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ADDY F<br />
Private T/1413 Frank T ADDY. 5 th Battalion, The Buffs (East <strong>Kent</strong> Regiment). Died Sunday<br />
7 th May 1916 aged 22 years. Born Tenterden. Enlisted Tenterden. Resided Rolvenden. Son of<br />
James Addy of Wassell Farm, Rolvendon, <strong>Kent</strong>. Buried in the Amara War Cemetery, Amara, Iraq.<br />
Grave reference XXI.F.2.<br />
The Ashford 1918 Absentee Voters List gives –<br />
7, Eight Dwellings, The Layne, Rolvenden<br />
Private Driver 234063 Frank Leonard ADDY. Royal Field Artillery.<br />
3, Eight Dwellings, The Layne, Rolvenden<br />
Private 240256 James Percy ADDY. 5 th Buffs (East <strong>Kent</strong> Regiment).<br />
1, East Cross Cottages, Tenterden<br />
Stoker Duncan ADDY. HMS Shannon, Royal Navy.<br />
Private 323908 George ADDY. Labour Corps.<br />
Leading Seaman J/23338 Leonard ADDY. HMS Victorious, Royal Navy.<br />
The 1901 census gives –<br />
Wassell Farm, Rolvenden<br />
James ADDY 62 Farmer Wittersham<br />
Frank T 19 Farmers son Tenterden<br />
Louisa 29 Housekeeper Chart Sutton, <strong>Kent</strong><br />
Charles G 15 Chart Sutton<br />
The day that Frank died his battalion was near Kut in Iraq. It was reported that many men were<br />
suffering from Cholera and that quite a few had died from it. It is possible that Frank was one of<br />
these men who succumbed to the terrible environmental conditions in Mesopotamia at that time.<br />
The 5 th battalion was part of the Tigris Corps a hastily organized unit tasked with lifting the<br />
disastrous siege of Kut.<br />
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