The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private H Ward

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Private Hubert WARD, 241216, 6th  Battalion  Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment,  killed in action, Flanders France, 30th June 1918.

Born Holsworthy, Devon, son of Richard & Elizabeth Ward.

1911 Census - Simpson, Holsworthy, Devon - Elizabeth Ward, head, age 74, widow, 9 children, 8 still alive, employer, born Launcells, Cornweall; Thomas Ward, son, age 42, single, farmers son working on farm, worker, born Holsworthy, Devon; Richard Ward, son, age 38, single, farmer, worker, at home, born Holsworthy, Devon; Hubert Ward, son, age 28, single, son working on farm, worker, born Holsworthy, Devon; Mabel Ward, daughter, age 30, single, house work, worker, born Holsworthy, Devon.

Enlisted Exeter, Devon.

Buried  Bouzincourt Ridge Cemetery, II. A. 3., Albert, Somme, France. Commemorated Holsworthy, Devon, Book of Remembrance.