AKINGDON – CAMPAIGN MEDALS & MILITARY SERVICE (23 rd February 2013)

Kingdon, A: Rifle Brigade No: B968 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: The prefix B to his Regimental number indicates that he was probably an Army Reservist whose number had been re-allocated, or that he was a previously discharged Army Reservist who was re-enlisting for WW1 service; I would assume the latter & expect that he had originally enlisted between 04.01.1905 & 20.01.1906, but this is not proven & I have no indication of which Battalion he may have served with; From his medal card it indicates that he first served in France 03.12.1914; The medal card indicates that he only earned the 1915 Star & also records that he was Discharged, presumably before the end of WW1? Medals Card on file, awarded the 1915 Star; Insufficient information to identify this person with accuracy;

Kingdon, A. F: #91818 Royal Flying Corps – WW1Notes: The Muster Roll for the Royal Air Force in WW1 has reference to A. F. Kingdon enlisting on 01.08.1917, his number of #91818 would indicate that he was a Royal Flying Corps Civilian Recruit; Insufficient information to identify further;

Kingdon, A. F: Trooper, Transvaal Mounted Rifles, South AfricaNotes: There is a record note for Trooper A.F. Kingdon having served with the Transvaal Mounted Rifles during the Bambata Natal Battalion in 1906 in South Africa; The records specifically note that this soldier did not take part in the Boer War; The Natal 1906 Medal was awarded; Insufficient information to identify this person with any accuracy;

Kingdon, Abel: #5633 Corporal, Regiment unknown? Served in the Boer War;Notes: There is a Medals Roll for the Boer War which was issued in Colchester on 14.07.1903 but I cannot read the Regimental details? This records indicates a Corporal Kingdon, #5633 having served in South Africa; Under the Queen’s South Africa Medal issue column there is reference to “see Private Abel”, I have therefore assumed that this was his first name; Medals Awarded: State Clasps - Cape Colony; Orange Free State; Transvaal; South Africa 1901; I have searched for Abel Kingdon in the records but failed to find him;

Kingdon, Abraham: Exeter, Devon Militia for 1803, Book 1670;Notes: The Devon: Exeter Militia List for 1803 has reference to an Abraham Kingdon, a Joiner, who served in the Militia; This is probably Abraham Kingdon, born ca.1780 in South Molton, who Married Sarah Walterman on 09.09.1804 in Exeter St Paul; In 1851 Census Abraham Kingdon is aged 71, a Widower & living in Rock Street, St Mary Major, Exeter, Devon; I believe that Abraham Kingdon was the son of Abraham Kingdon, b.1760, & Mary Kingdon from South Molton, Devon, who married on 29.05.1773 in South Molton; I also believe that Abraham Kingdon Died in South Molton in 1860 aged 81;

Kingdon, Abraham John: Register Number: #11852; Division: Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division; When Enlisted/Date of Enlistment: 10 August 1901; Date of birth 15th February 1884 in Lambeth, Surrey; ADM 159/181; Notes: This is Abraham John Kingdon born 15.02.1884 in Lambeth, Surrey, the Son of John Kingdon b.1851 in South Molton & his 1st wife Elizabeth Piller from Drewsteignton, Devon; In 1891 Census Abraham John Kingdon lives with his parents at #123 Mayall Road, Lambeth, his Father is a Carpenter; In 1901 Census Abraham John Kingdon is now 17 years old & also a Carpenter, living with his Father & Step Mother, (Mary Cecilia Coomber from Hastings, who married his Father in 1894 in Lambeth), in Mayall Road, Lambeth; In 1911 Census Abraham J Kingdon is a 27 year old Royal Marine Private on board ‘HMS Hermione’ in Barrow in Furness; (Brother of William Henry Kingdon who served with The Durham Light Infantry & The Sherwood Foresters); (His younger Brother was Kingdon, George Charles: Register Number: #11322; Division: Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division, who served in WW1 & died during WW2); I have not researched any further information;

Kingdon, Adolphus: Private, Taranaki Volunteers, Taranaki Militia, New Zealand Army Maori Wars, 1860 - 1870;Notes: This is Adolphus Kingdon born & baptised in Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England on 07.08.1834, one of 10 children of Richard Kingdon, a Surgeon b.1782 & Jane Parsons; In the England Census for 1841 Adolphus Kingdon lives with his parents in Gothier House in the London borough of Lambeth; This family then emigrated to New Zealand, The Mother & all the children except one in 1850 on board the ‘SS Eden’ to New Plymouth & the Father in 1851, taking up freehold land in Omato; At this time the family decided to adopt the older style spelling of their name to Kyngdon which is generally used in all future records; Adolphus Kyngdon fought in the Maori War, as did both of his brothers, but not without losing some property for which they were compensated for from the ‘Taranaki Relief Fund’; In 1870 & 1871 he is recorded in Omato as a voter occupying freehold land; Adolphus Kyngdon Married a previously married woman, Clara Ann Dyce Lepper (nee McCracken) in 1872 & they continued to live in Omato farming in 1875, 1876 & 1880; Unfortunately his wife Clara Ann Dyce Kyngdon Died at the age of 47 in 1885; I believe that Adolphus Kyngdon returned to Lostwithiel in Cornwall on a visit in 1893; In 1905 & 1906 Adolphus Kyngdon was registered for voting in the Taranaki Roll as a New Plymouth Settler & probably visited England again as he was returning on board the ‘Paparoa’ from UK to Wellington on 03.10.1906; In 1911 Adolphus Kyngdon lived in Bow Street, Raglan & I understand that he died there in 1912 Aged 78; (See “Kingdon Book – A Second Look, 1974” for this Holsworthy/Kingdon line); Awarded the New Zealand Medal for the Maori Wars; (He was the Brother of Augustus Frederick Boughton Kyngdon who also served in the New Zealand Army during the Maori Wars); (He was the Brother of Courtney Melmoth Kyngdon who also served during the Maori Wars of 1860-1870);

Kingdon, Albert: Canadian Forces in WW1;Notes: There is a record for Albert Kingdon born 1892 in Wales who is living with his parents in Russell, Marquette, Manitoba, Canada in the 1916 Census; The record states that he is a 24 year old Serving Canadian Soldier at Camp Hughes but I have failed to find any Canadian enlistment papers or any other information; I believe that his parents were Henry (Harry) John Kingdon, a Shoemaker, b.01.04.1867 in Wales who emigrated to Canada in 1888 & Minnie ?? b. 02.09.1868 in England who emigrated to Canada in 1890, who were probably Married in Canada in ca.1891/92? (He is the Brother of #3345970 Private Ernest Arthur Kingdon who served with the Canadian Army in WW1); (He is also the Brother of Alfred Henry Kingdon who served with the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force in WW1); (He is also the Brother of #922649 Sapper William Henry Kingdon of the Canadian Engineers Regiment in WW1); No other Details;

Kingdon, Albert Charles: #19969 & # 20606, Private, Royal Marine Light Infantry, Plymouth & Portsmouth Divisions; ADM 159/166 & ADM 159/196;Notes: This is Albert Charles Kingdon born 23.02.1899 in Bampton (registered in Tiverton); He is the son of Arthur John Kingdon, a Farm Horse Carter b.1874 in Bampton, Devon, & Emma Sarah Webber from Raddington, Somerset, who Married in 1898 in Tiverton, Devon; In 1901 Census Albert C Kingdom lives with his parents in Swingles Cottage in Bampton, Devon; In 1911 Census Albert Charles Kingdom lives with his parents at Middle Beer, Uplowman in Devon; Albert Charles Kingdon Enlisted in the Royal Marine Light Infantry, Plymouth Division on 11.04.1917 as #19969, later being registered with the Portsmouth Division as #20606; I believe that Private Albert C Kingdon served on ‘HMS Curlew’ when she was commissioned in late December 1917; Albert C Kingdom Married Mary Ann Tucker in Dulverton, Somerset in 1929; I have no further information other than I believe that Albert Charles Kingdom Died in 1983 in West Somerset Aged 84; Follow up of ADM/171/169 – Awarded the Victory & British War Medals;

Kingdon, Albert E: Devonshire Regiment No: 2711 Rank: Sergeant 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: In order to have been given this number 2711 initially then this soldier would have enlisted between 02.01.1889 & 11.06.1890 & further research identifies that this number fits exactly with an enlistment date of 14.09.1914; Sergeant Albert Edwin (Bert) Kingdon also served as #266049 Devonshire Regiment and was Mentioned in Despatches on 07.02.1919 for Gallantry in The Field in Mesopotamia; His 6 figure Regimental number would have been issued when the Territorial force renumbered in 1917; He is mentioned in the book ‘Dujailah Days’ by Colonel G.B. Oerton; He enlisted for WW1 on 14.09.1914 & was Discharged on 21.02.1919; This is Albert Edwin (Bert) Kingdon who was born 09.08.1883 in Cooks Cross, South Molton, son of Edwin (Ned) Kingdon b.1858 Kings Nympton & Mary Jane Gregory (born in Barnstaple Workhouse), who married in South Molton in 1878; In 1891 he lived with his parents in South Molton; In 1911 he was a Groom for Lord Poltimore’s Manor Estate in the Stables in North Molton; Albert Edwin Kingdon Married Florence Mary Jury on 26.02.1913 in South Molton; Albert Edwin Kingdon Died on 15.09.1959; Medals Card on file; (This is my Wife’s (Alexandra Mary Kingdon) Paternal Grandfather);

Kingdon, Albert E: East Surrey Regiment No: 10128 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: It is difficult to ascertain which Battalion Albert E. Kingdon served with or whether this soldier had an L/ or a G/ prefix Regimental Number, however, his number could indicate an enlistment date between 04.01.1910 & 05.01.1911 if he was in the 1st & 2nd Battalions; Albert E. Kingdon also served in the Corps of Hussars #79393 & a similar problem of identifying which unit he served with exists; First went to France on 20.07.1915; Medals Card on file; There is insufficient information to identify this person accurately;

Kingdon, Albert A: Norfolk Regiment No: 5633 Rank: Sergeant 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: This Regimental number would indicate enlistment between 02.03.1900 & 24.06.1901; There was also another Regimental number of #39235; Researching further would indicate that this is #5763023 Regimental Sergeant Major Albert Arthur Kingdon born in 1st Q 1884 in St Peters, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, the son of Edward Kingdon, a Joiner, b.1851 in Farnham, Suffolk & Mary Ann Hannah Newby Leggett from Great Yarmouth who married on 31.03.1876 in Yarmouth, Norfolk; In 1891 Census the family live in Old Market Street, Thetford, Norfolk; Albert Arthur Kingdon’s records indicate enlistment at the age of 18 years & 5 months on or about 12.06.1900 in Norwich, he was working as a Baker at that time; He also stated that he had been serving with the 4th Battalion The Norfolk Volunteers; In 1901 Census he was stationed in the District Garrison Barracks in Colchester, Essex; I believe that he served with the 2nd Battalion, Norfolk Regiment; By 25.06.1901 he was transferred to South Africa; On 19.03.1904 he extended his service to complete 8 years with the Colours; On 06.06.1908 Sergeant Albert A Kingdon extended his service by a further 12 years whilst serving in Pietermaritzburg; He next served in Gibraltar from 04.10.1908 until 13.02.1911; On 13.08.1909, whilst he was in Gibraltar he again confirmed a further extension of his service period; I understand that he married Maud Calthrop, b.1877 from Boston, Lincolnshire, in St Mary’s, Thetford on 11.08.1910; He then served in India from 14.02.1911 to 05.11.1914, he probably had his wife with him as they have a daughter Audrey Eileen Kingdon born on 23.02.1915 in India; (Follow up research finds Sergeant Albert Arthur Kingdon living in Barracks & his Wife, Maud Kingdon & a child under 1 year old is recorded also in Ceylon/India Military Census for the 2nd Battalion the Norfolk Regiment); He then served in the Asiatic Theatre from 06.11.1914 to 01.01.1916, in Mesopotamia; He was appointed Company Quarter Master Sergeant on 19.03.1915, Acting Company Sergeant Major on 01.06.1915 & Acting Regimental Sergeant Major on 24.08.1915, a very fast rise in promotion, obviously due to high casualty rates in the trenches as noted on his records; He was himself wounded in action on 22.11.1915 at Steriphon; He was sent back to India in 1916 for a short while before returning to England; He appears to have been posted to the 3 rd Bedford Regiment until being Discharged on 09.06.1921 as a Warrant Officer Class 1 under King’s Regulations Para 392 (xxi), upon Termination of his Service of 21 Years & 3 Months; His Pension reference number was 34244/F; Medals Card on file; He was also awarded the Queen’s South African Medal & the Cape colony Clasp, the Transvaal Clasp, The King George’s Durbar Medal, the Long Service & Good Conduct Medals; I also understand that he earned & was awarded the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (Military Division) around 21.06.1919 but I can find no Gazette Record; (He is the brother of Edward Kingdon #1445 Military Provost Staff Corps & The Coldstream Guards & this is clearly shown in his records); (He was a Cousin of Private Edward Pratt Kingdom #24594, 11th or 15th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment), who died on 17 July 1916 in France); (He may also be the Cousin of #7108 Henry Capp Kingdon who served with the Lincolnshire Regiment); (Note: There is a Brother also named Henry Capp Kingdon, who was born in 1888 in Yarmouth, probably making him too young to have enlisted in 1904/5, although it is possible that I have the two Henry Capp Kingdons mixed up; In any case they are probably all related in the Norfolk Kingdon line; Further research reveals that this brother also served & died in WW1 as Private H C Kingdom, #34736, 3rd Bn., The King's (Liverpool Regiment, who died on 30 March 1916, Remembered with Honour Birmingham (Witton) Cemetery (I now believe that there is a Henry Charles Kingdon who also served with the Lincolnshire Regiment); (Also a George Frederick Samuel Kingdon #4570 North Staffordshire Regiment who is related);

Kingdon, Albert Edwin: Private #7416, Kings Royal Rifles;Notes: This is Albert Edwin Kingdon who was born in South Molton, Devon in 1873, the son of Edwin Kingdon b.1851 South Molton & Lucy Ann Ridd from Mariansleigh, who married in 1873 in South Molton; In 1881 Census Albert (Alfred) Kingdon was lodging with his Ridd Grandparents in South Molton, his parents were in Wales working; His Father died in 1886 & in 1891 Census his Mother Lucy lived at #27, Thornhill Street, Canton, Cardiff, working as a Widowed Laundress, Albert Kingdon was 18 years old & a Draper’s Porter at that time; Albert Edwin Kingdon enlisted in the Army Aged 19 years on 16.05.1892 in London, joined at Winchester & served for 7 years with the Main Depot of the Kings Royal Rifles in Winchester, England & in Kilkenny & Cork, Ireland, serving latterly as the CO’s Orderly, until he was declared Medically Unfit with severe Neuralgia on 18.05.1899 & discharged from the Army on 29.05.1899; Albert Edwin Kingdon was awarded a Chelsea Hospital Pension; I believe that Albert Kingdon Married Emma Griffin, born in 1873 in Bradninch, Devon, in Cardiff ca.1901, however, I failed to find this record until a Marriage in Cardiff in 1917, which I don’t quite understand? In the 1901 Census Albert & wife Emma Kingdon live as a Married couple at #66, Forrest Road, Canton, Cardiff, Wales, he works as a Paper Mill Warehouseman & she as a Paper Sorter; In the 1911 Census Albert & Emma Kingdon live at #35, Forrest Road, Canton, Cardiff, he is a General Labourer; Needs more research as there is something not quite right here?

Kingdon, Albert H: Devonshire Regiment No: 8162 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11 - Died in WW1 - Notes: This Regimental number, #8162 would indicate enlistment between 08.05.1906 & 13.02.1907; Private Albert Henry Kingdon#8162, 1st Bn., Devonshire Regimentwho died on 21 January 1915in France; Son of Henry J. Kingdon, of Barn's Close, Dulverton, Somerset. Albert Henry Kingdon is Buried in Le Touquet-Paris Plage Communal Cemetery; This is Albert Henry Kingdon born in Knowstone b. 4th Q 1885 South Molton 5b.427; Son of Henry J Kingdon b.1857 Shoreditch, London & Sarah Jane Wright b. 1860 Rose Ash who were married in 1883 in South Molton; Grandson of Henry Kingdon b.1837 South Molton & Elizabeth Perryman b.1834 Bishops Nympton; who married 19.05.1857 in Bishopsgate, London; In 1891 Census Albert Henry lives with his parents at Copphall Cottage in Molland, Devon; In 1901 Albert H Kingdon is a Carter for the Miller at Rose Ash Mills in Devon; In 1911 I believe that Private Albert Henry Kingdon is serving with the 2nd Battalion Devonshire Regiment in St George’s Barracks, Malta; (The Grandfather b.1837 was the Henry Kingdon who served with the Grenadier Guards for 22 years and we had some missing info & confusing issues with him – our internal family Mail #224); Medals Card on file;Notes: This #8162 Devonshire Regiment needs double checking as other records also refer to Kingdon, Herbert H: Devonshire Regiment No: 8162 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11; Notes: Medals Card on file states that he also Died? I can find no other references to this soldier?

