Private James WALDEN, L/9664, 2nd Battalion  Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, died, Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force, death presumed between 29th April 1916 &  31st December 1916, age 24.

Born Chiswick, Middlesex, son of Elizabeth Walden, of 1, Windmill Passage, Chiswick, London.

Home 12th August 1909 to 17th August 1911.

12th August 1909, enlisted, age 17 years 6 months, height 5ft 5¼ inches, weight 108lbs, grey eyes, brown hair, two dots right forearm, scar right leg.  Formerly messenger.

12th August 1909, posted 3rd Battalion, (Special Reserve), Royal Berkshire Regiment, Service No.8502;  12th August 1909 to 11th January 1910, Drill on Enlistment; 26th August 1909 to 31st August 1909, Reading, debility; 5th January 1910 to 10th January 1910, Reading, Influenza; 25th April 1910 to 23rd May  1910, Musketry; 24th May 1910 to 2nd June 1910, Annual Training; 17th August 1911, joined Regular Army.

Brother John Walden, 4 Clifton Gardens, Chiswick, serving with Royal Berkshire Regiment.

Home, 18th August 1911 to 28th October 1912; India, 29th October 1912 to 14th October 1915; India Expeditionary Force "D", 15th October 1915 to 31st December 1916.

Enlisted Hounslow, Middlesex, age 19 years & 6 months, height 5ft 8⅜ inches, weight 129lbs, fresh complexion, blue eyes, light brown hair, I.L.A.H. tattooed right forearm, indistinct tattoo left forearm, mole on shoulder & buttock, scar index finger left hand. Formerly general labourer.

18th August 1911, enlisted & posted 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 21st August 1911, joined Regiment at Bordon; 2nd October 1911, Dublin; 9th April 1912, Dublin, not shaving when ordered to do so, 3 days confined to Barracks; 7th May 1912, Dublin, having a dirty rifle on Parade, 3 days confined to Barracks; 12th May 1912, Dublin, neglect of duty when mess orderly, 5 days confined to Barracks; 30th July 1912, Dublin, not being shaved when parading for Commanding Officers Parade, 5 days confined to Barracks; 29th October 1912, India & 2nd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 10th November 1912, A Ship Hardinge, at Sea, absent from Guard mounting Parade at 8.00am, 2 extra guards; 19th November 1912, India; 22nd November 1912, Peshawar; 1st December 1912 to 14th December 1912, Peshawar, diarrhoea; 19th December 1912, Peshawar, urinating in the Barrack Room, 7 days confined to Barracks; 21st December 1912 to 24th December 1912, Peshawar, diarrhoea; 24th February 1913 to 6th March 1913, Peshawar, inflammation lymph neck; 28th April 1913 to 2nd May 1913, Peshawar, sandfly fever; 6th June 1913, Peshawar, improper conduct whilst a bungalow night guard, 5 days confined to Barracks; 5th July 1913, Peshawar, absent from room whilst Room Orderly, 3 days confined to Barracks; 20th November 1913, Multan; 12th January 1914, quitting his post whilst a Perimeter Guard, awarded 14 days detention by Commanding Officer; 26th January 1914, to Duty; 10th March 1914, Multan, gross and continual slackness on manoeuvre parade, 7 days confined to Barracks; 12th March 1914, 2nd Class Certificate of Education; 15th March 1914, Multan, absent from Defaulters Roll Call at 4.00pm, 2 days confined to Barracks (in addition); 2nd May 1914, Multan, improper conduct to a native tea hawker, 7 days confined to Barracks; 31st May 1914, Multan, quitting the Barrack Room after Tattoo Roll Call, gambling in an unoccupied Sergeants bunk about 11.00pm, 14 days confined to Barracks; 17th July 1914, passed Class of Instruction, Swimming; 8th August 1914, Hyderabad; 6th September 1914, Hyderabad, being improperly dressed on Church Parade, 5 days confined to Barracks; 8th September 1914, Hyderbad, not complying with a detachment order viz wearing a Field Service cap before retreat, 7 days confined to Barracks; 5th October 1914, whilst serving for one month with Regimental Police was untrustworthy and slack; 9th November 1914, Hyderabad, being absent from school, 5 days confined to Barracks; 18th January 1915 to 26th January 1915, Hyderabad, malaria; 9th March 1915, gambling in the Barrack Room, 7 days confined to Barracks; 15th March 1915 to 24th March 1915, Nasirabad, malaria; 7th October 1915, absent from 12 midnight 6th October until 3.30pm 7th October, 4 days confined to Barracks, forfeits 1 days pay; 12th October 1915, Line of March, irregular conduct whilst on escort duty, 5 days confined to Barracks;15th October 1915, Bombay, embarked; 22nd October 1915, Basra, disembarked; 7th November 1915, joined Battalion, In the Field; 29th April 1916, Kut al Amara, missing, assumed Prisoner of War; 31st December 1916, death accepted for official purposes as between 29th April 1916 and 31st December 1916.

14th June 1920, date when Separation Allowance of 5/- a week & Allotment of Pay of 2/4 a week, payable to mother, will cease.

8th November 1920, Statement of Relatives - Mother, Elizabeth Walden, of 1, Windmill Passage, Chiswick; Brothers - John Walden, age 28, 4 Clifton Gardens, Chiswick; Henry Walden, age 26, Ireland, address unknown.

Commemorated  at Basra Memorial, Panel 29, Iraq.

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