The Ploegsteert Memorial - Surnames K
Photo : Chris Weekes
The names of those men of the Yorkshire Regiment with a surname beginning with “K” listed on the Ploegsteert Memorial are recorded below.
A photograph of the commemorative panel for the Yorkshire Regiment and the one of the Lions gurading the memorial can be viewed by selecting here.
Men commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial
Private John Chapman Kearton
33236. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Richard and Mary Kearton, of 8, Sleegill, Richmond, Yorks.; husband of Eleanor Pounder (formerly Kearton), of Tunstall Rd., Catterick, Yorks. Died 12 April 1918. Aged 34.
Born Marrick (Yorks), Enlisted Richmond, Resided Sleegill (Yorks).
Private James Philip King
32928. 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of James and Mary King, of 56, Sharman Rd., St. James, Northampton; husband of Annie M. King, of 103, Alexandra Rd., Wellingborough. Died 12 April 1918. Aged 30.
Born Northampton, Enlisted Middlesbrough.
Private William Knowles
200424. 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment. Son of Charles and Edith Knowles, of 26, Buck St., Middlesbrough. Died 27 September 1915. Aged 23.
Born Middlesbrough, Enlisted Middlesbrough.
A Photograph of the Yorkshire Regiment Commemorative Panel on the Ploegsteert Memorial and one of the Guardian Lions.
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Photo : Christopher Weekes (<weebex12@hotmail.com>)
Photo : Edward Nicholl