Kingdon, Albert John: 226th Overseas Battalion, No: 100873 Rank: Private Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force;Notes: This is Albert John Kingdon born 22.05.1894 in Newton Nottage, Glamorgan, Wales, a son of John Kingdon, a Greengrocer, b.1862 in Newton Nottage, Glamorgan & Mary Wylde from Laleston, Glamorgan, who married in 1888 in Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales; (Grandson of John Kingdon b.1830 North Molton, Devon & Mary Rees from Newton, Glamorgan, Wales & Great Grandson of Philip Kingdon b.1801 North Molton & Ann Smith b.1804 North Molton); In 1901 Albert John Kingdon lived with his parents in Church Street, Newton Nottage, Glamorgan; In 1911 Albert J. Kingdon is living with his parents at Chestnut Cottage, Newton, Glamorgan & he is working as a Baker’s Assistant; In 1913, Albert John Kingdon then shipped to Canada aged 20 to take up work as a Farm Labourer onboard the ‘SS Tunisian’, with his elder brother Philip Henry Kingdon; He registered in Canada for WW1 service on 26.02.1916 & was sent off to War; He served overseas in Europe as he was returned to Canada on a dispersal Draft from CCD Bramshott in England to Winnipeg onboard the ‘SS Baltic’ in 1919, presumably for discharge; I understand that Albert J. Kingdon Died in 1967 in Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales Aged 74; There is no Medals Card; (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Eustace W: Welsh Regiment No: 59624 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11); (He was the brother of Kingdon, Philip Henry: 226th Overseas Battalion, No: 100529 Rank: Private Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force); (He was the brother of Kingdon, Arthur R, (Richard Arthur Kingdon): Royal Welsh Fusiliers No: 75494 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11, who Died in WW1 on 14.06.1918 in Flanders); I have not followed up on any further research;

Kingdon, Albert John: New Zealand, 1st Division Reservist, 1916, WW1;Notes: I do not believe that this man actually served in WW1, but he is recorded as a Reservist in the 1st Division in 1916, recruited in #9 Recruitment Centre in Christchurch, stating that he was living in Sockburn as a General Hand at the Jockey Club, Epsom Road; This is Albert John Kingdon b.1883 in New Zealand, the son of Josiah Stephens Kingdon, b.1842 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England & Catherine Johnson who Married in 1868 in New Zealand; In 1905 Albert John Kingdon was a Farm Labourer in Yaldhurst, Courtney, Wellington; In 1911 & 1914 he appears to have been working as an Engine Driver in Yaldhurst; I understand that Albert John Kingdon Married Eleanor Mary Westaway in 1915 & was recruited for the 1st Division Army Reserve in 1916; In 1919 they are living at #98, Epsom road, Upper Riccarton, Albert is still an Engine Driver; In 1928, 1935, 1938, 1946, 1949 & 1954 they live at #75, Peverel Street, Riccarton, Canterbury, Albert is a Labourer; I believe that they had no children; Eleanor Mary Kingdon died in 1962 Aged 79 & Charles Ford Kingdon had died in 1956 Aged 73; (He was the Brother of Kingdon, George: New Zealand, 1st Division Reservist, 1916 WW1); (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Charles Ford: New Zealand, 2nd Division Reservist, 1917 WW1); (He was the Brother of Kingdon, James Alexander: #41577, ‘F’ Company, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, New Zealand Army, WW1); (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Stanley Craig: #8/3828, 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment, New Zealand Army, WW1);

Kingdon, Alfred: Private, Royal Marine Light Infantry (1881 Royal Navy Records);Notes: There is an 1881 Census Record for a Private Alfred Kingdon, born 1861, from Barnstaple, serving in the Royal Marine Light Infantry onboard the surveying Vessel ‘HMS Magpie’ in Kowloon Dock, Hong Kong; I had originally not found any other Royal Marine information or records, prior to 1881 for this man? However, following further research, I believe this to be Alfred Kingdon born 1860 in Bratton Fleming, Devon; He was the son of John Kingdon, an Agricultural Labourer b.1816 in Bratton Fleming & Grace Bale, b.1818 in Parracombe, who Married in 1837 in Barnstaple; In the 1861 Census Alfred Kingdon lives with his parents in Bratton Fleming village in Devon; In 1871 Alfred Kingdon lives with his parents at Churn Hill, Bratton Fleming, Devon; In the 1881 Census Alfred Kingdon is serving with the RMLI in Hong Kong; I believe that Alfred Kingdon Married a Sarah Ann Rawlings, born 16.10.1861 in Stogumber, Somerset, sometime in 1886 but I have not yet found the records? There appears to be a daughter, Florence Kingdon, born in Ayr in Scotland in 1887 so it would seem that Alfred Kingdon served in that area around that time? In the 1891 Census there is a Sarah A Kingdon b.1862 in Stogumber, Somerset & her children living at #10, Admiralty Street, in East Stonehouse, she is Married so I assume that her husband (Alfred) is away with the Royal Marines; In 1901 Census Alfred & Sarah Ann Kingdon living at #23, Hotham Place, Stoke Damerel, he is a Storekeeper for the local District Council; In the 1911 Census Alfred Kingdon & his Wife Sarah Ann live at #23, Hotham Place, Stoke Damerel, Devonport & he is recorded as a Naval Pensioner & an Insurance Agent; Sarah Ann Kingdon Died on 01.05.1918 in Devonport & Probate was dated 12.06.1918 leaving all to her Husband Alfred Kingdon a Naval Pensioner; I believe that Alfred Kingdon may well have Died in Devonport in 1920 Aged 60;

Kingdon, Alfred G: Royal Army Service Corps No: M2/079207 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Also had compulsory service with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment from 1917 as #33877; There is also a Service Record, Attestation page for an Alfred George Kingdon but this is actually for Alfred Gerald Kingdon; This is Alfred Gerald Kingdon born in 1887 in St Mary Church, Torquay, Devon, the son of Alfred A. W. Kingdon b.1861 Bradninch & Emily Aldridge of St Mary Church Road, Torquay; In 1891 Alfred G Kingdon lives with his parents in St Mary Church, his Father is a Domestic Gardener; In 1901 Alfred G Kingdon lives with his parents in St Mary Church & he is a 14 year old Cycle Trader in his Father’s Cycle Repair Shop; In 1911 Census he lives with his Mother Emily, a Nurse Attendant, at #32, Ellacombe Road, Torquay, he is aged 24 & is a Chauffeur & Mechanic; Alfred Gerald Kingdon was a Motor Driver & Mechanic when he enlisted at the age of 28 on 17.04.1915 in Torquay, Devon; He gave his address as #7, Ellacombe Road, Torquay & his Mother as his next of kin; He was sent to France on 27.09.1915; On 24.09.1917 he was posted to the 16th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment; Most of his 4 years service was spent in France & Alfred Gerald Kingdon was discharged on 03.04.1919; The M2 prefix to his Regimental number indicates that he was an electrician in the Army Service Corps; Alfred Gerald Kingdon died in 4 th Q 1964 in Torquay aged 77; Medals Card on file; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Percy (Percival Henry): Royal Field Artillery No: 28726 Rank: Bombardier);

Kingdon, Alfred Henry; Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force in WW1;Notes: There are enlistment papers for Alfred Henry Kingdon dated 26.02.1916 in Russell, Manitoba, Canada for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force for service in WW1 but there is no indication of his Unit or Regimental Number; I believe that this is Alfred Henry Kingdon born 06.07.1896 in Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada, the son of Henry (Harry) John Kingdon, a Shoemaker, b.01.04.1867 in Wales who emigrated to Canada in 1888 & Minnie ?? b. 02.09.1868 in England who emigrated to Canada in 1890, who were probably Married in Canada in ca.1891/92? In the 1901 Census for Minnedosa Alfred Henry Kingdon is aged 4 & living with his parents; In the 1906 Census he is aged 9 & living with his parents in Marquette, Manitoba (the family are recorded as Kingdom); At the age of 15 years Alfred Kingdon is living with his parents in Minnedosa, Manitoba in the 1911 Census; Alfred Henry Kingdon enlisted for service in WW1 on 26.02.1916 in Russell, Manitoba at the age of 19; He gave his birth date as 06.07.1896 in Minnedosa & his NOK as his Father, Harry John Kingdon living in Russell; He gives his trade as a Drayman; At the age of 20, Alfred Kingdon is recorded as a serving soldier at Camp Hughes but living with his parents in Russell, Manitoba in the 1916 Census; (He is the Brother of #3345970 Private Ernest Arthur Kingdon who served with the Canadian Army in WW1); (He is also the Brother of Albert Kingdon who served with the Canadian Forces); (He is also the Brother of #922649 Sapper William Henry Kingdon of the Canadian Engineers Regiment in WW1); I did not research further;

Kingdon, Alfred J: Royal Field Artillery No: 1788 Rank: Gunner 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Served as #1788 with 5th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery & was promoted to Corporal Shoeing Smith A. J. Kingdon with the Royal Field Artillery #970024; This is Alfred John Kingdon born 16.01.1894 in Lambeth, baptised 25.02.1894 in Lambeth St Mary Church, son of George Kingdon, (a Painter & later a Greengrocer & Fruiterer) b.1872 in Lambeth & Mary Ann Long b.1872 from Lambeth who married in Lambeth on 15.11.1891; London School Records exist for Alfred Kingdon, aged 3, born 18.01.1894 in Lambeth, Father’s name George, attending Vauxhall Street School from 23.08.1897 to 26.08.1901; At that time the records say that this family lived at #53 Vauxhall Street; In the 1901 Census the family lived in #77, Vauxhall Street, Lambeth, but Alfred is recorded as Arthur?; In 1911 Census this family lives at #10, Dollar Street, Vauxhall, Kennington, Lambeth, London & Alfred is a Law Clerk; Alfred John Kingdon’s papers indicate that he originally enlisted for 4 years service in the United Kingdom in the Territorial Force; He was Embodied on 02.10.1914 in Kennington at the age of 20 years & 9 months; In WW1 he first served in France on 21.03.1915 until 15.03.1918, when went on 2 weeks leave to England & returned to France until 09.01.1919; On 03.09.1915 he was appointed Shoeing Smith with the 47 th (London) Divisional Ammunition Column & then promoted to Corporal Shoeing Smith on 13.10.1915; He may have been wounded in the left hand in January 1918? Alfred J. Kingdon was Disembodied on Demobilisation on 05.02.1919 & his address was then #7, Offley Road, Brixton, London; Alfred John Kingdon Married Alice Mary Ann Duke (b.12.02.1893 in Wandsworth) on 14.12.1915 in St Mark Church, Kennington; I believe that Alfred John Kingdon died in 1973 in Rochford, Essex Aged 79; Medals Card on file; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Robert Leonard: Royal Field Artillery No: 1887 Rank: Driver 1914-1920 WO 372/11); I have not researched this person further;

Kingdon, Alfred John Walter: Leicestershire Regiment No: 235220 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Also served as #63325 in Leicestershire Regiment; This is Alfred John Walter Kingdon born 1897 in Kittisford, Somerset, son of John Kingdon b.1870 Bishops Nympton & Mary Anna Didham who married in Somerset in 1892; Alfred John Walter Kingdon lived in Huntsham, Devon with his parents in 1901 & in Gadbridge, Thurlbeere, Taunton, Somerset in 1911; Alfred John Walter Kingdon Enlisted on 05.02.1919 & was Discharged because of Sickness on 13.09.1919 under King’s Regulations Para. 392 (xvi); Alfred John Walter Kingdon married Florrie Reed in Somerset in 1925; He was awarded the Silver War Badge #493128; Medals Card on file: (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Victor P: Royal Army Medical Corps No: 114598 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11 who also served in WW1);

Kingdon, Alfred James: Army Service Corps No: TS/742 Acting Farrier Sergeant 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: This is Alfred James Kingdon born 26.09.1881 in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, the son of Richard Kingdon b.1854 in Bratton Fleming, Devon & Mary Rees from Swansea who married in 1876; (Alfred James Kingdon is the Grandson of John Kingdon b.1817 Bratton Fleming & Grace Bale b.1815 in Parracombe); In 1891 Census Alfred James Kingdon lives with his family in Swansea, his Father is a Police Constable; In 1901 Alfred James Kingdon is already a Blacksmith & living with his parents in Melrose Cottage, Catherine Street, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales; His records show a wife, Mary Ann Kingdon (nee Clavering, born 24.11.1881 in Southwark), & they were married on 22.06.1907 in Greenwich, & living at #124, Maple Road, Penge, London; In 1911 Census Alfred James & Mary Ann Kingdon lived at #13, Western Street, Swansea & working as a Shoeing Smith; They have 4 children, Richard Alfred Austin Kingdon born 14.11.1908 in Elham; William John Kingdon born 10.10.1910 in Swansea & Sydney Henry born 03.01.1913 in Penge; & George D. Kingdon born 1918 in Lambeth; Alfred James Kingdon was aged 33 years when he enlisted on 12.08.1914, he was already married & a Farrier to trade, he also noted that he had previously served in the ASC & had been discharged, but I have not found any records of this service, however, he may well have been serving in Woolwich Barracks in 1907 at the time of his marriage?; He re-joined the Army Service Corps in Woolwich on 14.08.1914; His Army Service was all spent in the Home Station from 12.08.1914 to 05.07.1916, a period of 1 year & 429 days; He was discharged as being no longer physically fit for service on 15.07.1916, being sick, under King’s Regulations, Para 392 (xvi); He was awarded a small Chelsea Hospital life pension in 1916; The TS prefix to his number indicates Army Service Corps, Transport Specials (trade); I believe that Alfred James Kingdon died in the 1st Q 1923 in Lambeth Aged 41; Also awarded the Silver War Badge #107225; Medals Card on file; (I believe that he was the Brother of #4480 Richard John Kingdon who served 18 years with the 1st Battalion, the Welsh Regiment & re-enlisted in 1914 for WW1); (Another Brother – William Henry Kingdon b.1878 in Swansea served with a Militia Unit at some time & may have been in receipt of a Chelsea Pension);

Kingdon, Alfred William: Royal Garrison Artillery Rank: Second Lieutenant 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Whilst researching the sale of this Officer’s WW1 Medals on an internet site, I found an Alfred William Kingdon born in 1889 in Maidstone, Kent who’s profile matches; He was the son of James Durant Kingdon, the Vicar of Loose in Kent, b.26.12.1830 in London, Middlesex & Eleanor Katharine Stead from Ovingdean, Sussex who Married in 1867 in Lewes, Sussex; (Alfred’s Grandfather was William Kingdon a London Surgeon); In the 1891 Census Alfred W Kingdon lives with his parents at the Loose Vicarage in Kent; In 1901 Census Alfred W Kingdon is living with his Widowed Mother at West Bank House, Sutton Valence, Kent; In 1911 Census Alfred William Kingdon was an Assistant School Master at Elstree Lodge, St. Hilary’s School, Hastings Road, Bexhill, Sussex; Alfred William Kingdon served with the Royal Garrison Artillery in Palestine from 31.07.1917; The London Gazette has notice on 25.10.1918 that 2nd Lieutenant A. W. Kingdon had been promoted to Lieutenant on 05.09.1918; I believe that he received his Medals from the Army on 02.03.1922 & lived in Sandrock Hall, near Hastings in Sussex at the time; I understand that following WW1 Service, Alfred William Kingdon returned to being a School Master; Alfred W Kingdon Died in 1961 in Finsbury, London Aged 72; Medals Card on file; His medals were for sale on E Bay in 2010;

Kingdon, Ambrose: Royal Engineers No: 182909 Rank: Sapper 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: This is Ambrose John Kingdon born in 1st Q 1881 (11.02.1881) in Barnstaple, Devon, the son of James Kingdon b.1849 West Buckland & Mary Whitefield from Swimbridge who married in South Molton in 1874; In 1881 & 1891 Census Ambrose Kingdon lives with his parents in Barnstaple; In 1901 he is a Painter & Decorator living with his parents in Devonport; Ambrose John Kingdon Married Winifred Veale (b.1884 Kingsbridge, Devon) on 26.03.1911 in Plymouth, Devon; They have 1 daughter Gwendoline (b.17.04.1912 in Plymouth but who dies aged 23 in Plymouth in 1935) & 1 son Christopher Ambrose C Kingdon (b.08.01.1915 in Plymouth, who dies aged 85 in Plymouth in 2000); In the 1911 Census for Plymouth Ambrose is recorded as Bruce & Winifred Kingdon, a House Painter, living at #17, Prince Maurice Road, Mutley, Plymouth; Ambrose Kingdon enlisted in Plymouth on 11.05.1916 aged 35; Served at Home from 16.06.1916 to 23.11.1917; Served in France from 24.04.1917 to 16.05.1917 & returned to UK 17.05.1917; Sapper Ambrose Kingdon was discharged under King’s Regulations Para 302 (xvi) on 08.02.1918 at Chatham with the Silver War Badge aged 36 years & 8 months & noted as having Tuberculosis & being no longer physically fit for War Service, he was serving at the RE Training Camp in Newark & also in Chatham & Tavistock Square, London; The Military Medical Board attributed the TB to Ambrose having suffered with Pleurisy in 1916 from exposure during training; Ambrose Kingdon Died on 01.10.1918 of Tuberculosis of the Lungs & Intestines, Aged 37; His address was recorded as #64, Belgrade Road, Plymouth; He was obviously a Chelsea Pensioner #231179H with 100% incapacity for a short time prior to his death; He was Awarded the Silver War Badge #325973 in WW1; Medals Card on file;

Kingdon, Andrew H: Army Service Corps No: T4/219925 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Served with the Royal Army Service Corps the T4/ prefix to his Regimental number indicates service with Horse Transport Units; This is Andrew Henry Kingdon born in 1879 in Backwell, Somerset, the son of John Kingdon, a Railway Station Master, b.1846 in Selworthy, Somerset & Caroline Sherwood from Farnborough, Hampshire, who married in 1878 in Taunton, Somerset; In 1881 & the 1891 Censuses the family lived in the Railway Cottages, Backwell, Somerset; In 1901 Andrew Henry Kingdon lives with his parents in Moorside, Backwell, Somerset, he is aged 21 & a Tobacco Factory Hand Worker; In 1911 Census he is unmarried & still lives with his parents at Broad Moor, Backwell, Somerset; Andrew Henry Kingdon was a Special Reservist who enlisted on 11.12.1915 aged 36 years & joined the Army Service Corps MT Siege Battery #75; This Soldier served at Home from 04.11.1916 to 03.12.1916 & was then sent to France on 04.12.1916, returning Home on 11.01.1918 for treatment in the Royal Herbert Hospital in Woolwich for a fractured radius; By 04.01.1918 he was found to be suffering with Acute Arthritis brought on by a fracture of the radius at his waist whilst on Active Service giving him a 20% disability; Subsequently he was Discharged on 04.04.1919; A Medical Board on 19.02.1920 awarded him a Pension; Medals Card on file; (He is the Brother of Gunner Fred Sherwood Kingdon: Royal Garrison Artillery No: 162987 who also served in WW1).

