The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private V E Zincraft

Photograph by "Thanos Foteinos"

Private Victor Ernest ZINCRAFT, G/1140, 2nd Battalion Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, died of wounds, Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force, 5th October 1916, 27th Casualty Clearing Station, Lahana, Salonika.

Born Custom House, London, E, son of Harry & Isabell Zincraft.

1911 Census - 35 Rendel Road, Custom House, Victoria Docks, West Ham, London E - Harry Zincraft, head, age 53, married, house decorator, worker, born Lambeth, London; Isabell Zincraft, wife, age 53, married 33 years, 14 children, 10 still alive, born Poplar, Middlesex; Charles Thomas Zincraft, son, age 21, single, labourer, house builder, worker, born Victoria Docks, Essex; Victor Ernest Zincraft, son, age 17, single, labourer, brewer, worker, born Victoria Docks, Essex; Sidney Arthur Zincraft, son, age 15, single, errand boy, fishmonger, worker, born Victoria Docks, Essex; Doris May Zincraft, daughter, age 13, born Victoria Docks, Essex; William George Zincraft, son, age 11, born Victoria Docks, Essex; Daisy Victoria Zincraft, daughter, age 8, born Victoria Docks, Essex; Selina Ann Zincraft, mother to head, age 73, widow, born County of London.

Enlisted Woolwich, SE. age 20 years & 150 days, height 5ft 8½ inches, weight 126lbs., fresh complexion, green eyes, auburn hair, small pigmentation mark on stomach. Formerly works labourer.

Home 3rd September 1914 to 28th September 1915; Expeditionary Force Dardenelles, to 5th October 1916.

3rd September 1914, enlisted & posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 6th September 1914, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 26th October 1914, posted 9th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 16th November 1914, Chatham, absent from Parade at 6.30am, 2 days confined to Barracks; 21st April 1915, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 1st August 1915, Chatham, overstaying his 48 hour pass from Tattoo until found in bed at Reveille 3rd August 1915, deprived of 4 days pay, forfeits 3 days pay; 9th September 1915, Fort Darland, Improper conduct on Parade, 7 days confined to Barracks; 29th September 1915, posted Indian Expeditionary Force & 2nd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 15th October 1915, Salonika, attached 7th Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers; 30th November 1915, Balkans, to Hospital, frostbite; 28th April 1916, Balkans, rejoined Battalion (with 6th Battalion, Royal Dublin Fusiliers); 4th June 1916, Balkans, to Hospital, rheumatic fever; 29th September 1916, Balkans, rejoined Battalion; 3rd October 1916, Greece, wounded, gun shot wound, abdomen.

6th October 1916, buried by T C Phillips No.1.(Corps of Engineers) in Military Cememetry, Lahana, Grave, No.58.

7th July 1919, Statement of Relatives - Widow, none; Children, none; Father, Deceased; Mother, Isabel E Zincraft, age 60, 35 Rendel Road, Custom House, E16; Brothers - Charles Zincraft, age 29, at sea in the Navy; Sidney Zincraft, age 21, at sea in the Navy; William Zincraft, age 19, at sea in the Navy; Sisters - Lilian Gibbs, age 39, 24 Arum? Road, Barking; Lena Ballard, age 33, 54? Poutney? Road, Worthing?; Flora? Balls? age 27, 37 Rendel Road, Custom House; Grandparents - Selina Zincraft, 35 Rendel Road, Custom House, E16; Uncles / Aunts - Annie Gibbs, ????? Barking; Albert Zincraft, 11? Chandler? Avenue?, Canning Town.

Buried at Lahana Military Cemetery, I. B. 23., Greece.

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