The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

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Private Bennett COOTE, G/14600, 10th  Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, died of wounds, (shrapnel wounds, back), 35 General Hospital, Calais, France, 26th February 1917, age 19.  

20th August 1897, born Great Sampford, Essex, son of Thomas & Louisa Coote, of Sparepenny Lane, Great Sampford, Braintree, Essex.


1911 Census - Sparepenny Lane, Great Sampford, Essex. - Thomas Coote, head, age 38, married, farm labourer, born Great Sampford; Louisa Coote, wife, age 40, married 17 years, 7 children, 6 still alive, born Great Sampford; Alfred Coote, son, age 15, single, farm labourer, born Great Sampford; Bennett Coote, son, age 13, born Great Sampford; Mark Coote, son, age 10, born Great Sampford; Mary Coote, daughter, age 9, born Great Sampford; Elsie Coote, daughter, age 6, born Great Sampford; Arthur Coote, son, age 3, born Great Sampford.


Enlisted  Croydon, Surrey, age 18 years & 8 months, height 5ft 4½ inches, weight 125lbs.  Resided c/o Mrs Perkins, Brighton Road, Croydon, Surrey. Formerly telephone cable worker.

Next of Kin, Father, Thomas Coote, Spare Penny Lane, Great Sampford, Essex.

11th December 1915, enlisted; 12th December 1915, to Army Reserve; 19th April 1916, mobilized; 21st April 1916, posted 12th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 12th June 1916, Aldershot, overstaying his pass from 12.1am till 11.30pm, 4 days confined to Barracks, forfeits 1 days pay; 13th August 1916, Aldershot, overstaying his pass from 12.00 midnight until 7.30pm 14th August 1916, 5 days confined to Barracks, forfeits 1 days pay; 1st September 1916, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 31st August 1916 to 28th September 1916, Isolation Hospital, Aldershot, measles; 22nd October 1916, Fort Darland, overstaying his pass from 9.30pm until 5.00pm 23rd October, deprived 6 days pay, forfeits 2 days pay; 6th January 1917, posted 10th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 7th January 1917, embarked / disembarked; 9th January 1917, joined Battalion, in the Field; 10th February 1917, wounded.

6th September 1919, Statement of Relatives - Father, Thomas Coote, Sparepenny Lane, Great Sampford, Braintree, Essex; Mother, Louisa Coote, Sparepenny Lane, Great Sampford, Braintree, Essex; Brothers - Private Mark Coote, age 19, 51867, Essex Regiment, Kingsate? Ireland ; Arthur Coote, age 11?, Sparepenny Lane, Great Sampford, Braintree, Essex; Alec Coote, age 8, Sparepenny Lane, Great Sampford, Braintree, Essex; Ernest Coote, age 7, Sparepenny Lane, Great Sampford, Braintree, Essex; Sisters - Mary Coote, age 17, 11 King Edward Road, Rochester, Kent; Elsie Coote, age 15, Sparepenny Lane, Great Sampford, Braintree, Essex.

Buried at Calais Southern Cemetery, Plot F. Row 4. Grave 11., Pas de Calais, France. Commemorated Great Sampford War Memorial.


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