Kingdon, Archie: 2/4 Devonshire, Royal Engineers No: ?? Rank: Sergeant 1914-1920 No References found? Notes: I believe that this is “Archie” Archibald Kingdon born in 1893 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, the son of George Henry Kingdon, a French Polisher, b.1867 in Cardiff & Sarah Ann Connett from Cardiff who married in Cardiff in late 1889; In 1901 Archibald Kingdon lives with his parents in #52, Keppoch Street, Roath, Cardiff; In 1911 Archibald Kingdon is aged 18 & is a Plumber, living with his parents at #52, Keppoch Street, Roath, Cardiff, his Father is still a French Polisher working for a Pianoforte Dealer; I understand that this family had a lifelong connection with the Roath Road Church; At some stage in his service he was in Gosport as a 2nd Corporal with the Electric Light Company, Royal Engineers; (He was probably the Brother of #117646 Private Wilfred G Kingdon of the Machine Gun Corps, who served in WW1); I did not research this soldier any further due to possible confusion with another Archibald Kingdon born in Cardiff in 1892;

Kingdon, Archibald Henry: Class ‘C’, 2nd Division Reservist, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1917, WW1;Notes: This is Archibald Henry Kingdon born in 1879 in Cornwall, England, the son of James Kingdon, b.1844 in Advent, Cornwall, England & Elizabeth Jane Wendon, b.1848 in Lostwithiel, Cornwall, who had married in Cornwall, England in 1868 & sailed with young Archibald H Kingdon & the rest of their family on 09.09.1879 from England to New Zealand on board the ‘Famenoth’, arriving in Cambridge West in 1880, where he established a Blacksmith’s business on the corner of Shakespeare & Cook Streets; (His Grandparents, Jonathan Kingdon & Mary Orchard Hill had arrived in New Zealand from Cornwall, England in 1872 on the ‘Celestial Queen’); (I understand that one of Archibald’s brothers, Samuel Wendon Kingdon, died by drowning in a river at a Wesleyan Picnic in 1883 at the age of 12 years); Archibald Henry Kingdon Married Nora Agnes Ryan in 1903 & he is working as a Sawmill Hand living in Mangapehi in 1905 & 1906; In 1911 Archibald Henry Kingdon is living with his wife & working as a Tablet Porter in Manurewa; & in 1911 they are recorded living in Victoria Road, Cambridge; In 1914 Archibald Henry & Nora Agnes Kingdon are living in Connell Street, Waihi, he is now a Railway Guard; In August, September, October of 1917 Archibald Henry Kingdon registered for WW1 Service with the 2nd Division, New Zealand Expeditionary Force & was classified in ‘Class C’, having 2 children; There are no other military records for this soldier but I do not believe that he actually served in WW1; In 1919 they live at #4, Marewa Road, Greenlane, Parnell, Archibald Henry Kingdon is working for New Zealand Railways; His Father died around 1919; In 1928 & 1935 Archie Kingdon is a Signalman for the railways & they live in Haydn Avenue, Epsom, Manukau; I believe that Archibald Henry Kingdon died in 1969 Aged 90; I understand that his wife, Nora Agnes Kingdon Died in 1959 Aged 77 & is buried in Mangere, Auckland, New Zealand; (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Irwin Wendon: Private, #48650, ‘A’ Company, Auckland Infantry Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, WW1): (He was the Brother of Dick Kingdon, 2nd Division New Zealand Reservist, WW1): (He was the Brother of Percy James Kingdon, 2nd Division New Zealand Reservist, WW1): This family could be researched further;

Kingdon, Arthur: British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: This Scheme started in 1909 but Membership of the VAD (Voluntary Aid Detachments) grew quickly on the outbreak of WW1 in 1914. The British Red Cross and the Order of St John of Jerusalem, a body which was also empowered to raise detachments under the War Office Voluntary Aid Scheme, combined to form the Joint War Committee (JWC) to administer their wartime relief work with the greatest possible efficiency and economy, under the protection of the red cross emblem and name; Arthur Kingdon was Awarded the Victory Medal & the British Medal for his services during WW1; Medals Card on file; There is insufficient information to identify this person further;

Kingdon, Arthur: Dorsetshire Regiment No: 14190 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: This soldier, Arthur Kingdon also served as #06739 Hampshire Regiment & probably also with the Royal Irish Fusiliers as #25324; Served in the Asiatic Theatre from 11.12.1915, indicating service in East Africa, Nyasaland & Northern Rhodesia; Initially there was insufficient information to identify this person, however, following further research of the Spring 1919 Absent voters list for Devon there is a ‘Reference 213’ for Arthur Kingdon of Middlewick in the Parish of Bishops Nympton, South Molton; He was recorded as serving as #G/25324 with the 1st (G.B.) Royal Irish Fusiliers; The prefix ‘G’ to his regimental number would also indicate service with the 1st Garrison Battalion, & his number indicates enlistment with the Royal Irish Fusiliers after January 1914; This is also probably Arthur Kingdon born 14.10.1889 in East Anstey, the son of Thomas Kingdon b.1853 Bishops Nympton & Elizabeth Baker of Twitchen who Married on 11.06.1878 in Bishops Nympton, Devon; In the 1891 Census young Arthur, aged 2, was with his parents living Kingscombe Cottage, West Anstey, Devon; In the 1901 Census Arthur Kingdon aged 12 lived with his parents in Higher Week, Bishops Nympton; In the 1911 Census Arthur Kingdon is aged 22, a Farm Labourer & Rabbit Trapper, living with his parents in Middle Week, Bishops Nympton, Devon; I believe that Arthur Kingdon Married Beatrice Sanders from Dolton, Devon in 1922 in South Molton, Devon, (however, she may well have been named Hilda Eliza B. Sanders on her birth records)?; I also understand that Arthur Kingdon died in Exeter in 1986 Aged 97; Medals Card on file; (Brother of Kingdon, William Thomas; Lance Corporal #3785, Devonshire Regiment);

Kingdon, Arthur: Royal Field Artillery No: TF2994 Rank: Gunner 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Arthur Kingdon also served as #866032 & #295743 in the Royal Field Artillery; The prefix TF would normally indicate service was with a Territorial Force; Medals Card on file for the British War Medal only, however, this was unclaimed after 10 years & was subsequently returned to Ordnance Stores, The Royal Dockyard, Woolwich for disposal under King’s Regulations (1912) para 1743; There is insufficient information to identify this person further;

Kingdon, Arthur: Gunner, #29968, 112th Howitzer Brigade, Australian Imperial Force;Notes: This is Arthur Kingdon born 07.05.1896 at Two Wells, South Australia, the son of John W. Kingdon & Priscilla Roberts of #7, Hauteville Terrace, Eastwood, South Australia; Arthur Kingdon enlisted at the age of 20 years on 19.04.1916 at Adelaide, South Australia, stated that he was a Postal Assistant with the Post Office & subsequently served in France & Belgium having originally embarked on 03.10.1916 from Melbourne Australia on ‘HMAT Aeneas’; This Gunner served with the 120 th Howitzer Battery, Australian Field Artillery; He was wounded, fractured right foot, at Passchendaele on 04.10.1917 & was invalided back to the Cambridge Hospital, Aldershot, England; He was considered medically unfit & returned to Australia on 27.05.1919 for Discharge; This soldier had served for 2 years & 39 days with service abroad of 1 year & 220 days; Medals awarded were 1914/15 Star, British War & Victory Medals; More records on Australian Military Files;

Kingdon, Arthur: Mariner 1763;Notes: There is a Record of a Seaman’s Will for Arthur Kingdon (Mariner) in 1763 who hailed from Plymouth, Devon & served on ‘HMS Tyger’; His Will was deposited with Thomas Boyde & Ambrose Old, probably in Plymouth, (Ref: PCC PROB11 884); The Record states that he died & was buried in Plymouth in 1763, the dates recorded appear to be the 3rd February & the 26th March 1763; No other information;

Kingdon, Arthur Francis: York and Lancaster Regiment Rank: Captain 1914-1920 WO 372/11 – Died in WW1 - Captain Arthur Francis Kingdon, 6th Bn., York and Lancaster Regiment, who died on 09 October 1917 on the Somme; Remembered with honour TYNE COT MEMORIAL in Belgium; Notes: This is Arthur Francis Kingdon born 28.03.1896 in Sheffield, son of William Edward Kingdon, a Tobacconist, b.1861 in Worcester & Annie Lock from West Buckland in Devon, who married in Barnstaple in 1 st Q 1886, later of Bemerton, Buxton, Derby; They lived in Sheffield in 1901 Census at #81, Fitzwalter Road; In 1911 his brother James manages the family Tobacconists shop at #39, Fitzwalter Road, Sheffield, whilst Arthur Francis Kingdon is aged 15 & a student at Trent College in Stapleford, Long Eaton, (near Nottingham), Derbyshire; Joined the Public Schools Camp at Epsom in September 1914, Transferred to the Inns of Court O.T.C. in November 1914 & gazetted 2nd Lieutenant in the York & Lancaster Regiment on 15.01.1915; He was promoted to Acting Captain whilst Commanding a Company on 12.11.1916 (from Temporary 2nd Lieutenant & since promotion to temporary Captain), Gazetted 22.01.1917, & then Promoted to Captain in December 1916; He served with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in Egypt from January 1916 where he took part in actions against the Turks on the Suez Canal; He proceeded to France the following July & took part in the fighting on the Somme in September, being then given command of his Company; He was wounded in January 1917 & invalided home; He returned to France in August 1917 & took part in the fighting for the ridges to the east of Ypres, and was killed in action at the 3rd Battle of Ypres on 9th October 1917, while leading his Company; He was buried where he fell; Probate is dated 26.03.1918 & leaves all effects to his Father William Edward Kingdon; He is also remembered on the Buxton War Memorial in Derbyshire; Medal Card on file; (Brother of Kingdon, George Herbert: Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment, Captain 1914-1920 WO 372/11); (Brother of Kingdon, William Edward: Royal Army Medical Corps Rank: Captain 1914-1920 WO 372/11);

Kingdon, Arthur A: Army Service Corps No: T4/036217 Rank: Driver 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes; This is Arthur Alban Kingdon born in 1892 in Churchstow, Devon, the illegitimate son of Edith Annie Kingdon b.1872 Churchstow. He was the Grandson of Jonathan Kingdon b.1836 Blisland, Cornwall & Elizabeth Drew from Churchstow; In 1901 Census he lives with his Grandparents in, Knap Mill, Loddiswell, Kingsbridge, Devon; In 1911 Census he is recorded as a Farmer’s Son working on his Uncle’s Farm at ‘Addlehole’ in Kingsbridge, Devon, he is aged 19 (Uncle William Henry Kingdon b.1875 Churchstow & his Grandparents also reside there); Arthur Alban Kingdon enlisted on 15.12.1914 & joined in Aldershot, served as a Driver in the RASC, and served from September 1916 to February 1919 in Macedonia; The T4/ prefix to his Regimental number depicts that he served with a Horse Transport Unit; He suffered with Malaria in September 1917 for which he claimed a disability pension; He was Discharged on 18.04.1919 giving his address as Addlehole Farm, Kingsbridge, Devon; I understand that he emigrated to Australia & Married Olga Muir in 1939 in Katanning, Western Australia; He Died in Australia in 1962 Aged 70; Medals Card on file;

Kingdon, Arthur G: Royal Engineers No: T6886 Rank: Sapper 1914-1920 WO 372/11Transferred from Kingdom List: Kingdom, Arthur George: Royal Engineers No: 6886 Rank: Sapper 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: The T/ prefix to this Soldier’s Regimental number denotes service with a Territorial Force; His Records Card indicates his being attached to an unknown “Wil. Dn. RE” notation to the Corps he served in? This Record states that he enlisted on 03.09.1914 & was Discharged as a Sapper under King’s Regulations Para 392 (xvi) on 14.04.1916 as being Medically Unfit; The records indicate that he had served overseas at some point in his service; This is probably Arthur George Kingdon born in Dawlish, Devon in 1885, the son of William Kingdon, a Gardener b.1852 in Silverton, Devon & Mary Ann Routley from Sowton, Devon, who Married in 1882 in Exeter St Thomas; In the 1891 Census Arthur George Kingdon lives with his parents in #8, Brook Street, Dawlish, Devon; In the 1901 Census he is a 16 year old Mason’s Apprentice, living with his parents in Manor Row, East Dawlish ; In the 1911 Census Arthur George Kingdon is aged 25, working as a Plasterer & Slater & boarding with another family at #14, Tasker Terrace, in Rainhill, Lancashire; Awarded Silver War Badge #63712; Record & Medal Cards on file for the Victory Medal & the British War Medal; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Frederick R: Royal Engineers No: 286416 Rank: Sapper 1914-1920 WO 372/11 who Died in WW1); (He is the Brother of Kingdom, Charles: Royal Engineers No: 172009 Rank: Driver 1914-1920 WO 372/11; Transferred from Kingdom to Kingdon List); I did not research further;

Kingdon, Arthur Harold Victor: Served in the Royal Air Force in WW1 – AIR 76/277/101;Notes: This is Arthur Harold Victor Kingdon born in 1887 in Bedminster, Bristol, Gloucestershire, the son of Charles Kingdon, a Labourer b.1853 in Bishops Nympton, Devon & Ann Lee from Rose Ash, Devon who Married in 1875 in Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales; In 1891 & 1901 Censuses Arthur H Kingdon is living with his parents in Bedminster; I found it difficult tracing this man in 1911 but there is a Harold Victor Kingdon born 1887 in Bristol who is boarding as a Tailor Maker/Cutter at #15, Mill Road, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire which could be him; Arthur H V Kingdon Married Lilian May Hambridge b.1888 Bristol, (baptised 17.12.1889), in 1914 in Bristol; I believe that Arthur Harold Victor Kingdon served between 1918 & 1919 in the Royal Air Force; Arthur & his wife were living at #1, Dean’s Way, Finchley, Barnet, London between 1932 & 1938; Unfortunately his 1st Wife Lilian May Died at the age of 64 years on 19.11.1952 whilst living at #78 Lyndhurst Road, Hove, Sussex; Arthur H V Kingdon then Married for a 2nd time to Nellie May Thompson in 1953 in Surrey; Arthur H V Kingdon Died on 07.09.1957 whilst living at #53, Deepdene Vale, Dorking, Surrey Aged 70 years; (There is a son from the 1st marriage, Raymond William Charles Eugene Kingdon b.1919 in Edmonton who was a Photographer);

Kingdon, Arthur J: Devonshire Regiment No: 2061 Rank: Corporal 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: In order to have the number #2061 this soldier would have enlisted between 18.02.1888 & 02.01.1889; Also served as #265525 in the Devonshire Regiment & #574497 Royal Engineers; This soldier was also awarded the Territorial Force War Medal; Medals Card on file; This could be Arthur John or Arthur James Kingdon, of which there are a few choices so I have not researched this soldier further; He maybe was a L/Cpl transferred from 1st Battalion Devons to RE 448th Northumbrian Field Co also? Further research of Colonel Flick’s Diary reveals that Lance Corporal A. J. Kingdon #265525, serving with ‘A’ Company of the 6th Battalion the Devonshire Regiment was Transferred to the Royal Engineers, 448 th Northumbrian Field Company on 01.08.1917;

Kingdon, Arthur R: Royal Welsh Fusiliers No: 75494 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11 – Died in WW1 - Private Arthur Richard Kingdon #75494, 9th Bn., Royal Welsh Fusiliers (formerly #2052 in the Denbighshire Yeomanry), who died on 14 June 1918; Remembered with honour SOISSONS MEMORIAL; Notes; This soldier’s death is recorded as Arthur Richard Kingdon & the records state that he was born in Porthcawl, Glamorgan, Wales; This is actually Richard Arthur Kingdon born 1898 in Newton Nottage, Glamorgan, Wales; He was the son of John Kingdon, a Greengrocer, b.1862 in Newton Nottage, Glamorgan & Mary Wylde from Laleston, Glamorgan, who married in 1888 in Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales; (Grandson of John Kingdon b.1830 North Molton, Devon & Mary Rees from Newton, Glamorgan, Wales & Great Grandson of Philip Kingdon b.1801 North Molton & Ann Smith b.1804 North Molton); In 1901 Richard A. Kingdon lived with his parents in Church Street, Newton Nottage, Glamorgan; In 1911 Richard A. Kingdon is a School Boy living with his parents at Chestnut Cottage, Newton, Glamorgan, Wales; I believe that Richard Arthur Kingdon enlisted in the Denbighshire Yeomanry as #2052 in Bridgend, Glamorgan for service in WW1; His original unit in February 1917 formed the 24th (Denbighshire Yeomanry) Bn, the Royal Welsh Fusiliers and came under orders of 231st Brigade in 74th (Yeomanry) Division & moved to France & his Army Regimental number changed to #75494; He served in Flanders & France & Died on the field of battle on 14.06.1918; This soldier is also remembered as R.A. Kingdon on the Porthcawl War Memorial for WW1, which is situated outside All Saints’ Church in the Parish of Newton Nottage, Porthcawl, Glamorgan; Medal Card on file; (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Eustace W: Welsh Regiment No: 59624 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11) (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Albert John: 226th Overseas Battalion, No: 100873 Rank: Private Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force); (He was the brother of Kingdon, Philip Henry: 226th Overseas Battalion, No: 100529 Rank: Private Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force);

Kingdon, Arthur Thomas: #17683 Royal Engineers;

Notes: Arthur Thomas Kingdon was aged 30 years, a Wireman for the GPO, married & living at #13, Claremont Street in Plymouth on 25.11.1915 when he was first attested for WW1 Service in Plymouth; This is Arthur Thomas Kingdon born in East Stonehouse in 1885, the son of John Thorne Kingdon, a Carpenter b.1853 in Crowan, Cornwall & Phebe Ann Hains from Devonport who married in 1876 in Stoke Damerel; In 1891 Census Arthur T Kingdon lived with his parents in Claremont Street, Plymouth; In 1901 Census Arthur Thomas Kingdon was a Tea Packer for a Grocer, still living with his parents in Charles, Plymouth; I believe that Arthur Thomas Kingdon Married Mabel Kate Baker from Exeter in Plymouth on 07.05.1910; In 1911 Census Arthur Thomas & Mabel Kate Kingdon lived at #19, Clarence Street, Plymouth, he was a Carpenter; They had 5 children until Mabel his wife died at the age of 41 in Plymouth in 1925, probably following the birth of their youngest daughter Lilian? Sapper Arthur Thomas Kingdon served with the Royal Engineers for Signal Service following his call up from the Army Reserve on 15.11.1917; I don’t believe that he served overseas as there is no Medals card on file but he was Discharged as being surplus to Army Requirements on 14.12.1918 in Chatham; Arthur Thomas Kingdon Died in Plymouth in 1966 Aged 80; No Medals card on file;

Kingdon, Arthur William: #16094 Devonshire Regiment; Notes: This is Arthur William Kingdon born 23.01.1882 in Bishops Nympton (baptised 29.07.1883 in Bishops Nympton), the son of William Kingdon b.1850 Bishops Nympton & Mary Luxton from Knowstone, who married in South Molton in 1881; In 1891 Arthur William Kingdon lived with his parents at North Roach Hole, Knowstone; In 1901 he lived with his parents at Lakehead Farm in Chulmleigh; In 1910 Arthur William Kingdon Married Annie Gibbings from Nymet Rowland on 25.05.1910 in Chulmleigh; In 1911 Arthur & his bride Annie Kingdon lived with his Uncle William Luxton as a Farm Labourer at Pyne Mead, Chulmleigh, Devon; Arthur William Kingdon enlisted in the Devonshire Regiment, #16094, on 12.04.1915 but was Discharged due to Mental Slowness & Deficiency on 16.10.1915 after only 188 days service; I have not researched them further than their 5 children between 1911 & 1921, all born in Chulmleigh; There is No Medals Card;

Kingdon, Arthur William Branch: #M9330, Rank shown as L.V.A., Royal Navy; ADM 188/1036;Notes: This is Arthur William Branch Kingdon born 22.08.1894 in Stoke Damerel, Devonport, Devon, the son of William Robert Kingdon, a Dockyard Labourer b.1868 in Wilcove, Antony, Cornwall & Lisette Constance Pine Branch from Antony who married in 1893 in Stoke Damerel; In 1901 Census Arthur Kingdon aged 6 lives with his parents in Ferry Street, Antony, Cornwall; There are no dates given for his Royal Navy enlistment but he did serve during WW1 & also served on ‘HMS Cairo’ ca.1919; The ADM 188/1036 Collection would indicate enlistment between 01.01.1914 & 31.12.1914; The M prefix to his number indicates that was either an Artisan, Artificer or an RPO, but on his medals records he is recorded as having the rank of L.V.A, which I have failed to identify; In the 1911 Census Arthur Kingdon is aged 16, a Labourer in HM Dockyard & living with his Widowed Mother at #10, Stopford Place, Tamar, Devonport, Devon; Arthur W B Kingdon Married Frances L. Bland in Plymouth in 1919; I believe that they had 2 daughters, both born in Devonport in 1923 & 1926; I understand that this Senior Chief Petty Officer had served on ‘HMS Clematis’ in 1928 & was still serving in the Royal Navy on shore at ‘HMS Vivid’, Devonport Naval Barracks in 1929; Arthur W. B. Kingdon Died in 1967 in Plymouth Aged 72; Awarded the 1914-15 Star, Victory & British War Medals; ADM 171/141 record the issue of his Royal Navy Long Service & Good Conduct Medal on 23.11.1929;

Kingdon, Augustus Frederick Boughton: Private, Taranaki Volunteers, Taranaki Militia, New Zealand Army Maori Wars, 1860 - 1870;Notes: This is Augustus Frederick Boughton Kingdon born & baptised in Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England on 27.05.1832, one of 10 children of Richard Kingdon, a Surgeon b.1782 & Jane Parsons; In the England Census for 1841 Augustus Kingdon lives with his parents in Gothier House in the London borough of Lambeth; This family then emigrated to New Zealand, The Mother & all the children except one, in 1850 on board the ‘SS Eden’ to New Plymouth & the Father in 1851, taking up freehold land in Omato; At this time the family decided to adopt the older style spelling of their name to Kyngdon which is generally used in all future records; On 08.03.1856 Augustus Kingdon is recorded as being eligible for Jury Duty in New Plymouth, New Zealand; Private Augustus Kyngdon fought in the Maori Wars between 1860 & 1870, as did both of his brothers; In 1870 Augustus Kyngdon was living on Freehold Land in Omato; In 1875 Augustus Frederick Boughton Kingdon is recorded as a Freeholder in Urenui, Omato; I believe that Augustus Frederick Boughton Kyngdon Died in 1881; (See “Kingdon Book – A Second Look, 1974” for this Holsworthy/Kingdon line); Awarded the New Zealand Medal for the Maori Wars; (He was the Brother of Courtney Melmoth Kyngdon who also served during the Maori Wars of 1860 - 1870); (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Adolphus: Private, Taranaki Volunteers, Taranaki Militia, New Zealand Army Maori Wars);

