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Private Fred SEMARK, TF/2590, 2nd / 4th Battalion,  Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Gallipoli Peninsula, 14th August 1915.

Born Beckenham, Kent, son of  Harry & Alice Seward, The Garage, Kilsey Manor, Beckenham, Kent.

1911 Census - 15 Seward Road, Beckenham, Kent - Harry Semark, head, age 39, married, carpenter & joiner, worker, born Forest Hill, Surrey; Alice Semark, wife, age 38, married 16 years, 9 children, 8 still alive, born Guildford, Surrey; Harold Semark, son, age 15, single, house boy, domestic, (worker crossed out), born Beckenham, Kent; Mabel Semark, daughter, age 14, daily domestic, (worker crossed out), born Beckenham, Kent; Leslie Semark, son, age 13, school,  born Beckenham, Kent; Fred Semark, son, age 11, school, born Beckenham, Kent; Leonard Semark, son, age 10, school, born Beckenham, Kent; Elizabeth Semark, daughter, age 6, (school crossed out), born Beckenham, Kent; Elsie Semark, daughter, age 4, born Beckenham, Kent; Hilda Semark, daughter, age 8 months, born Beckenham, Kent.

Enlisted 4th October 1914, Bromley, Kent.  Resided 15 Seward Road, Beckenham, Kent.

4th October 1914, enlisted & posted 5th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 25th April 1915, posted 2/4th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 19th July 1915, Devonport, embarked for MEF, SS Northbound.

3rd December 1919, Statement of Relatives - Father. Harry Semark, Kilsey Manor, Beckenham; Mother, Alice Seward, Kilsey Manor, Beckenham; Brothers - Harold Semark, age 24, St James Street, Preston, Lancashire; Leslie Semark, age 21, Quetta, India; Leonard Semark, age 19, 28 Bury Street, St James, London SW; Sisters - Mable Semark, age 22, The Garage, Kilsey Manor, Beckenham; Bessie Semark, age 15, The Garage, Kilsey Manor, Beckenham; Elsie Semark, age 13, The Garage, Kilsey Manor, Beckenham; Hilda Semark, age 9, The Garage, Kilsey Manor, Beckenham.

Commemorated at Helles Memorial, Panel 155, Turkey/ Beckenham War Memorial.