The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private P E Velvick

Inscription - "GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN"

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Private Percy Edward VELVICK, G/25218, 3rd Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, died, 19th November 1919, age 26.

1892, born Tenterden, Kent, son of James & Mary Ann Velvick.

11th February 1894, Tenterden, baptism of Percy Edward Velvick, son of James & Mary Ann Velvick.

1911 Census - Ashenden, Tenterden, Kent - James Velvick, head, age 61, married, waggoner, born Smallhythe; Mary Ann Velvick, wife, age 54, married 36 years, 13 children, 9 still alive, born Smallhythe; Alice Velvick, daughter, age 26, single, born Wittersham; Florence Velvick, daughter, age 21, single, dressmaker, born Wittersham; Alfred Velvick, son, age 18, single, waggoners mate on farm, born Smallhythe; Percy Velvick, son, age 17, single, butcher, born Smallhythe; Charley Velvick, son, age 11, school, born Smallhythe.

7th March 1915, Cranbrook, married Flossie Penfold, spinster, Woodbury Cottage, New Cross, Tenterden, Kent.

Children: Percil Cecil, 17th August 1915, Tenterden, Kent; Reggie Walter Edward, 17th September 1917, Tenterden, Kent.

Enlisted Canterbury, age 22 years, height 5ft 8 inches. Resided 4 Borough Place, Tenterden, Kent. Formerly butcher.

Home, 11th December 1915 to 17th June 1917; BEF, 18th June 1917 to 3rd August 1917; Home, 4th August 1917 to 31st August 1918.

11th December 1915, enlisted; 12th December 1915, to Army Reserve; 20th January 1917, mobilized; 21st January 1917, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 10th June 1917, Fort Horsted, overstaying pass from Tattoo until 6.30am 12th June 1917, deprived of 4 days pay, forfeits 3 days pay; 18th June 1917, posted BEF & 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 4th July 1917, posted 11th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 28th July 1917, wounded, shell wounds, left shoulder, left thigh; 4th August 1917, posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 12th January 1918 to 21st January 1918, furlough from Hospital, (admitted 4th August 1917); 7th February 1918, posted Eastern Command Depot, Shoreham by Sea, Sussex; 22nd April 1918, shrapnel wounds, left shoulder, left thigh 28th July 1917, now complains of pain in left thigh, for xray examination & report; 26th April 1918, Xray report, two minute fragments present, no operation advisable; 9th May 1918, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 15th July 1918, posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 27th July 1918, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment.

31st August 1918, discharged as ""no longer physically fit for War Service" due to wounds Silver War Badge issued.

Pension, 27/6 a week for 4 weeks then 16/6 a week for 22 weeks from 2nd October 1918, then 13/9 a week to be reviewed in 26 weeks.

26th November 1919, First Award to Widow, Flossie Velvick, Woodbury Cottage, Tenterden, Kent. Widow 26/8 a week, 17/6 a week for children (2 males), a total of 44/2 a week

In March 1920 a pension was granted of 26 shillings and 8 pence for the widow and 17 shillings and 6 pence for the children. A total of 44 shillings and 2 pence a week from 26th November 1919.

Buried at Tenterden (St Mildreds) Cemetery, 168. Tenterden, Kent. Commemorated Tenterden War Memorial.

NOTE: This Soldier does not appear in the Regimental History or Soldiers Died in the Great War.

Private Charles Frank Velvick, 5th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment, Service No.35270, died 11th April 1918. Son of James & Mary Ann Velvick. Commemorated Ploegsteert Memorial, Panel 4, Hainaut, Belgium.

This page was last updated on 22-Dec-2022.