BKINGDON – CAMPAIGN MEDALS & MILITARY SERVICE

Kingdon, B: New Zealand Rifle Brigade No: 24/1915 Rank: Sergeant 1914-1920 WO 372/24Notes: This is Basil Samuel Kingdon, a Farmer, born on 13.01.1891 in Nelson, New Zealand, the second son of Roger William Wellesley Kingdon, a Solicitor, & Annie Evelyn Curtis, living in Fielding, Oroua, New Zealand; (His original family are from the Thorverton & Exeter, Devon, Kingdon line); I believe that Basil Kingdon was at Nelson College from 1901 to 1903; In 1914 Electoral Roll for Oroua, Manawatu-Wanganui, Basil Kingdon was a Farm Labourer living in Cheltenham, Oroua, his mother lives in Fielding, Oroua & is a Widow at least since 1903 as his Father Died at the age of 42; Basil Kingdon had enlisted in the New Zealand Rifle Brigade in 1915 & was promoted to sergeant prior to January 1916; On the 27.01.1916 the newspaper ‘The Colonist’ reported that Sergeant Basil Kingdon had been visiting Nelson on final leave before being shipped to France & that he was the last of 3 Kingdon Brothers to go to the Front; Both of his brothers were serving in Egypt in January 1916; This Soldier served with ‘F’ Company, (4 th Reinforcements Draft), the 2nd

Battalion, The New Zealand Rifle Brigade, (The Earl of Liverpool’s Own), in France, having Embarked for Europe on 04.03.1916 & subsequently fought in France; There is a New Zealand Army Casualty List #418/9 Report for #24/1915 Sergeant B. Kingdon having been slightly wounded on 29.09.1916 but able to remain with his unit; The ‘Evening Post’ newspaper reported on the 06.09.1918 that Sergeant Basil Kingdon of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade had been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for valuable services on the field in France & that he was at that time at Keble College, Oxford, sitting for his Officer’s Commission; In the 1919 Electoral Rolls for Oroua, Manawatu-Wanganui, Basil Kingdon was recorded as a Farmer living in Cheltenham, Oroua, his mother lives in Fielding, Oroua; I understand that 2nd Lieutenant Basil Kingdon returned to Wellington, New Zealand on 30.06.1919, having left from England on the 16.05.1919, on board the ‘Prinzessin’, the first of the captured WW1 German liners to arrive in New Zealand; On the 13.11.1920 the ‘Fielding Star’ newspaper reported that Lieutenant B. Kingdon, M.S.M. became engaged to Miss Emily S. Deighton, of ‘Leventhorpe’, Kawhatau Valley, Mangaweka, who he Married in 1925; In the 1928 Electoral Roll his Mother Annie Evelyn Kingdon, his Brother John Stuart Kingdon, Basil & his wife Emily Susette Kingdon, were Farming at Ohaeawai in Bay of Islands, Northland; I understand that Emily Susette Kingdon Died in 1966 Aged 81 & that Basil Kingdon Died in 1972; This soldier was awarded the New Zealand “Meritorious Service Medal” – Gazetted 17th June 1918, Registered Paper 0137/5058 - 159053; Medals Card on file; (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Roger Audley: #2698, Private, 28th Battalion, 6th Reinforcements, Australian Imperial Force, WW1); (He was the Brother of Kingdon, John Stewart: #23/473, Rifleman, ‘B’ Company, 1st New Zealand Rifle Brigade, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, WW1);

Kingdon, Benjamin R: Liverpool Regiment No: 56170 Acting Colour Sergeant 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Also served as #19973 Welsh Regiment & #38594 Royal Welsh Fusiliers, Labour Corps #46202 & #56170 King’s Liverpool Regiment; On enlistment he recorded that he had previously served for 10 years & 254 days with 2nd Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers; This is Benjamin (Ben) Rufus Kingdon; He was born in Swansea in 1870 according to the Chelsea Pensioners list; Further research confirms Benjamin Rufus Kingdon was born in 1870 in Gower, Glamorgan, Wales, the son of John Gaylord Kingdon, a Tailor & Draper, b.1842 in Swansea & Sarah Maria Jones b.1843 from Mumbles who Married in 1864 in Swansea, but his Mother died in Cardiff, Glamorgan in the 1st Q 1877 Aged 35; (His Father, John G Kingdon remarried in 1878 to Ann Eliza Gillard from Tiverton); In 1871 Census Benjamin lives with his parents at #4, Dunns, in Oystermouth, Glamorgan; In 1881 Census Benjamin is living with his parents at #11, Somerset Place, in Oystermouth; I cannot find him in 1891 or 1901 Census so I assume that he was serving in the Army with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers, probably in Peshawar, India & then in South Africa; I have found records that indicate Benjamin Rufus Kingdon was married previously in Gower in the 3rd Q 1901 to Martha Elliott but she appears to have died in Gower in 1903 Aged 31, I doubt if there were any living children; In 1908, Benjamin Rufus Kingdon married for the 2nd time to Edith Elizabeth Morris, born 1875 Mumbles, Glamorgan, Wales, & they were married in St Paul’s Church, Swansea on 14.10.1908; In the 1911 Census Benjamin Rufus Kingdon lives with wife Edith Elizabeth, he is the Town Postman; On Enlistment for WW1 Service on 02.12.1914 he was living at #65, Woodville Road, Mumbles, Swansea, Aged 44 years & 4 months, was a Postman & married with 1 child; Wife is Daughter’s name is Florrie Margaret Doreen Kingdon born 27.12.1910, Gower, but she does not appear in the 1911 Census with her parents; His Service Records appear to have mostly kept him in Home Postings, probably due to his age – he served with the 16 th (Service) Battalion Welsh Regiment from 1914 to 16.12.1915 as Quartermaster Sergeant & Sergeant; Transferred to the 2nd Reserve Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers on 17.12.1915 & served with them until being transferred on to the 24th Works Battalion in 1916 & then the 24th King’s Liverpool Regiment on 02.09.1916; At about this time I believe that he did serve in France for at least 5 months from 13.03.1917 until suffering a shell wound to his left hand on 09.04.1917, & being invalided to England on 28.08.1917; He served at the Home Station with the King’s Liverpool Regiment, attached to the 78th Labour Company from 28.10.1917 & was finally discharged as being no longer fit for war service on 30.09.1917 with the rank of Company Quartermaster Sergeant, which he had held since 07.03.1917; I believe that he was suffering from Arterial Capillary Fibrosis; His MIC card indicates that he was on the Silver War Badge List with Regimental Numbers #46202, ex #19973 Labour Corps & ex Welsh Regiment; He received his medals on 20.06.1921; Benjamin Rufus Kingdon was a Chelsea Pensioner also; I believe that Benjamin R Kingdon died in 1943 in Swansea Aged 72; He was Awarded the Silver War Badge # 274506; Medals Card on file; (He is the Brother of Octavius Gillard Kingdon who emigrated to Canada & served in WW1 as #109436 in the Canadian Expeditionary Force); (He is the Brother of Hubert Kingdon who emigrated to Canada in 1912 & served in WW1 as #109435 in the Canadian Expeditionary Force); (He was also the Brother of ca.1891, Royal Navy Apprentice Hedley Vicars Kingdon);

Kingdon, Bert: Devonshire Regiment No: 8673 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: This is Bert (Bertie) Kingdon born in 1886 in Bishops Nympton, the son of George Kingdon, a Labourer baptised 26.10.1851 in Bishops Nympton, Devon & Ann Kingdom b.1863 in Knowstone, Devon who married in 1881 in Knowstone, North Devon; In the 1891 Census Bertie Kingdon was living with his parents at Crosside Cottages in Knowstone, Devon; In 1901 Census Bert Kingdon was aged 15 & working as an Agricultural Labourer on Padmarsh Farm in Rose Ash, Devon; He probably enlisted much earlier than his entry date into WW1 on 06.11.1914, which is the date shown on his medal card, because I found a Bert Kingdon born in 1887 in South Molton serving as a Private in the 2nd Battalion The Devonshire Regiment in Malta in 1911 Census; Military research for the Devonshires would indicate enlistment for a man with the regimental #8673 would have been between 23.01.1908 & 08.03.1909; It would be reasonably safe to assume that Bertie Kingdon also served in the local Militia as his name appears on a Militia Service List (1806 to 1915), & this may explain the earlier service number of #8673; This Bert Kingdon served with the 2nd

Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment & is also mentioned in C T Atkinson's book about the Devonshire Regiment under Bert Kingdon, No. 8673, & listed under Honours and Awards; He was awarded the Victory, British & 1914 Star Medals so must have served for the duration of WW1; The UK Spring 1919 Absent Voters List for South Molton Division, Devon, Parish of Rose Ash has reference #4152 to Kingdon Bert – Ash Moor (No service details given); The Rose Ash Victory Hall Memorial in Devon records a Corporal B. Kingdon of the Devonshire Regiment; Medals Card on file; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Ernest: Devonshire Regiment No: 8737 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11); (He is also the Brother of Eli Kingdon who served in WW1 #3143, #2348 & #96658 RFA until 31.03.1919); (He is the brother of Kingdon, Frederick: #814692 139th

Overseas Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force; Rank: Private); (He is probably also the Brother of Kingdom, Francis W: Devonshire Regiment No: 1775 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11); I have not researched any further at the moment;

Kingdon, Bertram: Army Service Corps No: 4/122407 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: This Soldier also served as #41026 Gloucestershire Regiment & #5881 Leinster Regiment (The old Prince of Wales’s Royal Canadians); The Regimental number of #5881 Acting Corporal for the 6 th Battalion Leinster Regiment would indicate an enlistment date between 29.03.1899 & 13.03.1900, however the 6 th

Battalion was not formed until the outbreak of WW1 so I’m confused? 6th (Service) Battalion Formed in Dublin, August 1914, as part of K1. August 1914: attached to 29 th Brigade, 10th (Irish) Division. May 1918: left the Division and moved to France, arriving Marseilles on 1 June 1918. 7-19 June 1918: attached to 14 th

Division. 19-28 June 1918: attached to 34th Division. 20 July 1918: attached to 198th Brigade, 66th Division. 12 September 1918: disbanded in France; This is probably Bertram/Bertrum Kingdon born in 1890 in Bishops Nympton, Devon, the son of John Kingdon, an Agricultural Labourer b.1852 in Romansleigh, Devon & Mary Ann Lock from Bishops Nympton, who married in Bishops Nympton, Devon in 1873; In the 1891 Census Bertam Kingdon lived with parents at Knowles Downs, Bishops Nympton, Devon; In the 1901 Census Bertram Kingdon lives with his parents at Poole Cottage, Bishops Nympton; In the 1911 Census I believe that Bertram Kingdon was working as a Butcher & lodging in Middle Street, North Perrott, Somerset; At some stage prior to his Army Service Bertram Kingdon moved to Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales as he Married Minnie Bertha Vines, b.1892 in Dursley, Gloucestershire, in 1914 in Bridgend; Bertram Kingdon served in France from 25.07.1915; Bertram Kingdon’s MIC card is marked to show his Service order as being #1 with the Army Service Corps, #2 with the Leinster Regiment & #3 with the Gloucestershires Regiment; Bertram Kingdon was Transferred to the Class Z Reserve on 15.03.1919; I believe that Bertram Kingdon dies Aged 56 in Bridgend, Wales in 1946; Medals Card on file; (He is the brother of Charles Kingdon who also served in WW1 as #28483 in the Grenadier Guards); (I believe that another Brother, John Kingdon born 1880/82 in Bishops Nympton served in the 2nd Battalion Devonshire Regiment at the Battle of Colenso in the Boer War); (He is also a brother of William Kingdom who also served in WW1 as #19131 Devonshires & #P13292 Military Foot Police);

Kingdon, Bruce: #622376, Private, Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment); – Died in WW1 - Private Bruce Kingdon, #622376, 44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment), who died at the age 27 on 25th October 1916 in the Area of the Somme; He was the Son of John E. Kingdon (b.1855), of Barnstaple, England, a Fisherman, Shipbuilder & Bargeman & Elizabeth ??, also from Barnstaple; (She may have been previously married as there is a Stepdaughter recorded living with the family in the 1891 Census called Elizabeth Jane Limebear, b.1875 Barnstaple); At the time of his Death in France, Bruce Kingdon was the Husband of Reta Viola Kingdon (nee Wilson, 2nd Marriage to Drenner) of 249, Kilbride Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba; This Soldier is Remembered with honour in the VIMY MEMORIAL; Notes: This is Bruce Kingdon who was born in Barnstaple, England on 21.04.1888; In 1891 Bruce Kingdon lived with his parents in Potters Lane, Barnstaple, his Father was a Fisherman; In the 1901 English Census, Bruce Kingdon was aged 13 & living with his parents at #10, Signal Terrace, Barnstaple, Devon, his Father is a Shipwright & Bargeman; Bruce Kingdon probably emigrated to Canada on 21.07.1910 to visit his step sister Elizabeth Limebeer, who had married Richard Johns in Barnstaple in 1899 & emigrated to Manitoba, Canada in 1905, on the ‘SS Empress of Britain’ from Liverpool to Quebec; Bruce Kingdon is Rooming with another Policeman & his family in Winnipeg City in the 1911 Census of Canada, he is a Winnipeg City Policeman, but this record indicated that he had arrived in Canada in 1906 & not in 1910?; Bruce Kingdon married Reta Viola Wilson on 02.11.1911 in Winnipeg, Manitoba; Private Bruce Kingdon enlisted at the age of 27 in the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on 17.05.1915 stating that he was an ex Winnipeg City Policeman & that he had previously served with the Royal Garrison Artillery, (Volunteers) in Devonshire, England; His attestation papers give his birth date of 21.04.1888 in Barnstaple, Devon, England & indicate that he was already Married; His first attestation number was A23151, which was subsequently changed to #622376 when he joined the 44th Overseas Battalion, CEF; I understand that his wife remarried to a William Arnold Drenner in Winnipeg on 01.04.1918; (He was probably the Brother of Kingdon, John (Jack): Royal Field Artillery No: 49756 Rank: Sergeant 1914-1920 WO 372/23); (The Brother of Kingdon, George: Royal Field Artillery No: 45713 Rank: Gunner & #174744 Sergeant George Kingdon of the Royal Garrison Artillery); (He was also the Brother of Sydney John Kingdon WW1 Merchant Seaman);

Kingdon, Bruce Edwin: #4692108, Private, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry; – Died in WW2 - Private Bruce Edwin Kingdon died on 12.04.1944 whilst serving with the 1/4th Battalion KOYLI’s in WW2, he was aged 25, & is Remembered with Honour in the Castleford New Cemetery;Notes: This is Bruce Edwin Kingdon, born 13.07.1918 in Castleford, Yorkshire (registered Pontefract), the son of George (Henry) Kingdon, b.1890 Barnstaple, Devon, a Sergeant in the RGA, & Lily Fawcett from Yorkshire, who Married on 01.12.1917 in Allerton, Bywater, Yorkshire; (His Father had earlier marital & illegitimate children problems throughout his Army career – which I have detailed under his own profile notes); I believe that Bruce Edwin Kingdon may not have Died in Action as there is a UK Death Record registration in Blyth, Suffolk for Bruce E Kingdon Aged 25 in 1944 - (2 nd Q 1944 Blyth 4a.1150), however, as the KOYLI’s saw a great deal of action at Normandy in June 1944 it is possible this Soldier may have been killed at home during training for the invasion?; Awarded the 1939-45 Star & War Medals; (He was the son of Kingdon, George: Royal Field Artillery No: 45713 Rank: Gunner 1914-1920 WO 372/11 – also recorded as Kingdon, George: Royal Garrison Artillery No: 174744 Rank: Sergeant);

Kingdon, Bridget Mary: Officer Candidate & Assistant Administrator, Women’s Royal Air Force, 1918-19;Notes: This is Bridget Mary Kingdon, born in 1893 in Holsworthy, Devon, the Daughter of Reverend Frank Hawker Kingdon b.1860 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire & Jessie Freyberg from Belgravia, London who married in 1886 in Richmond, Surrey; In 1901 Bridget Mary Kingdon lived with her parents in the Vicarage in Bridgerule, Devon; In 1911 Census Bridget Mary Kingdon was studying Physical Culture in Middlesex & living with a maternal Aunt & Uncle Percy Freyberg at #47, Warwick Road, Ealing; On 01.10.1918 Bridget Mary Kingdon was an Officer Candidate promoted to Assistant Administrator at the Air Ministry in the newly formed Women’s Royal Air Force; On the 22.10.1919 Bridget Mary Kingdon relinquished her position with the WRAF upon completion of her service; (She is the Sister of Second Lieutenant Robert Claude Hawker Kingdon, Royal Field Artillery who died age 27 on 19 April 1917); (She was the Sister of Kingdon, Frank Denys: Royal Field Artillery Rank: Second Lieutenant 1914-1920 WO 372/11 who served in WW1);

CKINGDON – CAMPAIGN MEDALS & MILITARY SERVICE

Kingdon, C: Room Steward, presumably serving with Royal Navy, Victorian Conflicts Lists;Notes: There is a note for service in the Victorian Conflicts period for a C. Kingdon served as a “Room Steward” on board a ship named “Englishman”; None of this can be verified? The record has his birth year as 1895 in Cardiff but there are no C. Kingdon births in 1894, 1895 or early 1896 that match? The nearest possibility is an Ernest Clifford Kingdon born in the 4th Q 1894 in Cardiff? I did not research any further;

Kingdon, C: Royal Navy, 1st Class Boy, Ship’s Pay Book #19; Crimean War 1855;Notes: I have a Medal Record from ADM 171/25 for Sailors who served on ‘HMS Swallow’ in the Crimean War (1854 to 1856) which indicates that 1st Class Boy, C.G. Kingdon was present at the assault of Sebastopol; He was awarded the Sea of Azoff (Azov) Clasp; This Sailor needs more research to find out who he is;

Kingdon, C: Civilian Sailor, Mate; WW1 – ADM 171/133;Notes: ADM 171/133 records the issue of medals to Civilian Personnel C. Kingdon, who was serving as Mate on board a vessel named ‘Isieford’ during WW1; I can find no references for this vessel? However, the medal issue records delivery to the Royal Naval Armament Depot, Lodge Hill in Chattenden, near Upnor in Kent; Awarded the British War Medal; Insufficient information to identify further;

