Soldier Record
Joseph Ernest Kemp
Contributed by: Andrew Kemp, on 2008-11-01
| Rank | |
|---|---|
| First Name | Joseph Ernest |
| Surname | Kemp |
| Year of Birth | 1883 |
| Year of Death | 1914 |
| Regiment | Duke of Wellington's Regiment |
| Place of Wartime Residence | Bradford, West Yorkshire |
Joseph Ernest's Story
9096 Pte J.E. Kemp, 2Bn Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment
Remembering: Joseph Ernest Kemp, 2Bn Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regt and all other's who fell during 'The Battle of Mons 1914'. When War was declared on the 4th August 1914, Joseph Ernest Kemp was an electric Tram Car Conductor in Bradford. He was married to Norah Ann Kemp and they had a daughter Cissie age 18 months and son Joseph Ernest (Jr) age 2 months (my Grandfather). He was also a reservist with The Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment and upon mobilisation re-joined his Regiment in Dublin and was in France by the 16th. He was KIA on the 24th August 1914 (less than three weeks after being mobilised) during The battle of Mons and has a headstone marked 'Burried near this spot' in Hautrage Military cemetary. Rest in peace, you and your comrades will never be forgotten.
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