KENNINGTON - Kent Fallen

CARTER R.H
Private G/2478 Richard Henry CARTER. “D” Company, 1 st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent
Regiment). Died 25 th September 1916 aged 32 years. Born Kennington, Ashford. Enlisted
Womenswold, Kent. Resided Womenswold. Son of Mr. W. J. and Jane Carter, late of Lower
Cooling, Adesham, Kent. Richard has no known grave. His name appears on the Thiepval
Memorial, Somme, France. Panel reference – 5D.
Listed incorrectly on Soldiers Died Great War as born KEANINGTON. Enlisted WHYMNSWOLD.
Resided WHYMNSWOLD.
Richard’s name appears on the Marden civic war memorial.
The Ashford 1918 Absentee Voters List gives –
East Mountain Cottages, Kennington
Private G/87561 Edward James CARTER. 10 th Middlesex Regiment.
COLLINS S
Rifleman 54204 Stanley COLLINS. 2 nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles (RIR). Formerly
(TR/9/25465) 45 th Territorial Battalion. Died 30 th July 1918 aged 19 years. Enlisted London.
Son of Frederick and Susannah Collins of “Orchard Cottage”, Kennington, Ashford, Kent. Buried
in the Bertenacre Military Cemetery, France. Grave reference I.B.9.
The Ashford Absentee Voters List for 1918 gives –
Vicarage Road, Kennington
Private 8946 Ernest Archibald COLLINS. 7 th Buffs (East Kent Regiment).
Burton Road, Kennington
Private 13554 Austin George COLLINS. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment).
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