Kingdon, C W: Royal Field Artillery No: 47983 Rank: Sergeant 1914-1920 WO 372/11;Also served as - Kingdon, Charlie Walter: #364586, Royal Navy, ADM 188/556;Notes: Recorded for service with the Royal Regiment of Artillery, the Royal Horse Artillery & Royal Field Artillery; Served in France from 04.09.1915 to 10.02.1917; This is Charles (Charlie) Walter Kingdon b.17.09.1889 in the Parish of Fratton, Portsmouth, Hampshire; This young man enlisted on 17.09.1907 at the age of 18 years in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England; His Short Service Attestation Papers record that he was a Domestic by trade and had previously served in the Royal Navy but had been discharged as his services were no longer required; Further searches indicate that Charles Walter Kingdon had served as a Boy Domestic in the Royal Navy, #364586, from 01.02.1906 to 21.08.1907; He served on HMS Victory 01.02.1906 to 01.09.1906; HMS Latona from 20.09.1906 to 06.05.1907; HMS Amethyst from 07.05.1907 to 19.08.1907; HMS Albermarle from 20.08.1907 to 21.08.1907 but on shore; He was the son of James George Kingdon, a Royal Navy Seaman, b.1837 in Portsmouth & his 2nd wife Elizabeth Male who married in 1877 in Portsea, Portsmouth; In 1891 Charles Walter Kingdon lived in #32, Alver Road, Portsmouth with his parents; In 1901 he was living in Ethel Road, Portsmouth with his parents, I note that the family also had a 1 year old Nurse Child, Annie Nye from Woking in Surrey living with them; In 1911 Census Charles Walter Kingdon was a Gunner serving away from his Command HQ in Jubbulpore in India with the 83 rd Battery Royal Field Artillery; During his Army Service with the Royal Field Artillery Charles Walter Kingdon married Mildred Annie Mary Aldworth on 12.04.1915 in West Hundred, Steventon, Berkshire; His wife was born in 1894 in Berkshire; His Service Records show that he was on the ‘B’ Reserve from the date of enlistment until 19.11.1907, with service up to 03.02.1914 where he was again placed on the Reserve & until he was Mobilised on 06.08.1914; On 03.02.1914 he gave his address as #6, Ethel Road, Portsmouth & his trade as Pawnbroker’s Assistant; He was again on the ‘B’ Reserve on 07.03.1919 & finally Discharged from the 3/5 Reserve Brigade Royal Field Artillery on 16.09.1919 after 12 years service; Upon discharge he gave his occupation before enlistment as ‘Rancher’ & his intended address as #28,Summerville Road, New Cross, London, SE14; I believe that he served in India & France & that he was wounded in Salonika on 12.09.1916 with gun shot wounds to his buttock & forearm; He was transferred to England via Malta at that time, suffering from Malaria as well; One of his record papers identifies that he had 4 brothers all serving in the Royal Navy, James John, William George, Harry & Edward Arthur Kingdon; Medals Card on file; His MIC Card has his son as M.V. Winton, PO Box 134, Viceroy, Saskatchewan, Canada but I could not link them; (After further research I believe that Charlie Walter Kingdon was the Brother of James John Kingdon, a Coast Guard Petty Officer #PO/128972 who Died in WW1 aboard ‘HMS India’ on 08.08.1915 off Norway); (He was also the Brother of Kingdon, Edward Arthur: #220316 Leading Seaman, Royal Navy who served in WW1); (He is also the Brother of Kingdon, Harry: #208949 Leading Seaman, Royal Navy); (Also the Brother of Kingdon, William George: Petty Officer 1st Class, #155575, Royal Navy); (He was the Son of #40040 James George Kingdon, who served in the Royal Navy from 01.07.1853);

Kingdon, C: #1421, Corporal, 19th Regiment, Hussars; Anglo Egyptian War; WO 100/55;Notes: It is my belief that the #1421 indicates enlistment before #2096, which was issued on 10.01.1881, & the fact that he was a Corporal in 1882 would indicate a much earlier date of birth than 1860? I have medal records for Corporal C. Kingdon, serving with the 19th Regiment Hussars for service in the Anglo Egyptian War in 1882 & for having fought at the Battle of Tel el-Kebir on 13.09.1882, near Kassassin, Canal Zone, Egypt, (there were 374 of these medals issued to the 19 th Hussars); Originally the 19th were raised in 1858 as the 1st

Bengal European Light Cavalry by the British East India Company for service in the Indian Mutiny, they became Light Dragoons in 1861 & were changed to Hussars in 1862 when they moved into the British Army; By 1885 this Regiment was known as the 19th (Prince of Wales Own) Hussars; He was awarded the Egypt Medal & the Tal el Kebir Clasps; This Soldier needs more research to find out who he is;

Kingdon, Cecil C W: Midshipman, Royal Naval Reserve, 1920’s;Notes: This is Cecil Charles Whitfield Kingdon born on 26.03.1903 in Medstead, Hampshire; He was the son of Arthur Kingdon b.1868 in Basingstoke & Mabel Whitfield from Birmingham who married in King’s Norton, Birmingham, Worcestershire in 1895; (His Grandfather was Thomas Maton Kingdon b.1835 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, an Ironmonger & wealthy businessman); (His Father died on 17.12.1903 at the age of 35); In the 1911 Census he lives with his Mother, a widow living on private means in The Lodge, Alresford, Hampshire; In July 1920 there is a reference to Cecil Charles Whitfield Kingdon being made a Probationary Midshipman with the Royal Naval Reserve as from 01.09.1919; I believe that Cecil C W Kingdon Married Gladys Mary Lines in 1926 in Alresford, Hampshire; In 1930 I have found an Electoral Registration for Cecil Charles Whitfield & Gladys Mary Kingdon for #118 New Street, Market Hall Ward, Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, however, there is a note that their actual abode is #67, Paradise Lane, Sparkhill Ward, Moseley, Birmingham; Cecil Charles W Kingdon died in 1982 in Bexley, Greater London Aged 79; (He was the Brother of Kingdom, Arthur G: Hampshire Regiment No: 355507 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11); I researched no further;

Kingdon, Cecil James: #1703 Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery;Notes: This is Cecil James Kingdon born 27.01.1900 in Islington/Clapham, he was the son of Henry (Harry) Kingdon, a Fitter b.1866 in Stepney & Sarah (Sally) Chown, (b.1870 Kilburn), who Married in 1894 in Lambeth; In the 1901 Census Cecil Kingdon is aged 1 & living with his parents at #136, Hornsey Park Road, Wood Green, Middlesex; In the 1911 Census record Cecil James Kingdon is aged 11, living with his parents at #12, Luxor Street, Camberwell; Cecil James Kingdon Enlisted in the Army in 1915 but made a false statement regarding his age; He tried to enlist on 22.09.1915 claiming to be 19 years of age & was initially accepted; He was in service with the 138th Hampstead Brigade for 284 days before being found out & was subsequently discharged at Cambridge Barracks, Woolwich, under King’s Regulations Para 392 (vi) on 01.07.1916; At his discharge time he stated that he intended to live in Islington and work as a Clerk, he was aged 16 Years & 157 days at that time; His address was #5, Rheidol Terrace, Islington; (See new notes below);Kingdon, Cecil James: #15621 Gunner, 2nd Class, Royal Marine Artillery; ADM 159/91;New Notes; Further research reveals that Cecil James Kingdon later successfully enlisted in the Royal Marine Artillery, as part of his Continuous Service on 07.05.917; There is also a record for Cecil James Kingdon, Gunner 2nd Class with a Royal Marine Artillery number of #15621 who was awarded the British War Medal; This record confirms that this is the same soldier as it gives his date of birth as 27 th January 1900 & his date of Enlistment as 07.05.1917; Subsequently we can assume that he served for the duration of WW1? I believe that after the war he went to Hong Kong at some time as there are numerous trips back to UK via ship, in 1927 he was a ‘Warder’ & travelled from Hong Kong with Una Maud Kingdon aged 20; in 1934 he was a Warder travelling from Hong Kong with a 5 year old Louis F Kingdon, & I also note that Una Maud Kingdon, aged 26 & a 3 year old Marcel Harry Kingdon, both resident in Hong Kong also travelled to the UK in May 1934; (It appears that they travelled on different ships); In 1939 he is a Warder coming from Hong Kong; in 1946 he is a Warder coming from Sydney, Australia; In 1947 he came from Hong Kong & is recorded as a Government Official going to stay at #69, Tottenham Lane, Hornsey, London, he is aged 47; Ancestry Public Trees on the internet have Cecil James Kingdon’s Death in 1970 in Australia but I have yet to be convinced of this as I have a record of Cecil James & Una Maud Kingdon living at #8, Campbell Street, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia in 1977; For his WW1 Service he was awarded the British War Medal; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Henry Maurice: #J14253, Able Seaman, Royal Navy; ADM 188/675);

Kingdon, Charles & Kingdom, Charles: Private, #PLY/16665 & Corporal, #PLY/16666, Royal Marine Light Infantry, Plymouth Division; ADM 159/159; NOTE: These are 2 separate People;Notes: I have searched for suitable Charles Kingdon & Charles Kingdom who were born on the dates indicated in the RMLI Records but did not find any possibilities over a 4 year period either side of the dates given?The ADM records have a Charles Kingdon, #16665 born on 21.12.1894 who Enlisted in the RMLI Plymouth Division on 20.04.1914;The ADM records have a Charles Kingdom, #16666 born on 31.12.1896 who also Enlisted in the RMLI Plymouth Division on 20.04.1914;A search of the 1901 & 1911 Census records does not reveal any suitable Charles Kingdon/Kingdom either? The records also indicate that both men with #16665 & #16666 served with the Plymouth Battalion at Antwerp & Dunkirk in 1914? #16665 was recorded as a Private, “Error on Roll – also entitled to the Clasp for Antwerp 1914, Clasp not issued/claimed & Discharged to Pension”? #16666 was recorded as a Corporal who was “Discharged with Bonus on Reduction”? Follow up research – ADM 171/169 also confirms this #PLY 16665 Private Chas. Kingdon’s medal awards & also indicates that he served on board ‘HMS Bellerophon’ on 07.02.1919 & at the R.M.B. Plymouth when his medals were awarded; I believe that he may have been serving on the Aircraft Carrier ‘HMS Eagle’ in 1929; Awarded the 1914 Star, Victory & British War Medals; On 25.07.1929 he was issued with the Royal Navy Long Service & good Conduct Medal;Follow up research – ADM 171/169 confirms this #PLY 16666 Corporal Chas. Kingdom’s medal awards & also indicates that he served on board ‘HMS Suffolk’ & ‘HMS Cambrian’ when his medals were awarded; It appears that #16666 was also a Sergeant when he served on ‘HMS Suffolk’ on 04.08.1919; Awarded the 1914 Star, Victory & British War Medals; Needs more research to identify these two long serving Marines?

Kingdon, Charles: Royal Field Artillery No: 151312 Rank: Gunner 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: This is Charles Henry Kingdon born in the 3rd Q 1891 in Barnstaple, probably the son of Charles Walter Kingdon b.1861 in South Molton (illegitimate son of Eliza Kingdon from Knowstone who married James Richards a Blacksmith from Pilton) & Mary Jane ?? from Barnstaple who married in 1887 in ??; If I am correct then in 1901 Census Charles lived with his parents in #3, Allen’s Court, Litchdon Street, Barnstaple; In 1911 the family lived at the same address but I did not find Charles Kingdon b.1892, however, this family had 11 children with only 7 surviving in 1911; This young man enlisted in 1915 & was Mobilised on 09.07.1916 in Barnstaple at the age of 24 years & 153 days age & was a Provision Manager living at #3, Market Street, Ilfracombe, Devon; He gave his Next of Kin as his Father, Charles Walter Kingdon living in Litchdon Street, Barnstaple, who I think was a Mason by trade or a Coal Porter; I believe that Gunner Charles Kingdon may have been wounded or sick at some point in his service as he was in the British Station Hospital in Hyderabad, Sind; He embarked for UK from India on 20.04.1920; Further research indicates that he did not join 69 Brigade in the Mesopotamia Expeditionary force as he was invalided to India with Dysentery on 08.12.1917; In October & November 1919 he appears to have suffered from Para Typhoid Fever but was fully recovered by mid December; Gunner Charles Kingdon served with the 3# Depot, Royal Field Artillery in Hilsea at the time of Discharge on 16th August 1920 & gave his permanent address as #14, Litchdon Street, Barnstaple; Just prior to discharge he spent 1 month in hospital in Alexandria with an advanced case of Gonorrhea which he contracted in Bombay, India, & was transferred to England; I think that he served also in Afghanistan, North West Frontier in 1918/19 as he was awarded the Medal & clasp for that conflict; Unfortunately many of his service documents are unreadable; Only one late 1920 record has him as Gunner Charles H Kingdon; Further research reveals that Gunner Charles Kingdon #151312 served with the 21 st Brigade Royal Field Artillery & was awarded the India General Service Medal 1908 with Clasp inscribed “Afghanistan, North-West Frontier, 1919” under the provisions of Army Order No. 223, dated 3rd June 1920 (Medal Roll on file); I believe that Charles Henry Kingdon died in Barnstaple in 1936 Aged 43; Medals Card on file; I did not research any further;

Kingdom, Charles: Royal Engineers No: 172009 Rank: Driver 1914-1920 WO 372/11; Transferred from Kingdom List;Notes: (I believe that this is more likely to be Charles Kingdon when I researched looking for suitable candidates); This is probably Charles William Kingdon b.1883 in Dawlish, Devon; If I am correct then he was the son of William Kingdon, a Gardener b.1852 in Silverton, Devon & Mary Ann Routley from Sowton, Devon, who Married in 1882 in Exeter St Thomas; In the 1891 Census Charles W. Kingdon lives with his parents in #8, Brook Street, Dawlish, Devon; In the 1901 Census he is 17 years old, working as an Apprentice Carpenter & living with his parents in Manor Row, East Dawlish; Unfortunately I failed to find this man in the 1911 Census? With two brothers serving in the Royal Engineers I have assumed that Charles Kingdon is part of this family; Medals Card on file for the Victory & British War Medals; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Frederick R: Royal Engineers No: 286416 Rank: Sapper 1914-1920 WO 372/11 who Died in WW1); (He was the Brother of Kingdom, Arthur George: Royal Engineers No: 6886 Rank: Sapper 1914-1920 WO 372/11; SEE ALSO: Kingdon, Arthur G: Royal Engineers No: T6886 Rank: Sapper); Needs more research;

Kingdon, Charles: #328882 Private, 60th Overseas Battery C.F.A, Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force;Notes: This soldier also served with the 15th O/S Brigade C.F.A.; This is Charles Kingdon born 12.02.1890 in Penarth, South Wales, United Kingdom; He is the son of William Kingdon b.02.03.1861 in Meshaw, Devon, England & Elizabeth Stanmore Lovell from Penarth who Married in Cardiff, Wales in 1882; In 1891 Census Charles Kingdon lives with his parents at #39, Evans Street, Merthyr Dovan in Glamorgan, Wales; In 1901 Census Charles’s Mother has died & he lives with his Widower Father & his Grandmother, (who was a widow & had married again), at #39, Regent Street in Merthyr Dovan in Barry, Glamorgan; In 1911 Census Charles Kingdon is living with his Father at the same address, is aged 21 & a Crane Driver for the Railway; Charles Kingdon then emigrated to Canada on board the ‘SS Victorian’ arriving in Halifax on 23.04.1911 & heading towards Regina, Saskatchewan; Charles Kingdon was then enlisted into the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 20.03.1916 at the age of 26 years; He was working as a Dominion Civil Service Clerk for the Post Office at that time, living at #2059, McTavish or McParrish Street, Regina, Saskatchewan & was sent to Camp Petewawa; I believe that by this stage Charles may have already been a Canadian Citizen; I believe that he returned to Regina, Canada after the War & became the Post Master there until he joined the Great Ford Co. where he became a Director; He had served in WW1 with members of the Ford family; Follow up research indicates that Signaller C. Kingdon of the 60th CFA Unit was invalided back to Canada in 1919 on board the R.M.S. ‘Royal George’ suffering from Jaundice & Catarrh; I did not research further;

Kingdon, Charles: Royal Welsh Fusiliers No: 47296 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Records are for #47296 Private Charles Kingdon 3rd Garrison, Welsh Regiment; Charles Kingdon Enlisted on 04.08.1915 in Barry at the Age of 39 years, having previously served for 14 years in the Royal Garrison Artillery but no records of this have survived; He was initially given #38801 with the Welsh Regiment but this is crossed out & #47296 with the 4 th Garrison Battalion Royal Welsh fusiliers inserted; Private Charles Kingdon was Discharged 01.10.1916 under King’s Regulations Para 392 (xvi) as being no longer Physically fit for War Service; It would appear that he was struck off Battalion strength when they departed for overseas service and he was left in Hospital on 06.06.1916 suffering from severe Rheumatism; At the time of his discharge in Shrewsbury he was aged 40 years & 3 months, therefore born ca.1876 & had served for 1 year & 59 days; He gives his trade as Labourer & his address as #17, Quarella Street, Cadoxton, Barry, near Cardiff, Wales (he did not live there in 1911 Census but the resident, Mrs. Elizabeth Carter was recorded as being his friend); Further research indicates that he may well have been Charles Kingdon born as early as 1872 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, who was a Dock Labourer & Boarder at #39, Daniel Street, Cadoxton in 1911 Census & is recorded as being single; His Chelsea Pension reference number was 65703E I believe but his name does not appear on any of my lists; Based on the foregoing I researched Charles Kingdon born 1872/1876 in Bristol but unfortunately nothing became obvious; I did find him in 1901 Census as a Navvy, boarding in Barry, Glamorgan, aged 29; Searching further back in 1891 I think that I found him again as a 20 year old Labourer staying with his Uncle & Aunt Alfred Aldridge at #1, Kenilworth Road, Cadoxton Juxta Barry, next to Quarella Street; He was awarded the Silver War Badge #B154009; No Medals awarded but Records Card is on file; This needs further research as I may have mixed up my Charles Kingdons;

Kingdon, Charles: Grenadier Guards No: 28483 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Records say he was Charles Kingdom #28483; This is Charles Kingdon born in 1888 in Bishops Nympton, Devon, the son of John Kingdon b.1852 in Romansleigh & Mary Ann Lock from Bishops Nympton, married in Bishops Nympton in 1873; In 1891 Charles Kingdon lived with parents at Knowles Downs, Bishops Nympton; In 1901 Census he was a 13 year old Farm Servant or a Horse Teamster at Cross Farm or Combesland in Bishops Nympton, (some confusion as there are more than one Charles Kingdoms/Kingdons of similar ages in this area in 1901); In 1911 Census Charles Kingdon was a Waggoner on Hondre Owen Farm, Llanharan, Pontyclin, Glamorgan, Wales; His attestation papers indicate that he was a 27 year old Farm Labourer on Hondre Owen Farm, near Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales when he enlisted on 10.12.1915 & he also gave his next of kin as Mary Kingdom, Mother, living at Pool Cott, Bishops Nympton where the family lived in 1911 Census; He enlisted on 10.12.1915, Army Reserve 11.12.1915 & mobilised in Caterham, with the Grenadier Guards on 09.12.1916; He served at Home & was sent to France on 30.12.1917 until 14.09.1918, returning to continue Home Service; He was demobilised & sent to Reserve on 11.12.1919 and finally discharged on 01.03.1920; Medals Card on file; (He is the younger brother of William Kingdom who also served in WW1 as #19131 Devonshires & #P13292 Military Foot Police); (I believe that another Brother, John Kingdon born 1880/82 in Bishops Nympton served in the 2nd Battalion Devonshire Regiment at the Battle of Colenso in the Boer War); (He is also the brother of Bertram Kingdon who served in WW1 #4/122407 Army Service Corps & #41026 Gloucestershires & #5881 Leinster Regiment;

