The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private R D Harding

Photograph by "Pearlady"

Private Robert David Harding, G/11893, 8th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, 17th June 1916, age 22.

Born Chatham, Kent, son of Alice Amelia Harding, of 59, Maida Road, Luton Road, Chatham, Kent.

1911 Census - 59, Maida Road, Chatham, Kent - Alice A Harding, head, age 47, widow, married 27 years, 9 children, 5 still alive, born Maidstone, Kent; *Elizabeth K ? Harding, daughter, age 26, married, born Strood, Kent; Earnest W Harding, son, age 18, single, general labourer, worker, born Chatham, Kent; Robert D Harding, son, age 17, single, Tramway Point Boy, Chatham Light Railway Company, worker, born Chatham, Kent; Herbert K Harding, son, age 12, school boy, born Chatham, Kent; Arthur S Harding, son, age 6, school boy, born Chatham, Kent;

*entry crossed through & annotated "bed not slept in?"

Enlisted Chatham, Kent, age 22 years & 1 month, height 6ft, weight 126lbs. Formerly general labourer.

Home 29th November 1915 to 18th May 1916; BEF 19th May 1916 to 17th June 1916.

29th November 1915, enlisted; 30th November 1915, to Army Reserve; 24th January 1916, mobilized; 24th January 1916, posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 24th January 1916, posted 9th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 18th May 1916, posted BEF & 8th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 19th May 1916, embarked; 2nd June 1916, proceeded to join Battalion;

25th August 1919, Statement of Relatives - Father, none; Mother, Alice Amelia Harding, 59, Maida Road, Luton Road, Chatham; Brothers - Herbert Harding, age 20, 59, Maida Road, Luton Road, Chatham; Arthur Harding, age 14, 59, Maida Road, Luton Road, Chatham.

Buried at Dranoutre Military Cemetery, II. D. 5., Belgium.

This page was last updated on 02-Sep-2019.