Tag Kings Royal Rifles

This tag is allocated to all individuals listed on this website who served in the Kings Royal Rifles

Bevis, Albert R

Bevis

Albert R Bevis Rank: Rifleman Regiment: 4th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifles Parents: Mr & Mrs Albert Bevis Parents Address: 12 Waterloo Place, Bourne Walk, Hastings Wife: Annie Elizabeth Bevis Address: 16 Scrivens Buildings, Crown Lane, Hastings Brother: Frederick Percy Bevis Other Info: Returned to the front after…

Bishop, Thomas Edmund

T Bishop

Thomas Edmund Bishop Rank: Private Regiment: 1st Battalion, King’s Royal Rifles Parents: Mr William & Mrs Annie Bishop Brother: James Ernest Bishop & William Bishop Address: 6 Bourne Walk, Hastings Other Info: At the Front. According to CWGC, Thomas died aged 28 on 28th October…

Whitbourne, William H

William H Whitbourne

William H Whitbourne Rank: Rifleman Regiment: 2nd Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps Parents: Mr & Mrs Whitbourne Address: 21 Wellington Mews, Hastings Other Info: An article published in the Hastings & St Leonards Observer on 17th August 1918 reads; “Died…

Payne, H

H Payne

H Payne Rank: Rifleman Regiment: 2nd Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps Address: 232 Priory Road, Hastings Other Info: Wounded on 14th September 1914 at the Battle of Aisne. An article published in the Hastings & St Leonards Observer on 10th October 1914 reads: “Rifleman…

Burgess, Fred

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Fred Burgess Rank: Sergeant Regiment: 7th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps  Address: 76 Ashburnham Road, Clive Vale, Hastings Other Info: An article published in the Hastings & St Leonards Observer on 23rd September 1916 reads: “We regret to announce that…

Dunk, Reginald A

Dunk

Reginald A Dunk Rank: Lance Corporal / Sergeant Regiment: King’s Royal Rifles Parents: Mr & Mrs H Dunk Brother: Sidney P Dunk Address: 111 Bohemia Road, St Leonards Other Info: Foreign Service. Additional name and rank information from the Lives of the First World War…

Tampion, Edward Daniel

E D Tampion

Edward Daniel Tampion Rank: Rifleman Regiment: Depot, King’s Royal Rifle Corps Address: Hastings area Other Info: Rifleman Tampion died on 17th June 1920. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. Additional name information from the Hastings & Rother Family History website. Please use…

Swain, Ben

Ben Swain

Ben Swain Rank: Rifleman Regiment: 1st Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps Parents: Mr & Mrs G Z Swain Address: 41 Githa Road, Clive Vale, Hastings Other Info: Ben Swain died aged 21 on 25th December 1920. According to the information…

Baxter, Robert Samuel

R Baxter

Robert Samuel Baxter Rank: Lance Corporal Regiment: 1st King’s Royal Rifle Corps Parents: Mr Robert & Mrs Harriett Baxter, 7 Syers Road, East Liss, Hampshire Address: Hastings Other Info: Wounded at the Battle of Aisne, died at his home in Hastings aged 26 on 27th October…

Cleverley, T

T Cleverley

T Cleverley Rank: Rifleman Regiment: 12th Regiment, King’s Royal Rifle Corps Other Info: Rifleman Cleverley died on 6th December 1920. He is buried at Hastings Cemetery. Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this…

Veness, Arthur H

Arthur H Veness

Arthur H Veness Rank: Private Regiment: King’s Royal Rifle Corps Parents: Mr Thomas William and Mrs Annie Mariah Veness Brother: Thomas William Veness Address: 124 Old Lane, Hollington Other Info: Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website. Published: May…

Allen, Godfrey

Godfrey Allen

Godfrey Allen Rank: Rifleman Regiment: 4th Battalion, Kings Royal Rifle Corps Parents: Mr Charles Alexander & Charlotte F Allen Address: 11 Carisbrooke Road, St Leonards Other Info: Godrey died aged 29 on 8th January 1915. He is remembered at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, panel…