Kingdon, Charles Frederick: #31691 Continuous Service Royal Navy; ADM 139/317;Notes: This is Charles Frederick Kingdon born 20.06.1842 in Plymouth, he was the son of William George Kingdon, an Independent person b.ca.1797 (probably in Plymouth) & Ann ?? (b.1806) from Worcester, Worcestershire, who Married ca.1826 in ??; Charles's Father William Kingdon Died in Plymouth either in 1846 or 1849 as Charles Kingdon aged 9 lived with his Widowed Mother in #7, Victorian Street, Plymouth in the 1851 Census; Charles Frederick Kingdon Volunteered for the Royal Navy on 30.09.1856 at the age of 14 years; In the 1861 Census he is serving as an Ordinary 2nd Class Seaman on board ‘HMS Nile’ which was undergoing steam trials at Plymouth in April of that year, having just been converted to screw power; I believe that Charles Frederick Kingdon Married Maria Griffiths Lamprell (b.1845, Edmonton, Enfield) in Shoreditch in 1863; In 1871 Census I have Charles F & Maria Kingdon living in Strattondale Street, Mile End Old Town, London, Charles is a Labourer; In the 1881 Census Charles & Maria ‘Kingston’ (corrected to Kingdon) still live at #16, Strattondale Street in Poplar, London, Charles is a Weigher at the Docks; In 1891 Census Chas Fred & Maria Griffiths Kingdon still live at #16, Strattondale Street in Poplar, the house is now a Sweet Shop & Charles works at Millwall Docks as a Sampler; in 1901 Census Charles Kingdon still lives at #16, Strattondale Street in Poplar & is Dock Sampler, his wife Maria G. Kingdon is a Sick Nurse visiting an Edmunds Family at #68, Satterley Street in Limehouse, London (I do not think they were related); In the 1911 Census Charles & Maria Kingdon live at #35, Strattondale Street, Poplar, he is a Waterman at the Docks; I believe that Charles F Kingdom Died in 1920, Aged 78, in Poplar & his wife Maria Griffiths Kingdom in 1928 Aged 85;

Kingdon, Charles Ford: New Zealand, 2nd Division Reservist, 1917, WW1;Notes: I do not believe that this man actually served in WW1, but he is recorded as a Class E Reservist in the 2nd Division in 1917; Class E indicates that at that time he was Married with at least 4 children, living & Farming at Ryal Bush, Southland Provincial District; This is Charles Ford Kingdon b.1878 in New Zealand, the son of Josiah Stephens Kingdon, b.1842 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England & Catherine Johnson who Married in 1868 in New Zealand; I understand that Charles Ford Kingdon Married Grace Wilcox in 1901 & continued Farming in Ryal Bush, Awarua, Southland through to 1919; In the 1928 Canterbury Rolls Charles & Grace Kingdon lived at #35, Lincoln road, Riccarton, Canterbury but were also recorded in Burnham, Kaiapoi, Canterbury for the same year; From 1935 to 1946 they are recorded in Hawthornden Road, Riccarton & Selwyn, Canterbury; I believe that they had at least 5 children between 1902 & 1912; Grace Kingdon died in 1948 Aged 75 & Charles Ford Kingdon died in 1950 Aged 72; (He was the Brother of Kingdon, George: New Zealand, 1st Division Reservist, 1916 WW1); (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Albert John: New Zealand, 1st Division Reservist, 1916 WW1); (He was the Brother of Kingdon, James Alexander: #41577, ‘F’ Company, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, New Zealand Army, WW1); (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Stanley Craig: #8/3828, 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment, New Zealand Army, WW1);

Kingdon, Charles H: London Regiment No: 4950 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Private Charles H Kingdon served with the 6th (City of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (City of London Rifles) & his regimental number would indicate an enlistment date of between 09.09.1915 & 27.10.1915; This soldier also served in the Machine Gun Corps as #119397; This is likely to be Charles Henry Kingdon born in 1898 in Pimlico, (St George, Hanover Square, London), the son of Henry Kingdon, a Printing Ink Maker, b.1874 in Stepney & Edith Margaret Anderson b.1874 from Grosvenor Square who married in 1896 in St George, Hanover Square, London; In 1901 Census I believe that the family lived in East Ham; I believe that Henry Kingdon was admitted to Pocock Street School in Southwark at the age of 5, the school records have his Father’s name as John(?); In 1911 Census Charles Henry Kingdon lives with his parents at #46, Zoar Street, Southwark in London; A search of records indicates that Charles Henry Kingdon Married Ellen Hephzibah Day on 30.07.1921 in Kingsway Holy Trinity Church in Camden, Charles was a Warehouse Man at the time, (as was his Father) & aged 23; I believe that Charles Henry Kingdon Died in the 1st Q 1936 in Bromley, Kent, Aged 38, purely based on his being from Kent, & the assumption that he enlisted to serve in a London Regiment at the age of 18 years; I believe that his wife (b.19.04.1899) died aged 88 in Southwark in 1988; Medals Card on file;

Kingdon, Charles H: Coldstream Guards No: 5487 Rank: Sergeant 1914-1920 WO 372/11 – Died in WW1 - Sergeant Charles Henry Kingdon, #5487, 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards, who died age 30 on 14 th

September 1914; Husband of Elizabeth Kingdon, of 26, Water St., Llanllechid, Bangor. Remembered with honour LA FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE MEMORIAL; Notes: This is Charles Henry Kingdon born 1884 in Newport, Glamorgan, Wales (Not Proven?); Charles Henry Kingdon probably enlisted in 1904 according to the Coldstream Guards numbering sequence; Charles Henry Kingdon probably married Susannah Elizabeth Cook in 1902 in Plymouth, Devon; This WW1 Memorial in France commemorates soldiers who died in August, September & the early part of October 1914 & who have no known grave; Medals Card on file; I have not done any further research on this soldier;

Kingdon, Charles Oliver: #6878, Corporal, Royal Army Pay Corps;Notes: This is Charles Oliver Kingdon born in 1878 in St. Pancras London, the son of John Kingdon b.1835 South Molton, Devon & 2nd Wife Matilda ‘Tilly’ Knight Count from Nottinghamshire who married in Newark in November 1875, (John Kingdon’s 1st wife Elizabeth Case died in 1875); In 1881, 1891 & 1901 Censuses Charles O. Kingdon is aged 3, 13 & 23 years respectively & lived with his parents at #32 Hastings Street, St Pancras, he is a House Painter in 1901; Charles Oliver Kingdon Married Florence Tilbury from St Pancras, in St Pancras in 1901; In 1911 Census Charles Oliver & Florence live at #2, Chesterfield Street, Kings Cross, London WC & he is a House Painter, records say they have been married for 9 years with no children; His original Army documents indicate that he was attested & serving as a Private on 27.04.1915; He was promoted to Temporary Corporal on 21.06.1915 & Temporary Sergeant on 09.10.1915; He reverted ranks on 17.11.1916; Obviously this Soldier was posted to other units as a Pay Corps man & was promoted accordingly, at one stage he served with the 32nd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment; He was a Private on 23.03.11918, Appointed Acting Unpaid Corporal on 25.02.1919, Appointed Acting Unpaid Sergeant on 28.02.1919, Appointed Acting Sergeant on 11.04.1919; For pay purposes he was promoted to Corporal on 27.04.1916 until 31.10.1919 when he was Acting Paid Sergeant & reverted to paid rank of Corporal on 01.11.1919; Corporal Charles Oliver Kingdon was Discharged on 29.06.1920; I believe that Charles Oliver Kingdon was Aged 37, was a married Clerk & living at #50, High Street, Marylebone, London when he was first attested on 27.04.1915 in London for the Duration of the War; Other records have him as a House Painter previously; His records state that his wife was Florence Tilbury who he married in St Pancras on 25.05.1901, they have children indicated on the records but there has been some crossing out? There is a Frank Oliver Kingdon born on 17.02.1912 in St Pancras; A daughter Elsie Florence Kingdon born 01.10.1913 in Islington & Doris Kathleen Kingdon born in Islington on 12.09.1916 but who Died on 21.11.1916 at the age of 9 weeks of bronchial pneumonia but there was an inquest held in London on 23.11.1916; In 1916 the family were living at #25, Richmond Crescent, Barnsbury, Islington, London; Charles Oliver Kingdon had extended his service at least once & finally served for 5 years & 64 days, being discharged in order to take up Civilian Employment; I believe that Charles O Kingdon Died in Marylebone in 1935 Aged 57; No Medals card on file; (Brother of Kingdon, John K: Royal Engineers No: 530107 Rank: Sapper 1914-1920 WO 372/11); (Also Brother of Dr. Frank Kingdon who emigrated to USA & was Advisor to President Roosevelt);

Kingdon, Charles S: Royal Garrison Artillery No: 65306 Rank: Corporal 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: This is Charles Sylvanus Kingdon born 18.06.1892 in Morchard Bishop, Devon, the son of Charles Kingdon, a Farmer b.1864 Colebrooke, Devon, & Alice Sarah Fish, from Brompton Ralph in Somerset, who married in 1891 in Islington, London, Middlesex; In the 1901 Census Chas Sylvanus Kingdon lived with his Parents at Rudge Rewe Farm, Morchard Bishop, Devon; He was an Infantry Cadet in the Officers Training Corps whilst he was at Bristol University; In the 1911 Census Charles Sylvanus Kingdon is an 18 year old Accountant living with his Uncle Robert Sellick (a Provisions Merchant, on Maternal side) at Elmcliffe, Elmgrove Road, Cotham, Bristol, Gloucestershire; He enlisted at the age of 23 years & 6 months in Bristol on 04.12.1915, he was a Commercial Traveler; He was put on the Army Reserve until Joining for duty on 17.03.1916 with 41 Company, #3 Depot, Royal Garrison Artillery, serving there until being posted to the Siege Artillery Signaling Unit on 02.02.1918 in Plymouth; On the 10.03.1918 Charles S Kingdon was posted to the British Expeditionary Force in France; He was promoted Corporal in 1916; He was suffering with Trench Nephritis in September 1918, hospitalised in Rouen, France & invalided to England where he was hospitalised in the Paisley War Hospital in Perth, Scotland, finally being transferred to the Royal Artillery & Tank corps Command Depot in Catterick from 02.11.918 until 04.12.1918; He was Transferred to the ‘Z’ Reserve & Discharged in 20.03.1919 in Dover; I believe that Charles Sylvanus Kingdon Died in 1969 in Christchurch, Hampshire Aged 77; (This man is part of the Coldridge Kingdon family line, see the Kingdon Book 1932); Medals Card on file; (He is the Brother of Tom Kingdon who served late in WW1, #3259 Royal Marine Artillery, Short Service, (#RMA/3259/S); ADM 159/101);

Kingdon, Christopher: Captain, 21st Regiment, Madras Army Native Infantry, India;Notes: This is Christopher Kingdon born 24.09.1784 in Bridgerule, the son of Reverend John Kingdon b.1735 (Holsworthy Line) & Jane Hockin and who was baptised in Bridgerule on 26.10.1784; Christopher Kingdon applied for a Cadetship in the East India Company Armies in the 1800-1801 Season; In the Madras Almanac I found reference to a Lieutenant Kingdon of the 21st Regiment Madras Native Infantry departing Madras for England on the SS Bengal on 05.01.1815; He may have been promoted to Captain during his service in India; Christopher Kingdon died in Bude, Cornwall on 10.06.1816 & is buried in Bridgerule, Devon; (His Will reference is PCC PROB11 1583);

Kingdon, Christopher; #84867 Royal Navy; ADM 188/80;Notes: This is Christopher Rogers Kingdon, born 30.04.1850 in Stoke Damerel, the son of John Thorn Kingdom, also Royal Navy & Greenwich Pensioner b.1809 in Morice Town, Devonport & Mary Ann Rogers from Wilcove in Cornwall who married on 10.04.1832 in Stoke Damerel, Devon; In 1851 Census Christopher Kingdom lives with his parents in the Coke Houses, Stoke Damerel, Devon; In 1861 Christopher Kingdom lives with his parents in Antony, Cornwall; In 1871 Christopher is an Agricultural Labourer living with his parents in Wilcove, Antony, Cornwall; This sailor’s official number would indicate enlistment between 01.01.1874 & 31.12.1874; In the 1881 Census Christopher Kingdon is aged 28 & a Stoker in the Royal Navy on board the Guard Ship Steam Reserve ‘HMS Indus’, located at Devonport; In 1887 in Stoke Damerel Christopher Kingdom Marries Eliza Elizabeth Kitto; In the 1891 Census Christopher Kingdon is Married but still a RN Stoker living in Antony, Cornwall, with his Wife & Father in Law, Edward J Kitto, his wife is Eliza Elizabeth Kingdon (nee Kitto) aged 31, Born in Antony in 1859 & a Dressmaker; I believe that his wife Died in Plymouth in 1894 Aged 35; In the 1901 Census Christopher is a Widower, aged 51 & an Ordinary Domestic Gardener living with his Widowed Sister Mary Ann Rogers Henderson (nee Kingdom) in Coombe Park, Antony in Cornwall; I have found him in 1911 Census, still living as a Naval Pensioner with his Widowed Sister Mary Ann Henderson (nee Kingdom) in #2, Barossa Place, Torpoint, Cornwall; I believe that Christopher Rogers Kingdon Died in Cornwall in 1922 Aged 72; (Son of John Thorn Kingdom, Royal Navy); (Brother of #9762A Joseph Rogers Kingdon Royal Navy); (Brother of #66612 & #18070A William Joseph Kingdom Royal Navy); (Brother of #31681 & #62768 John Rogers Kingdom Royal Navy); (Possible Brother of Kingdom, Thomas: Seaman, #84877, Royal Navy; ADM 188/80);

Kingdom, Claude Carne: Machine Gun Corps, #178198; Transferred from Kingdom List:Notes: This is actually Claude Carne Kingdon born in Metheniot, Cornwall on 15.11.1890; He is the son of Thomas Kingdon, a Blacksmith born 1867 in Polbathick, Cornwall, & Eva Jane Carne, b.05.10.1867 in Doddycross, Menheniot, Cornwall, who Married in Liskeard, Cornwall on 24.12.1889; In the 1891 Census Claud C Kingdom is incorrectly recorded as Clara C, but lives with his parents in Sheviock, Cornwall, his Father is a Blacksmith; In the 1901 Claud Kingdon lives with his Mother Eva J. Kingdon in Menheniot in Cornwall in 1901 Census; (I am assuming that his Father was away from home)? In the 1911 Census Claud Kingdon is aged 20 & living with his Mother Eva Kingdon in Higher Lux Street, Liskeard, Cornwall, & working as a Domestic Gardener; (I am assuming that his Father was away from home)? (Claude Carne Kingdon’s Father must have died or abandoned the family, post 1911 & pre 1917, as his Mother remarried in 1917 in Liskeard, Cornwall to Cornelius Hocker, a widower & granite polisher, & lived in Cornwall, I understand that she died on 15.02.1931 in Cornwall); Claude Carne Kingdon, Aged 27 & married was a Police Constable in London but still enlisted for WW1 service on 30.10.1918 in London; At enlistment he gave his address as #6, Claremont Square, Islington; Claude had Married Edith Gladson, b.10.08.1893 in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, on 28.10.1914 in Holborn Registry Office, Middlesex, however, there is also a record for a Claud Kingdon & Edith Lack Marriage in Holborn in 1893? I have recorded both Edith Lack & Edith Gladson, as this information is clearly shown in Claude Carne Kingdon’s Military Service Records, but I now understand from her ancestors that she married Claude Carne Kingdon twice as she had originally used the alias Gladson, to hide her identity because of her young age & that she had run away to marry him; In 1918 this couple had a daughter Ethel Kingdon born 01.06.1918 in Holborn & that record gives her Mother’s Maiden name as Gladson; Claude Carne Kingdon had served as a Private with the “E” Machine Gun Corps Training Battalion; I believe that he was discharged on 30.04.1919 & Transferred to the ‘Z’ Reserve, following which he lived at #18, Penton Street, Pentonville Road, London N1; Claude Carne Kingdom dies in Watford in 1959 Aged 68; I found no Medals Card on record; (He is the elder Brother of William John Yendall Kingdom who served with the Royal Marines Light Infantry & died of Dysentery in France in 1918 in WW1);

Kingdon, Colin Alfred: Served with the Royal Air Force late in WW1 1918-1919 AIR 76/277/102;Notes: This is Colin Alfred Kingdon born 30.04.1899 in Upper Norwood, Croydon, Surrey, the son of Alfred John Kingdon, a Secretary with a Gas Company b.1866 in St Pancras & Celina Sarah Griffiths from Winchester who Married in 1897 in Wandsworth; In 1901 Colin Alfred Kingdon lives with his parents in Streatham, London; In 1911 he is aged 11 & living with his parents at #66, Wilton Road, Muswell Hill, Friern Barnet, where Colin Alfred Kingdon & his parents continued to live in 1922 & 1924; Colin Alfred Kingdon appears to have been a young Cadet with the Royal Air Force, his number #81003 indicates joining from civilian life in May 1917, as he was later granted an Honorary Commission to 2nd Lieutenant on 23.03.1919, this was gazetted on 30.01.1920; I believe that Colin Alfred Kingdon Died in Torbay, Devon in 1973 Aged 74; I have no other information on his WW1 Service;

Kyngdon, Courtney: Honorary Colonel, Royal Military College, Duntroon, Australian Armed Forces; WW2 period;Notes: This is Courtney William Trehunsey Kyngdon born 1910 in Bowral, New South Wales, Australia; (Note that the spelling of Courtney is inconsistent both in public & family documents; This family are also recorded in the ‘Kingdon Book – A Second Look’ published 1974); He was the son of Francis Boughton Kyngdon b.1846 & Florence Elizabeth Evans who Married in ??; Courtney Kyngdon joined the Australian Army & was living in Victoria Barracks, Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland; In 1937 he is recorded as an Army Officer in Victoria Barracks, Melbourne Ports, South Melbourne; At some stage he was in England as he sailed as a 29 year old Army Officer from Southampton to Melbourne, Australia on board the ‘SS Jervis Bay’ on 08.04.1939; At that time he gave his UK contact address as Kenilworth Road, Fleet in Hampshire; I believe that Courtney William Trehunsey Kyngdon married Edit Olwen Daniell around that time; In 1943 he is a Soldier & they both live at #49, Bruce Street, Toorak, Fawkner, Victoria; In1949 they live at #11, Washington Street, South Yarra, Fawkner, Victoria, Courtney Kyngdon is still a Soldier; In 1954 they are recorded as an Army Officer & Wife living in Alfred Road, Swanbourne, Claremont, Fremantle, but are also recorded in Bethune Street, Queenscliff, Corio, Victoria; In 1963 Courtney Kyngdon is a Lecturer living in Mann Road, Mount Eliza, Frankston, Finders, Victoria; In 1968, 1972,1977 & 1980 he is recorded as an Executive living at #717, Toorak Road, Malvern, Higgins, Victoria; I did not research further;

