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Private R KAY

Service Number: 21900
Regiment & Unit/Ship

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

6th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 25 July 1916

Buried or commemorated at

AVESNES-LE-COMTE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION

IV. A. 14.

France

Templemore St Mary Church of Ireland Churchyard County Tipperary

Photographer: Malcolm Ross

Malcolm Ross inspection Deans Grange Cemetery County Dublin November 2022

Photographer: Malcolm Ross

Headstone

Photographer: Nick Tucker

CWGC Memorial

Photographer: Paul Shepherd

Headstone ( good condition)

Photographer: Donald Peacock

Headstone

Photographer: C M Stock

Database correction required. CWGC states casualty's age at death as 39; it should be 37. Casualty's PM states age correctly

Photographer: Kevin Fitzsimons

CH

Photographer: Joe Frost

Brookwood Cemetery - grave of Private Harry (Henry) Smith, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), who's son Private Sydney Charles Smith, Royal Berkshire Regiment, is also mentioned on the headstone, and who also died in the First World War and is buried in Vieille-Chapelle New Military Cemetery, Lacouture, France.

Photographer: Andrew Fetherston

Brookwood Cemetery - grave of Private Harry (Henry) Smith, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), who's son Private Sydney Charles Smith, Royal Berkshire Regiment, is also mentioned on the headstone, and who also died in the First World War and is buried in Vieille-Chapelle New Military Cemetery, Lacouture, France.

Photographer: Andrew Fetherston

PM

Photographer: Kathleen Coles

Dumfries St Michaels Cemetery Dumfries and Galloway

Photographer: Malcolm Ross

Stoke Poges (St. Giles) Churchyard

Photographer: Andrew Fetherston (CWGC Chief Archivist)

Stoke Poges (St. Giles) Churchyard

Photographer: Andrew Fetherston (CWGC Chief Archivist)

Malcolm Ross inspection Deans Grange Cemetery County Dublin November 2022

Photographer: Malcolm Ross

memorial

Photographer: Thomas Cook

CWGC headstone Whitehaven Cemetery. Meadow Road

Photographer: Mark Wear

Upton-Cum-Chalvey (St. Mary) Churchyard, Slough - - joint grave of father and son Private Arthur Williams, who died in the First World War, and Private Bertram Cyril Williams, who died in the Second World War.

Photographer: Andrew Fetherston

Upton-Cum-Chalvey (St. Mary) Churchyard, Slough - joint grave of father and son Private Arthur Williams, who died in the First World War, and Private Bertram Cyril Williams, who died in the Second World War.

Photographer: Andrew Fetherston

Upton-Cum-Chalvey (St. Mary) Churchyard, Slough - joint grave of father and son Private Arthur Williams, who died in the First World War, and Private Bertram Cyril Williams, who died in the Second World War.

Photographer: Andrew Fetherston

Headstone

Photographer: Peter Jacobs

Headstone

Photographer: Peter Jacobs

CH

Photographer: Peter Jacobs

Headstone - Front

Photographer: Neil Boniface

Headstone.

Photographer: Neil Boniface

Headstone.

Photographer: Neil Boniface

Up to date photo after cleaning bird poo off of the top of the headstone

Photographer: Kevin Day

Headstone

Photographer: clive Gilbert

Headstone of Private R. Easson located in St. Monans Churchyard, Fife

Photographer: Richard Stone

Headstone of Private R Easson, The Black Watch. Located in St. Monans Churchyard, Fife.

Photographer: Richard Stone

Headstone

Photographer: Neil Duff

Headstone

Photographer: Nicholas Allen

Headstone

Photographer: Nicholas Allen

PM

Photographer: Kathleen Coles

Slightly better after a clean

Photographer: Selena Hardie

Private family memorial

Photographer: Ann Smith

PM. H/S dirty although inscription is still just about legible. Grave area tidy.

Photographer: Pamela Wignall

Full servey

Photographer: Steven pearce

Portland Headstone

Photographer: Venetia Hill-Perkins

Headstone

Photographer: Peter Allen

Headstone CH

Photographer: Peter Allen

Clean only

Photographer: Steven Pearce

Headstone

Photographer: Stephen Palmer

CAS ID 75452565

Photographer: UKNA

CH

Photographer: E Irvine

Stranraer Sheuchan Cemetery Dumfries and Galloway

Photographer: Malcolm Ross

PM in Sandstone - weathered - Leaning slightly back from vertical

Photographer: Derek Gallon

PM in Sandstone - weathered - Leaning slightly back from vertical

Photographer: Derek Gallon

CAS ID 75452577

Photographer: UKNA

A Private monument. Low Portland stone kerb. Inscription legible.

Photographer: Rebecca Batley

CH

Photographer: Peter Caffekey

PM

Photographer: S Baird

Portland Headstone

Photographer: Venetia Hill-Perkins

Johnson S E

Photographer: Jennifer Allen

CAS ID 75452598

Photographer: UKNA

CH

Photographer: Murray Shaw

Staunton (All Saints) Churchyard, Gloucestershire, UK - private memorial commemorating Private W E Barnett, former non-com case - June 2016 (courtesy of Mr John Williams)

Photographer: Mr John Williams

Staunton (All Saints) Churchyard, Gloucestershire, UK -private memorial commemorating Private W E Barnett, former non-com case - June 2016 (courtesy of Mr John Williams)

Photographer: Mr John Williams

Headstone

Photographer: Paul White

Headstone

Photographer: Allan Biggs

CWGC granite headstone

Photographer: Scott Galloway

CH

Photographer: Evelyn Kirkwood

CH

Photographer: Evelyn Kirkwood

Headstone

Photographer: Stephen Dalton

PM

Photographer: Isabel Gormley

CAS ID 75452836

Photographer: UKNA

CAS ID 75452837

Photographer: UKNA

CH

Photographer: Ian Cope

CAS ID 75452846

Photographer: UKNA

Headstone

Photographer: Tim Jones

Whitminster (St. Andrew) Churchyard, Gloucestershire, UK (CEM 8261/1) - courtesy of Mr John Williams, taken 13 August 2019: recently-erected special memorial headstone to Guardsman J. Knight

Photographer: Mr John Williams

A Headstone Dedication Ceremony held at St Matthew Lutheran Cemetery in memory of Chou Ming Shan a Chinese Labour Corp member who passed away September 22 1917 on his journey across Canada during World War One, the ceremony was held October 3, 2019. _x000B__x000B__x000B_Photo By: Able Seaman Elizabeth Ross PA02-2019-0312-030

Photographer: Able Seaman Elizabeth Ross

PM

Photographer: Nick Hopkins

ISLES G

Photographer: Scott Galloway

SHARP family headstone in Kinfauns Parish Churchyard. Inscribed with ALEX Died 3rd Feb 1919. Kinfauns Church is now a private residence.

Photographer: Richard Jackson

Hasse M H 10 PM

Photographer: Jean Moss

Headstone

Photographer: David Stone

CAS ID 75452907

Photographer: UKNA

Cleaned and area tidied.

Photographer: john rennie

Headstone

Photographer: Ian Richardson

Headstone

Photographer: gary wheeler

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Buried or commemorated at

AVESNES-LE-COMTE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 337
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