22nd January 1903, to Duty; 23rd June 1903, Shornecliffe, creating a disturbance in a civilian house, 14 days confined to Barracks; 24th October 1903, Shornecliffe, drunk & creating a disturbance in Barrack Room about 12.00 midnight, striking a comrade, 10 days confined to Barracks; 15th April 1904, Malta; 19th December 1904, extend service to complete 8 years with colours; 9th May 1905, Malta, drunk in camp, admonished; 20th August 1906, Malta, gambling in Regimental Institute about 10.00pm, 1. days confined to Barracks; 12th November 1906, posted 2nd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 7th December 1906,  Singapore; 18th April 1908, Singapore, breaking out of Barracks after Tattoo and remaining absent until apprehended by the GMQ in No.2. Hylam Street, about 12.40am 19th inst, 8 days confined to Barracks, forfeits one good conduct badge; 8th November 1908, Singapore, not complying with an order, viz not going to his cot when ordered to do so,  8 days confined to Barracks; 9th December 1908, India; 12th February 1910, Calcutta, gambling with dice & a crown and anchor board at the Race Course for money, absent from Tattoo until reporting himself to Commander of the Quarter Guard at 11.00pm, 10 days confined to Barracks, forfeits one good conduct badge; 7th March 1910, gambling in the Camp about 8.10pm, 8 days confined to Barracks; 3rd May 1910, LeBong, striking a Japanese woman, 14 days confined to Barracks; 9th May 1913, Peshar?, re-enaged for such term as to complete 21 years; 3rd February 1914, Multan, when a soldier acting as sentinel, leaving his post before he was regularly received, conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline, 56 days detention; 31st January 1915, embarked; 6th February 1915, disembarked; 18th February 1915, Mayera?, admitted No.1. British Field Ambulance, boils transferred to No.4.British Field Ambulance; 8th October 1915, Amarah, 20 BGH, jaundice; 6th November 1915, discharged from Hospital.

30th June 1919, Statement of Relatives - Widow, none; Children, none; Father, none; Mother, none; Brother - Henry Wyatt, age 47, Boardman Street, Eccles; George Wyatt, age 4?, Bedford Road, Ilford; Sisters - Alice Walker, age ??, Broadway, Stratford E.

Buried  at Amara War Cemetery, I. C. 15., Iraq.

NOTE from CWGC -  In 1933, all of the headstones were removed from this cemetery when it was discovered that salts in the soil were causing them to deteriorate. Instead a screen wall was erected with the names of those buried in the cemetery engraved upon it.