Kingdon, Courtney Melmoth: Lieutenant, Taranaki Volunteers, Taranaki Militia & Rifles, New Zealand Army, Maori Wars, 1860 - 1870;Notes: This is Courtney Melmoth Kingdon born & baptised in Bodmin, Cornwall, England, one of 10 children of Richard Kingdon, a Surgeon b.1782 & Jane Parsons; In the England Census for 1841 Courtney Kingdon lives & works with his elder brother Boughton Kingdon, both as Man Servants, in Gothier or Gothic Lodge in the London borough of Lambeth; This family then emigrated to New Zealand, The Mother & all the children except Boughton (who followed later), left England in 1850 on board the ‘Barque Eden’ arriving on 29.10.1850 in New Plymouth & the Father in 1851, taking up freehold land in Omato; At this time the family decided to adopt the older style spelling of their name to Kyngdon which is generally used in all future records; During the Maori War Courtney Kyngdon was one if the Garrison of the Omato Stockade & also took part in the Battle of Waireka, later being given a commission in North Taranaki body of friendly Maoris; Courtney Melmoth Kyngdon Married Jane Jessie Messenger in 1868; He held Freehold Land at Urenui in 1870, 1871, 1875 etc., where he continued to farm well into 1900; In 1905 Courtney & Jessie Kyngdon were residing at Morley Street & recorded as a Settler; In 1911 they lived in Rimu Street, Fitzroy & remained there until the date he died; Courtney Melmoth Kyngdon Died in 1920 at the age of 98 years; I believe that Jane Jessie Kyngdon died in 1936 Aged 91; (See “Kingdon Book – A Second Look, 1974” for this Holsworthy/Kingdon family line); Awarded the New Zealand Medal for the Maori Wars; (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Adolphus: Private, Taranaki Volunteers, Taranaki Militia, New Zealand Army Maori Wars); (He was the Brother of Augustus Frederick Boughton Kyngdon who also served in the New Zealand Army during the Maori Wars);

DKINGDON – CAMPAIGN MEDALS & MILITARY SERVICE

Kingdon D: Major, 80th Regiment of Foot;Notes: This is a Major D. Kingdon who served with the 80th Regiment of Foot (The Staffordshire Volunteers) who was awarded an A1 Medal in 1801 for the Egypt Campaign of which I believe there were only 7 issued; He may well have also served in the Peninsular War 1808 to 1814? This is probably Dennis Kingdon born 1779 in Bridgerule, Devon, the son of John Kingdon b.1735 Holsworthy, Devon & Jane Hockin who married on 17.07.1766 in Okehampton; Dennis Kingdon Married Mary Ann Herring in 1817 in North Petherwin, Cornwall; I have no record of when he first joined the Army, or when he retired, but in 1841 Dennis & Mary Kingdon live in The Barton, North Petherwin; I then believe that his wife died in Plymouth in 1 st Q 1850; In the 1851 Census Dennis Kingdon, a Retired Army Major, is a Widower living with his Niece at #16, Cobourg Street, Plymouth; Dennis Kingdon died in Plymouth later in 1851 & I believe that his Will & Probate was on 11.09.1851, ref 11/2139 wherein it states that he was ‘late of North Petherwin’; Dennis Kingdon Esquire, a Major in the 80th Regiment of Foot who inherited the Barton at North Petherwyn, Cornwall, ca.1822 by the right of his wife, the only daughter & heir of Leonard Herring Esquire, who’s wife originally inherited it from the Yeo Family in 1741; (Note that around that time the Herring family were 1st cousins to the Archbishop of Canterbury); In 2011 the Barton is a Grade II listed building; In the Church of St Paternus in North Petherwin there is a Monument to ‘Denis Kingdon of Barton’ (qv) (1851); The Regimental Museum has this Officer as Lieutenant D. Kingdom; He was awarded the Military General Service Medal with a Clasp for service in Egypt; I have not researched this line any further;

Kingdon, D. R: 2nd Lieutenant (on Probation), Royal Garrison Artillery;Notes: There is a London Gazette notice on page 1865, Supplement dated 22.02.1917, which identifies that 2 nd

Lieutenant (on Probation) D. R. Kingdon resigns his commission on 23.02.1917; There is no other information to enable identification of this soldier/officer; However, this could be Dennis Roger Kingdon born 1895 in Gravesend, Kent, the son of Roger Kingdon, an Accountant b.1866 in Great Bookham, Surrey & Bertha Florence Gramshaw, b.1860 in Gravesend, Kent, who Married in 1894; In the 1901 Census Dennis R Kingdon lives with his parents in #13, Portland Road, Gravesend, Kent; In the 1911 Census Dennis Roger Kingdon is aged 15 & living with his parents at #14, Dry Hill, Park Road, Tonbridge, Kent; Needs further research;

Kingdon, Daniel: Carpenter Crew, Continuous Service #2501B, Royal Navy; ADM 139/826;Notes: This is Daniel Kingdon born in St Helier, Jersey on 05.04.1842 according to his Naval records but I can only find a Daniel Kingdon born in 1846 in Jersey; I therefore assume that this is Daniel Kingdon the son of Daniel Kingdon, a Cabinet Maker b.1811 in Devonport, England & Elizabeth Johns Kingswell from Truro, Cornwall, who Married on 25.01.1837 in Stoke Damerel, Devon; In 1851 Census this family live in #8, Victoria Street, St Helier on the Island of Jersey, Daniel’s Father is a Cabinet Maker; In 1861 Census Daniel Kingdon is aged 15 & an Apprentice Cabinet Maker working with his Father at #35, Cecil Street, St Andrew, Plymouth; Daniel Kingdon enlisted for 10 years service as a Carpenter Crew with the Royal Navy on 12.08.1867 on board ‘' Lord Warden’ but I don’t believe he served his full time, perhaps serving only 3 years; In 1871 Census I find Daniel Kingdon aged 25 working as an Upholsterer with his brother & his Widowed Father, a Cabinet Maker in Charles, Plymouth; I believe that Daniel Kingdon Married Mary ?? (b.1857 in Torquay) in ?? in ca.1875 (not found); In 1881 There is a Daniel, aged 35, & Mary Kingdom, a Cabinet Maker, living at #1, Saltram View in Egg Buckland, Plympton, Devon; In 1891 Census Daniel & Mary Kingdon live in Ladywell Cottage, Charles, Plymouth; In 1901 there is a Daniel Kingdon, birth place unknown, Aged 52 (b.1849), a Widower & French Polisher, boarding at #13, Summerland Place, Plymouth which may be this man; In 1911 Census Daniel Kingdon now aged 63 is living at #1, Well Street, Plymouth, he is a Widower & still works as a French Polisher; I believe that Daniel Kingdon died in 1911 in Plymouth Aged 64; (Father of #11870 Frank Kingdom, Royal Marine Light Infantry, Plymouth Division);

Kingdom, David: Private #14580, South Wales Borderers; (I believe this should be Kingdon);Notes: David Kingdom was Attested for 3 Years Short Service on 02.09.1914 in Neath, he did not give his address but I believe that it was #9, New Henry Street, Neath, Glamorgan because on checking I find this to be a house owned by the Bevan Family although there are 3 young Kingdon men lodging there at the time; I later discovered that his Mother may be Jane Bevan born in1859 in Neath & that Private David Kingdon records her as his “Mother” & next of kin in the records; At the time of his enlistment he gives his age as 27 years & 11 months, making him born in 1886, despite his age in the 1911 Census indicating that he was born in 1888; Birth records for a David Kingdon in Neath seem to support a birth date of 1886; He was posted to the 5 th

Battalion South Wales Borderers which was a Pioneer Service Battalion originally formed in Brecon in September 1914 & then moved to Tidworth, Hampshire in late 1914; On 12.11.1914 Private David Kingdom was declared Medically Unfit for Further Military Service under King’s Regulations Para 392 (iii) & was Discharged from the Army having served only 72 days; His Medical Records state that he had defective teeth;This is probably David Kingdon born 1886 in Neath, possibly the son of David Kingdon b.1858 in Neath, a Tin Worker, & Jane Davies b.1861 in Neath who married in 1880 in Neath; In 1891 David lived with his parents in Briton Ferry; This family lived at #4, Bowen Street, in Neath in 1901 Census & son David aged 14 was a Tin Plate Bundler; I believe that David’s Father David Kingdon Died in Neath in 1904 aged 45 & that David’s Mother Jane was remarried to a Albert Bevan, a Sawyer from Herefordshire & lived in New Henry Street in 1911 Census, (but in the record Jane has been crossed out to read Margaret)? (Albert Bevan’s 1 st wife was called Margaret Ann & she had died in Neath in 1903); David & Jane Kingdon’s 3 sons certainly were lodging there in 1911, David Kingdon b.1888 Neath, Edwin Kingdon b.1889 Aberdare & Oliver Kingdon b.1894 in Neath, Glamorgan; Follow up research shows that Albert Bevan aged 41 was serving a prison sentence in Carmarthen Prison in 1901 Census; Follow up research indicates that Widow Jane Kingdon did marry Albert Bevan in 3 rd Q 1905 in Neath; The issue of their being married for 27 years with 8 children & Jane being called Margaret, as marked on the 1911 Census, is yet to be resolved, but these people weren’t too trustworthy & Albert’s 1 st wife was called Margaret so maybe it is just a slip of the memory when making out the census record;Question, was this David Kingdon also a little feeble minded as well as being feeble in stature just like his Brother John?This Soldier needs a lot more research within my own Kingdon family tree structure; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, John: Private #2933, 6th Battalion The Welsh Regiment who enlisted for WW1 Service but was also rejected & discharged); (He is also the Brother of Kingdon, Edwin: Private #78084, Royal Field Artillery & # 12650 who enlisted & was discharged/rejected twice);

Kingdon, David: Private Royal Horse Artillery;Notes: This is David Kingdon born in 1880 in Neath, Glamorgan, Wales, the son of Thomas Kingdom b. 27.11.1856 in Neath, Port Talbot & Elizabeth Ann Owens from Neath, who married in 1877 in Neath; In 1881 Census David Kingdon lives at #7, Colliery Row with his parents; In 1891 Census David is aged 11 & living with his parents at #9, Colliery Row, Neath; David Kingdon must have enlisted into the Army some time after this as in 1901 Census I find him Aged 21 & a single Soldier being cared for as a Patient at the District Connaught Hospital in Farnborough, Hampshire; I can find no record of why he should have been in hospital in England at that time? In the 1911 Census I found Private David Kingdom Aged 32 living as a single soldier in the Royal Artillery & Cavalry Butt Road Barracks in Colchester, Essex; I have no other information except that David Kingdom is recorded as having been in receipt of a Chelsea Pension at some time; Did he serve in WW1? There is no Medals card on file; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, John (Jack): Leicestershire Regiment No: 10192 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11, who served in WW1);

Kingdon, David: Merchant Seaman during WW1; BT 351/1;Notes: This is probably David Kingdon born in 01.10.1897 in Clifton, Bristol although his Merchant Seaman’s WW1 Medals Record had 1898; If I am correct then this David Kingdon is the son of David Kingdon, a Slaughterman/Butcher b.1870 in Clifton, Bristol & Blanche Beavis from Bristol who Married in 1890 in Bristol; In 1901 David Kingdon is aged 4 years & living with his parents in Dowry Square, Bristol; In the 1911 Census Daniel Kingdon is now aged 13 & living with his Parents at #6, Ambrose Road, Clifton, Bristol, his Father is a Butcher; I did not research further but David Kingdon may well have emigrated to Canada at some later stage as there is a Canada to USA, Niagara Falls border crossing on 09.04.1943 for a 2 week visit which fits his personal details? Not researched further;

Kingdon, Dick: Class ‘E’, 2nd Division Reservist, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1917, WW1;Notes: This is Dick Kingdon born in 1873 in Cornwall, England, the son of James Kingdon, b.1844 in Advent, Cornwall, England & Elizabeth Jane Wendon, b.1848 in Lostwithiel, Cornwall, who had married in Cornwall, England in 1868 & sailed with young Dick & the rest of their family to New Zealand, arriving in Cambridge West in 1880, where he established a Blacksmith’s business on the corner of Shakespeare & Cook Streets; (His Grandparents, Jonathan Kingdon & Mary Orchard Hill had arrived in New Zealand from Cornwall, England in 1872 on the ‘Celestial Queen’); (I understand that one of Dick’s brothers, Samuel Wendon Kingdon, died by drowning in a river at a Wesleyan Picnic in 1883 at the age of 12 years); Dick Kingdon lived with his parents in Cambridge as a Labourer in 1900, 1905, 1906, & 1911; Dick Kingdon Married Mary Elizabeth Hall in 1913; In1914 Dick Kingdon is recorded as a Labourer in Flat Park, Leamington; In August, September, October of 1917 Dick Kingdon registered for WW1 Service with the 2 nd

Division, New Zealand Expeditionary Force & was classified in ‘Class E’, having 4 children;; There are no other military records for this soldier but I do not believe that he actually served in WW1; In 1919 Dick & Mary Kingdon live in Flat Park, Leamington, Dick is a Labourer; His Father died around 1919; They live in Carlyle Street, Leamington, Cambridge in 1928, 1935 & 1938; I believe that Mary Elizabeth Kingdon died in 1940 Aged 68 & that Dick Kingdon died in 1946 Aged 72; (He was the Brother of Percy James Kingdon, 2nd

Division New Zealand Reservist, WW1): (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Irwin Wendon: Private, #48650, ‘A’ Company, Auckland Infantry Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, WW1): (He was the Brother of Archibald Henry Kingdon, 2nd Division New Zealand Reservist, WW1): This family could be researched further;

EKINGDON – CAMPAIGN MEDALS & MILITARY SERVICE

Kingdon, E: Private, #4209, 2nd Battalion Devonshire Regiment; Boer War;Notes: This is Edward Kingdon born in 1877 in Bishops Nympton, Devon; His name first appears as #4209 Drummer Kingdon E. on a Medal Roll for the 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment for individuals entitled to the South African Medal for Boer War Service, dated 20.08.1901 in Standerton; His name again appears as #4209 Drummer Kingdon E. on a Medal Roll for the 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment for individuals entitled to the Queen’s South Africa Medal and Clasps for Boer War Service, dated 11.12.1903 in Bordon, the record indicates that he was already Discharged; After exhaustive Kingdon Family research, this Edward Kingdon is believed to be the son of James Kingdon, a Farm Labourer born in 1856 Bishops Nympton, & Martha Tucker, who Married on 26.10.1876 in Bishops Nympton; In 1881 Census Edward Kingdon was aged 4 & lived with his parents at Barton House, Bishops Nympton, Devon; In 1891 Edward Kingdon was aged 14 & a Farm Servant at Bainsworthy in North Molton, Devon; It was during the next few years that Edward Kingdon joined the Devonshire Regiment as a young Drummer as per the referenced medal rolls & I also failed to locate him in any UK 1901 Census; Edward Kingdon must have been discharged from the Army sometime pre- December 1903 & returned to Devon; Edward Kingdon Married Esther Sampson in 1906 in Bishops Nympton & lives & works as a Farm Labourer at Broad Park in Bishops Nympton in 1911; Medals awarded – Queen’s South Africa Medal, King’s South Africa Medal, with Clasps for service at Tugela Heights, Paardeberg, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Laings Nek & Belfast; (Brother of Kingdom, John Tucker: Royal Field Artillery No: 81419 Rank: Driver 1914-1920 WO 372/11);

Kingdon, E F: Soldiers Christian Association 1914 -1920, WO 372/23; WW1 period;Notes: (This was the Military Auxiliary of the YMCA); This is Elizabeth Frances Kingdon whose name appears on the Absent Voters List for #21, Yew Tree Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire for 1918 & again in 1919; Her credentials are indicated as A.I.B.D. which probably stands for Australian Infantry Base Depot which was situated in Rouelles, near Le Havre, France; She is recorded as being an absent voter with a sister Winifred Adams Kingdon of the same address; Elizabeth Frances Kingdon obviously came from a wealthy family as in the 1911 Census she is aged 42 & living with her Widowed Mother & 3 other spinster sisters, all on ‘Private Means’, at The Croft, St Annes Road, Eastbourne, Sussex; (This family originates from the Cory Kingdon, Holsworthy, Devon line); Elizabeth Frances Kingdon was born in Spondon, Derbyshire in 1868, she is the daughter of Godfrey Kingdon, a Clergyman b.1838 in Poughill, Cornwall & Frances Adams, b.1833 in Nottingham, who married in 1863 in Radford, Nottinghamshire; In the 1871 Census Elizabeth F. Kingdon is aged 2 & living with her parents at the Spondon Vicarage in Derbyshire, her Father was the Vicar of Spondon; In the 1881 Census Elizabeth F. Kingdon is aged 12 & lives with her parents, who were absent on the census date, at the St Mary’s Church Vicarage, Spondon, Derbyshire; In the 1891 Census her Father was the Vicar of Taunton St James in Somerset & Elizabeth F Kingdon lived with her parents at Salisbury House, Taunton St Mary Magdalene Within, Somerset; In the 1901 Census she is living with her parents at Witherley Rectory in Leicestershire; In 1935 & in 1939 Elizabeth Frances Kingdon lived with her spinster sisters at #13, Yew Tree Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire; I believe that Elizabeth F Kingdon Died in 1954 in Newton Abbot (Teignmouth, Devon) Aged 85; I can find no medals card info for this person, however, there is a reference at Kew WO 372/23/24106? (She is the Sister of Kingdon, Winifred Adams: Soldiers Christian Association 1914-1920 WO 372/23);

Kingdon, Edmund Joseph: Caulker, Royal Navy, Continuous Service #7723B & #40313; ADM 139/878 & ADM 188/5;Notes: Enlisted on ‘HMS Hercules’ for 10 years service as a Caulker on 12.11.1868, joined on 23.12.1868; This is Edmund Joseph Kingdon born 10.12.1842 in Plymouth, the son of Richard Kingdon, a Sawyer b.1792 in Maker, Devon, & Dorothy (Dorothea) Congdon(?) from Calstock, Cornwall who Married ca.1827, probably in Plymouth; In 1851 Census Edmund Kingdon lived with his parents at #24, Gasking Street, Plymouth Charles the Martyr; In 1861 Edmund lives with his Widower Father at #26, Gasking Street, Charles the Martyr, Charles, Plymouth & is an 18 year old Shipwright Apprentice; Edmund Joseph Kingdon Married Mary Ann Western, (born ca.1842 Plymouth) in Plymouth in 1863; In the 1871 Census Edmund’s wife, Mary Ann Kingdon aged 27 is a Nurse living with a Gilbert Family in #55, Cobourg Street, St Andrew, Plymouth, she is recorded as being the wife of a Royal Navy Caulker also; (I did think that eventually I had found ‘Ed Jo’ Kingdon in 1871, aged 26 years, as an Able Seaman serving in the Royal Navy on board ‘HMS Cambridge’ in Tamar, Devonport, but the crew are recorded as being ashore at Census time on Sunday 02.04.1871, but this may not be him as a closer look indicates his age is incorrect?); I seem to lose both of them from here, however there is an Edmund Joseph Kingdon in the Navy List which records a promotion to Carpenter on 24.07.1875; The Date of the Navy list is June 1879: 118 – Comus 18 May 78 (Borne in “Pembroke”); I then discovered the ADM 196/30 Record referring to Edmund Kingdon dated 24.07.1875, in the Royal Navy Warrant Officers Register of Service List, which records his Promotion from Caulker to Carpenter; (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Samuel: Rating, Continuous Service #22684A, Royal Navy; ADM 139/627); I researched no further, needs more work;

Kingdon, Edward A: Royal Field Artillery No: 207455 Rank: Gunner 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Medals Card on file for the Victory & British War Medals only; Insufficient information to follow up further;

