BORN DRIFFIELD 1878. MARRIED ON 22/06/1900. HUSBAND OF ANNIE SAUNDERSON, AT 28, ARTHUR STREET, HULL (ARMY RECORDS ADDRESS) AND 46, FAR GROVE, NORWOOD, BEVERLEY (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). A TRANSPORT WORKER.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL, ON 10/12/1915. MOBILIZED ON 19/06/1916. DESCRIBED AS 5.5 FOOT, 5 INCHES TALL, 37-40 INCH CHEST, 161 LBS WEIGHT.
FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 25226 EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 15/10/1916. TRANSFERRED TO THE 10TH YORK AND LANCASTER REGIMENT. HE DIED OF ACUTE NEPHRITIS (KIDNEY FAILURE), WHICH DEVELOPED INTO BRONCHO-PNEUMONIA, ON 22/03/1917, AGED 39. HIS CONDITION HAD BEEN AGGRAVATED BY ACTIVE SERVICE.
HE LEFT A WIDOW AND THREE CHILDREN (THOMAS, MILDRED & FRED). AWARDED A 26/3 SHILLINGS WEEKLY WAR PENSION,
HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON THE WW1 MEMORIAL, ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH, NEWINGTON, HULL. ALSO LISTED ON THE BEVERLEY WW1 MEMORIAL.
| Name | Richard Kemp |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Driffield |
| Death Date | 22 Mar 1917 |
| Death Place | St. Pol Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | York and Lancaster Regiment |
| Battalion | 10th (Service) Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 38253 |
| Type of Casualty | Died |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 25226, East Yorkshire Regiment. |
