BORN BURSTWICK, 1893. SON OF THOMAS KITCHEN (1844-1926) & MARTHA KITCHEN (1852-1918).
ENLISTED IN HULL. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 13/07/1915. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 12454, 7TH YORKSHIRE HUSSARS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 08/02/1917. COMMEMORATED AT THE THIEPVAL MEMORIAL.
Notes:
- ‘Burstwick Shrine’, Hull Daily Mail, 5 December 1916
- Yorkshire Heroes, Vol I: A Journey from Hull to Withernsea, Around Hornsea and Back to Hull Again, Malcolm Mann, 1996. pp. 397-398
- ‘Burstwick Shrine Unveiled’, Hull Daily Mail, 8 December 1917
- Burstwick Primitive Methodist Shrine, dedicated December 1917. Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries. Records 74 men serving in WW1.
- Burstwick WW1 Memorial, unveiled 10/07/1920. Attended by: Colonel R Hall; Local Clergy/Dignitaries; Ex-Servicemen. Records 17 died and 58 men returned.
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Name Harry Kitching Birth Place Burstwick, Hull, 1893 Death Date 8 Feb 1917 Death Place Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France Enlistment Place Hull Rank Private Regiment Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princes of Wales’ Own) Battalion 7th Battalion Regimental Number 12454 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War Western European Theatre
First name:
HARRY
Military Number:
12454
Rank:
Private
Date Died
08/02/1917
Place died:
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
Age:
24