Kingdon, Edward: Military Provost Staff Corps No: 1445 Rank: Warrant Officer Class 2 WO 372/11Notes: This is Edward Kingdon who served with the Coldstream Guards as #20399 from 05.01.1897 to 1906; He served with 4th Battalion Norfolk Volunteers prior to joining the Regular Army & at enlistment wanted to join the Dragoons of the Line; I believe that this is Edward Philip Kingdon born 4th Q 1879 in St James Parish, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk the son of Edward Kingdon, a Joiner, b.1851 in Farnham, Suffolk & Mary Ann Hannah Newby Leggett from Great Yarmouth who married on 31.03.1876 in Yarmouth, Norfolk; In 1891 Census the family live in Old Market Street, Thetford, Norfolk; At enlistment in 1897 in Norwich Edward Kingdon was a Painter Aged 18 years & 4 months; He was attested & transferred to the Coldstream Guards on 11.01.1897 & Appointed Lance Corporal on 28.10.1897, serving in England until 09.03.1899; He served in Gibraltar from 10.03.1899 to 27.10.1899; Served in South Africa from 28.10.1899 to 04.02.1902; Edward Kingdon Married Jean Langford Watts? in Thetford on 27.04.1903 & they had at least 3 children born in Windsor (Edward Henry G. 1904), Aldershot (Maud Irene 20.01.1906) & Dublin (Phyllis Mary 22.02.1909); By 13.02.1902 he was a Sergeant & on 29.11.1903 elected to extend his service to complete 12 years service; He served in England from 05.10.1902 to 04.09.1912; On the 26.06.1906 he transferred to the Military Provost Staff as a Sergeant; Edward Kingdon then re-engaged to serve 21 years service on 14.08.1906; There seems to have been a Court of Inquiry in Dublin on 13.04.1910 but I can find no records other than the note on his papers; He then served back in South Africa from 05.09.1912 until 25.11.1919 before returning to England; He was promoted to Staff Sergeant on 01.09.1913 & to Warrant Officer Rank on 22.06.1918; He served a Total of 23 Years & 32 Days before being discharged on 04.02.1920; I believe that his Chelsea Pensioner number was #20755/F & he retired to Thetford in Norfolk; I believe that he may have died aged 67 in Gosport, Hants in 1946; Good Conduct Medal; South Africa War Medal & Clasps; Medals Card on file; (Brother of Kingdon, Albert Arthur: Norfolk Regiment No: 5633 Rank: RSM, OBE); (Cousin of Private Edward Pratt Kingdom #24594, 11th or 15th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters); (He may also be cousin of #7108 Henry Capp Kingdon, Lincolnshire Regiment); (Note: There is a Brother also named Henry Capp Kingdon, who was born in 1888 in Yarmouth, probably making him too young to have enlisted in 1904/5, although it is possible that I have the two Henry Capp Kingdons mixed up; In any case they are probably all related in the Norfolk Kingdon line; Further research reveals that this brother also served & died in WW1 as Private H C Kingdom, #34736, 3rd Bn., The King's Liverpool Regiment, who died on 30 March 1916); (I now believe that there is a Henry Charles Kingdon who also served with the Lincolnshire Regiment); (Also a George Frederick Samuel Kingdon #4570 North Staffordshire Regiment who is related);

Kingdon, Edward; Private, #8679, Royal Marine Light Infantry, Chatham Division; ADM 159/49;Notes: This is Edward Arnold Bail Kingdon, born 28.01.1878 in Wolverhampton; He is the son of Harry Bail Kingdon, a Tailor b.1839, & Alice Amelia Stafford (nee Crossland) b.1844 in Clerkenwell, who Married in Hackney, London in 1872 & she appears to have used her maiden name of Alice Amelia Crossland in the records; (His Mother was previously married to James Thomas Stafford who died in 1872); (His Father Harry Bail Kingdon may have died in London ca.1886);In the 1881 Census I had difficulty locating this family but did find an Edward A. Bale (Kingdon) aged 4 & born in Wolverhampton, living with his Mother, Alice Bale at #8, Great Hampton street, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire – I can only assume this is the correct family record? I failed to find his Father Harry Bail Kingdon in 1881; I also did not originally find Edward Kingdon in the 1891 Census but his Widowed Mother lived at #14, Durrington Road, Hackney, London, but I have now discovered him recorded as Edward Arnold Kingdom as an Inmate, Scholar aged 13 at the District Hackney Union Training School in Brentwood, Essex, his birthplace is not given; On 11.11.1895 Edward Kingdon Enlisted in the Chatham Division of the Royal Marine Light Infantry; In the 1901 Census I found Edward A.C. Kingdon, now aged 22 & serving as a Soldier in the RMLI, living with his Widowed Mother at #95, Balance Road, Hackney, London; In the 1911 Census there is a Edward Arnold Kingdon boarding as a Married man (6 years with 3 children) aged 32, working as the Superintendent of Hotel Staff & boarding at #1, Harpur Street, St Andrew Holborn, London WC; Follow up research indicates that Edward Arnold Kingdon Married Emma Cliff, from Manchester, in 1906 in Chertsey, Surrey; In 1911 Census Emma, & their 3 children, is a Lodging Domestic Worker for an elderly Widow in #27, Victoria Road, Springbourne, Bournemouth; (Edward’s Brother Harry Bail Kingdon is also there as a Hall Porter); I believe that Edward A.B. Kingdon Died in 1951 in Essex Aged 73; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Harry Bail: #11093, Private, Royal Marine Light Infantry, Chatham Division; ADM 159/54); (It is likely that there is another brother, Kingdon, John Sidney: #280767, Stoker, Royal Navy; ADM 188/448; & who also appears on the Chelsea Pensioners List);

Kingdon, Edward: Royal Navy, Continuous service #28405A; ADM 139/685;Notes: The records for this Royal Navy Sailor would indicate that this is probably Edward Kingdon born 23.11.1841 (registered 1842) in Landport, Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire; He was the son of John Kingdon, a Dockyard Shipwright b.1793 in Barnstaple, Devon, & Sarah Bevis from Portsea, who Married on 13.05.1815 in St Mary’s Portsea, Hampshire; In 1851 Census Edward Kingdon lives with his parents in Spring Street, Portsea, Portsmouth; (His family lived in Spring Street from 1841); Royal Navy records have Edward Kingdon Volunteering for service on 26.01.1859; Unfortunately I lost this Edward Kingdon from here? (I believe that his Father died in 1867 & his Mother in 1875 in Portsea); (I have not proven any link, but there is a Prisoner Record from Dorchester Prison in Dorset of an Edward Kingdon, aged 20 (b.1842) & originating from Portsmouth being arrested on 21.02.1862 for Deserting HM Ship); (He is the brother of James George Kingdon #40040 & #832 Royal Navy); No further information found;

Kingdon, Edward Arthur: #220316 Leading Seaman, Royal Navy; ADM 188/387;Notes: This is Edward Arthur Kingdon born 08.01.1887 in Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, the son of James George Kingdon, a Royal Navy Seaman, b.1837 in Portsmouth & his 2 nd Wife Elizabeth Male who married in 1877 in Portsea, Portsmouth; In the 1891 Census Edward Kingdon lived with his parents at #32, Alver Road in Portsmouth, his father was a Naval Pensioner; In 1901 Census Edward Kingdon was aged 14, a Corset Stay Maker Labourer living with his parents at #6 Ethel road, Portsmouth, Hampshire; He then joined the Royal Navy between 01.01.1902 & 31.12.1902 as his number indicates, and during WW1 served with ‘HMS Amethyst’ in all the chief operations at the Dardanelles, the Narrows, Suvla Bay & Chunuk Bair, and then to South America stations after the Evacuation of the Peninsular, where she served on patrol, escort & other important duties until the close of hostilities; In the 1911 Census Edward A. Kingdon is an Able Seaman, Aged 23, serving onboard the Battleship, ‘HMS Superb’ stationed in Portsmouth Harbour; Leading Seaman Edward Arthur Kingdon also served in ‘HMY Alexandra’ & holds the 1914-15 Star and the General Service, Victory & Long Service & Good Conduct Medals; I believe he lived at #29, Edgeware Road, Milton, Portsmouth after his service years; I understand that Edward Arthur Kingdon Died in Hampstead in 1951 Aged 64; I believe that there were other brothers who served in the Royal Navy as well: Namely William George, Harry & James John Kingdon from Portsea, Portsmouth; Medals Record Roll on File; (He was the Brother of Kingdon, James John: Royal Navy, #PO/128972; who died on ‘HMS India’ in 1915); (He was also the Brother of Kingdon, Charles Walter: Royal Field Artillery No: 47983 Rank: Sergeant 1914-1920 WO 372/11, who served in the Royal Navy as a boy & then in the Army in WW1); (He is also the Brother of Kingdon, Harry: #208949 Leading Seaman, Royal Navy); (Also the Brother of Kingdon, William George: Petty Officer 1st Class, #155575, Royal Navy); (He was the Son of #40040 James George Kingdon, who served in the Royal Navy from 01.07.1853);

Kingdon, Edwin: Private #78084, Royal Field Artillery;Notes: Edwin Kingdon has records which indicate that he was earlier Discharged as a Private #12650 from the 8th Service Battalion Welsh Regiment of Infantry on 28.09.1914 in Salisbury, under King’s Regulations Para 392 (iii) for being medically unfit, he was aged 25 years & recorded as a Sheet Worker at that time; There were no other records available in his files to indicate when he had first enlisted, however his Company Conduct Sheet states that he was born in Aberdare, aged 25 years & 3 months & had enlisted for 3 years in Neath on 19.08.1914; I searched further & found that he had enlisted as #12650 Edward Kingdon but signed the records as Edwin Kingdon stating that he was Married with 1 child, aged 25 years & 3 months, a Sheet Worker & had served for 3 years previously in #7 Company the Glamorgan Field Artillery; On discharge it appears that his record shows that he served for 41 days only in 1914; He also gave his Next of Kin as his Wife, Annie Kingdon living at #19, Brookdale Terrace, Neath, Glamorgan, Wales; Edwin Kingdon was for the 2nd time, again Attested for the Duration of the War Short Service on 12.01.1915 in Neath, joining in Preston on the same date, as #78084 denoted Driver in the RHA & RFA; His address was #4, Payne Street, Neath, Glamorgan & he had been married since 1913; At the time of his enlistment he was a Sheet Worker, had served already for 4 years in the Volunteer Artillery & he gives his age as 25 years & 7 months, making him born ca.1889; His Next of Kin was his wife, Annie Kingdon (nee Casey) who he married on 22.02.1913 in Neath, Glamorgan, they had one daughter at that time, Olive Margaret Kingdon born 29.12.1913 in Neath; The Records show that this Soldier was then re-assessed on 26.01.1915 by #2 Depot RFA & 7 th Reserve Battery RFA & Discharged as being not likely to become an efficient soldier on medical grounds; One of his records declared that the arches of both of his feet had gone and that he suffered very much pain when marching; This is Edwin Kingdon born 1889 in Neath, probably the son of David Kingdon b.1858 in Neath, a tin worker, & Jane Davies b.1861 in Neath who married in 1880 in Neath; In 1891 Edwin lived with his parents in Briton Ferry; This family lived at #4, Bowen Street, in Neath in 1901 Census & son Edwin aged 12 lived with them; I believe that Edwin’s Father David Kingdon Died in Neath in 1904 aged 45 & that Edwin’s Mother Jane was remarried to a Albert Bevan, a Sawyer from Herefordshire & lived in New Henry Street in 1911 Census, (but in the record Jane has been crossed out to read Margaret)? (Albert Bevan’s 1 st wife was called Margaret Ann & she had died in Neath in 1903); David & Jane Kingdon’s 3 sons certainly were lodging there in 1911, David Kingdon b.1888 Neath, Edwin Kingdon b.1889 Aberdare & Oliver Kingdon b.1894 Neath; Edwin (called Edward in the records) Kingdon Married Annie Casey in Neath on 22.02.1913; I believe that they may have had 7 children between 1913 & 1931; Follow up research shows that Albert Bevan aged 41 was serving a prison sentence in Carmarthen Prison in 1901 Census; Follow up research indicates that Widow Jane Kingdon did marry Albert Bevan in 3rd Q 1905 in Neath; The issue of their being married for 27 years with 8 children & Jane being called Margaret, as marked on the 1911 Census, is yet to be resolved, but these people weren’t too trustworthy & Albert’s 1st wife was called Margaret so maybe it is just a slip of the memory when making out the census record; Question, was this Edwin Kingdon also a little feeble minded just like his Brothers John & David as all 3 were discharged as being unsuitable for service? This Soldier needs a lot more research within my own Kingdon family tree structure; (He may be the Brother of Kingdon, John: Private #2933, 6th Battalion The Welsh Regiment who enlisted for WW1 Service but was also rejected & discharged); (He is the Brother of Kingdom, David: Private #14580, South Wales Borderers; (I believe this should be Kingdon);

Kingdon, Edwin Herbert: #125595 Carpenter’s Mate, Royal Navy, Boer War; ADM 188/166;Notes: This is Edwin Herbert Kingdon born on 28.01.1862 in Cawsand, Cornwall; He was the son of Henry Kingdon, a Builder & Mason, b.1829 in Kingsand, Devon & Matilda Burlace from Cawsand in Cornwall who Married in 1851 in Plymouth; I believe that in 1871 & 1881 Census Edwin was recorded as Herbert Kingdon living with his parents in Garrett Street, Cawsand, Rame in Cornwall; His Naval Number would indicate enlistment between 01.01.1883 & 31.12.1884; In 1885 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, Edwin H Kingdon Married Maria Carne, she was born in Cornwall in 1857; I believe that he had already joined the Royal Navy by the 1891 Census & that he was serving overseas because I cannot find him recorded in England; In the 1891 Census his wife Maria Kingdon is living with her parents in Back Street, Rame in Cornwall; Edwin Herbert Kingdon served aboard ‘HMS Monarch’, a Guardship at Simons Bay in South Africa during the Boer War; In the 1901 Census there is a Royal Navy record for Carpenter’s Mate Edwin Kingdon being a crew member, but not on board ‘HMS Adder’, a Sailing Coast Guard Cruiser stationed in Harwich Harbour on the night of the Census, Edwin H Kingdon & his wife Maria are also recorded as living in Clematis Villa in Devoncourt, Harwich, Essex; In the 1911 Census Edwin Herbert & Maria Kingdon & their 2 sons live at #3 Molesworth Terrace, Millbrook, Plymouth; Edwin Herbert Kingdon is a Naval Pensioner & a Shipwright for a Steam Boat Company; I believe that Edwin Herbert Kingdon Died on 28.12.1928 whilst living at #3, Molesworth Terrace, Millbrook, Plymouth at the age of 67; Edwin Herbert Kingdon was awarded the Queen’s South African Medal for his services in the Boer War; (He is the Father of #M7750 Edwin Herbert Kingdon, Royal Navy WW1);

Kingdon, Edwin Herbert: #M7750, Electrical Artificer Class 3, Royal Navy, Served WW1; ADM 188/1033;Notes: This is Edwin Herbert Kingdon born 05.09.1892 in Devonport, Devon, the son of Edwin Herbert Kingdon, Royal Navy, born 1862 Cawsand, Cornwall & Maria Carne from Rame in Cornwall, who Married in 1885 in Stoke Damerel, Devon; In 1901 Census Edwin Herbert Kingdon lives with his parents in Clematis Villa in Devoncourt, Harwich, Essex; In 1911 Edwin Herbert Kingdon is aged 18 & living with his parents at #3, Molesworth Terrace, Millbrook, Plymouth, he is an Apprentice Engineer with a Steam Boat Company, his Father is a Naval Pensioner & Shipwright working for the same company; Edwin Herbert Kingdon joined the Royal Navy between 01.01.1914 & 31.12.1914 for service in WW1 & appears to have served on ‘HMS Ajax’; In 1916 Edwin Herbert Kingdon Married Mary Ann Landrey in Cornwall, she was from Rame in Cornwall; #M/7750 Chief Electrical Artificer 2nd Class made a career out of the Royal Navy & was still serving on board ‘HMS Adventurer’ on 25.07.1929; I believe that Edwin Herbert Kingdon Died in Plymouth in 1948 Aged 55; Edwin Herbert Kingdon was awarded the 1914-15 Star, Victory & the British War Medal; He was issued with his Royal Navy Long Service & Good Conduct Medal on 25.07.1929; (He is the son of Kingdon, Edwin Herbert: #125595 Carpenter’s Mate, Royal Navy, Boer War);

Kingdon, Edwin Erwin J: Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry No: 38687 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11;Notes: This MIC card reads Edwin J Kingdon but there is a Silver War Badge Roll which reads Erwin John Kingdon for the same man; Also served as #35792 Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry & #44143 Royal Warwickshire Regiment; I believe that this is Erwin John Kingdon because his birth was in 1900 in South Petherwin in Cornwall; I consider this to be the son of James Kingdon, a Police Constable, b.1875 in Linkinhorne, Cornwall & Lucy Heddon from South Petherwin who married in Launceston in 1898; In 1901 Census Erwin John Kingdon lives with his parents at # 64, Godolphin Road, Helston, Cornwall; In the 1911 Census Erwin John Kingdon lives with his parents at #20, Beacon, Camborne, Cornwall; This soldier obviously served for some time but was finally Discharged under King’s Regulations Para 392 (xvi) (a) for Sickness at the age of 19 years on 05.05.1919; The records indicate that he had served overseas at some point; I believe that Erwin John Kingdon Died at the age of 20 in Redruth, Cornwall in 1920; He was Awarded the Silver War Badge #B/208871 also under his Royal Warwickshire Regiment service which has him enlisting on 19.03.1918; Medals Card on file;

Kingdon, Edwin Peter Pengelley: Royal Navy Volunteer #27890A & Royal Navy #63488; ADM 139/679 & ADM 188/44;Notes: Edwin Kingdon volunteered for Royal Naval Continuous Service on 16.12.1863; This is Edwin Peter Pengelley Kingdon born 10.12.1849 in Stoke Damerel, the son of William Kingdon, a Royal Navy Carpenter & Warrant Officer, b.1803 in Stoke Damerel & Elizabeth Pengelley b.1810 in Devonport who married on 02.06.1830 in Stoke Damerel; In1851 Census Edwin Peter Kingdon lived with his Mother in Stoke Damerel, his Father was at sea; In 1861 he lived with his parents in Stoke Damerel; In 1871 Census Edwin Peter Kingdon was an Able Seaman in the Royal Navy but living at home with his parents in Stoke Damerel; (I did find a Census record for an Able Seaman ‘E. P’. Kingdon serving on ‘HMS Cambridge’, anchored in Tamar on the night of the 1871 Census, which may be him as this indicates a list of sailors who were ashore?); Edwin Peter Pengelley Kingdon Married Mary Ellen Coad b.1851 in Stoke Damerel in 1875 in Stoke Damerel; In 1881, 1891 & 1901 Censuses Edwin & Mary Kingdon live in Minster in Sheppey, Sheerness, Kent & Edwin is a Rigger in HM Dockyard; Edwin Peter Pengelley Kingdon Died in 1908 in Sheppey, Kent Aged 58; (He was the Father of Kingdom, Albert Edwin: Royal Garrison Artillery No: 213501 Rank: Gunner who served in WW1); (He was the Son of Kingdon, William: Royal Navy, Warrant Officer, Carpenter, #411 & #415); (Probably related to Kingdom, Henry Lockyer: Chief Petty Officer, Royal Navy #114720; ADM 188/144/220; & also Thomas Sidney Cornish Kingdom #121062 Royal Navy);

Kingdon, Eli: Royal Field Artillery No: 2348 Rank: Driver 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Eli Kingdon b.22.04.1896 Rose Ash/Knowstone & lived at Kimmings, Rose Ash, South Molton on 26th

October 1915 when he joined the Army for WW1 Service in Exeter. (Initially he served 4 th Wessex Brigade, RFA, his #3143, served in France; