The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private N S Bevan

Photograph by "Danielle"

Private Norman Sidney BEVAN, L/11300, 1st Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action in Flanders, France, 27th December 1916. age 17.

8th July 1898, born West Malling, Kent, son of Margaret Alice & James Bevan, of Little Wrotham Cottage, Wrotham, Kent.

Enlisted Maidstone Kent, age 18, height 5ft 3¼ inches, weight 116lbs. Resided Borough Green Kent. Formerly woodcutter & fence maker.

Home 2nd April 1916 to 21st July 1916; BEF 22nd July 1916 to 27th December 1916.

2nd April 1916, enlisted; 6th April1916, posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 8th April 1916, posted 9th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 22nd July 1916, posted BEF & 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 23rd July 1916, embarked; 24th July 1916, disembarked; 1st August 1916, joined Battalion, "C" Company.

Next of Kin shown on enlistment papers- Mrs Patsy? Whenham, address unknown; Alice Bevan, (Aunt), 2 Hill View, Basten, Borough Green, Kent.

17th June 1919, Statement of Relatives - Father, James Bevan, 9 Rock Road, Borough Green, Kent; Mother, Margaret Alice Bevan, 9 Rock Road, Borough Green, Kent; Brothers - Walter Bevan, age 15, 9 Rock Road, Borough Green, Kent; Thomas Bevan, age 24, 9 Rock Road, Borough Green, Kent;

10th March 1921, War Office Memo to Records Office - Retain medals pending application, when reference should be made to the War Office, (AG10).

8th April 1921, War Office memo to Records Office - Any articles of personal property now in your possession or subsequently received by you belonging to the Late Pte N S Bevan, should be despatched to - Mrs M A Bevan,

Buried at Brown's Road Military Cemetery, Festubert, I. H. 9. Pas de Calais, France.

London Gazette 28 December 1917

SOLDIERS BALANCES UNDISPOSED OF.

In pursuance of “The Regimental Debts Acts 1893” notice is hereby given that there is available for distribution amongst the Next of Kin or others entitled the sum of money set opposite to the name of each of the deceased Soldiers named in the lists which are published with this notice in the London Gazette and the “Army List” and are also to be seen at the Regimental Depots throughout the United Kingdom.

Applications from persons supposing themselves entitled as Next of Kin should be addressed by letter to Secretary, War Office, Imperial Institute, South Kensington, London, SW7 and marked outside “Effects”

War Office December 28th 1917 R H BRADE

Bevan N S Private, Royal West Kent Regiment. £5 0s 11d

London Gazette 31st December 1918.

1st REPUBLICATION of List CCCCCX of the names of deceased Officers and Soldiers whose Personal Estate is held for distribution amongst the Next of Kin or others entitled - Effects 1916-1917.

Bevan N S Private, Royal West Kent Regiment. £5 0s 11d

London Gazette 30th December 1919.

2nd REPUBLICATION of List CCCCCX of the names of deceased Officers and Soldiers whose Personal Esate bis held for distribution amongst the Next of Kin or others entitled - Effects 1916-1917.

Bevan N S Private, Royal West Kent Regiment. £10 0s 11d

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