The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Pte W J Heath

Private William James HEATH, 9560, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment.

Born Greenwich, London, Kent, enlisted 22nd February 1911, New Cross, age 18, height 5ft 3 inches, weight 114lbs, resided 28 Sayers Street, Deptford, London, SE / 6 Bridge Street, Greenwich, SE. Formerly tobacco factory labourer / capstan machinist.

Son of Henry & Emma Heath, 20 Christchurch Street, Greenwich, London, Kent.

Husband of Eleanor May Heath, (nee Howard), married 8th May 1915, Register Office Greenwich, London, Kent.

Children - Mavis Ada Louie Heath, born 4th August 1915, Greenwich, London, Kent, died at 28 Sayers Street, Deptford, London, SE, 9th April 1916, age 8 months, acute bronchitis 5 days, father present at death.

Brothers - Ernest Heath; Henry Heath; Arthur Heath (Royal West Kent Regiment, India); Alfred Heath, 65 Lascelles Road, Greenwich, London, Kent.

Home, 22nd February 1911 to 13th August 1914; BEF, 14th August 1914 to 8th March 1915; Home, 9th March 1915 to 19th May 1916.

22nd February 1911, enlisted & posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 19th June 1911, posted 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 13th September 1914, wounded knee; 21st July 1915, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 29th January 1916, forfeits 24 days pay for absence; 25th March 1916, posted 1st Battalion, Home Garrison, Royal West Kent Regiment.

19th May 1916, discharged as "no longer physically fit for War Service" due to wounds. Silver War Badge issued

December 1938, letter from W J Heath, c/o Hotel Robert Fulton, Seventy First Street West, New York City, I have been asked by the Emigration Department here to have my discharge certificate in duplicate as they have to have two copies of everything, could you do that for me as soon as possible please as time is precious now, owing to the fact that I am only home once or twice a week, I would like you to forward them to my place of business as above to save time, Hop you will do this and thanking you.

January 1939, present address, apartment 5D, 1027 Avenue, St John Bronx, New York City.

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