The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

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Private George Daniel ROOTS, 9286, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment.

Born Halling, Kent, enlisted 27th August 1914, Maidstone, Kent, age 17, height 5ft 7 inches, weight 110lbs, resided 1 Pilgrim Cottages, Upper Halling, Kent. Formerly general labourer.

Son of Frank Roots, 1 Pilgrim Cottages, Upper Halling, Kent.

Home, 27th August 1914 to 9th December 1915; Indian Expeditionary Force, 10th December 1915 to 7th November 1918; India, 8th November 1918 to 2nd December 1919; Home, 3rd December 1919 to 31st December 1919.

Enlisted 27th August 1914, posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 28th August 1914, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 26th October 1914, posted 9th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 10th December 1915, posted 2nd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 10th December 1915, embarked ???? Dockyard; 8th January 1916, disembarked Ashar; 27th April 1917, admitted to Hospital; 7th May 1916, discharged from Hospital; 17th August 1916, admitted to Hospital; 30th August 1916, discharged from Hospital; 1st November 1916, inattention on Parade, 7 days confined to Barracks; 4th March 1917, admitted to Hospital; 18th March 1917, discharged from Hospital; 27th May 1917, proceeded to India for 1 moths leave; 13th July 1917, embarked Bombay; 19th July 1917, disembarked Busra; 1st August 1917, rejoined Battalion; 22nd November 1917, present with Unit in the Field; 18th December 1917, joined Depot, Officers Servant; 16th January 1918, rejoined Battalion in the Field; 12th March 1918, present with Unit; 28th April 1918, joined Platoon Demonstration; 3rd May 1918, to Base Depot, Officers Servant; 11th July 1918, joined Batman, Lt. Hilder?; 18th September 1918, 36 Field Ambulance, dysentery; 4th November 1918, Basra, transferred from 32 Base General Hospital; 8th November 1918, invalided to India; 8th November 1918, posted 2nd Reserve Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 15th December 1918, Bangalore; 2nd January 1919, Bangalore, admitted Base Hospital; 17th February 1919, discharged to Depot; 25th June 1919, absent from Picquet at 5.45pm, 2 days confined to Barracks; 8th November 1919, embarked for UK.

31st December 1919, discharged as "no longer physically fit for War Service" due to sickness Silver War Badge issued.

Pension, 5/6 a week from 1st January 1920 to 4th January 1921, final, disability, debility caused, 10%.

This page was last updated on 07-Jan-2015.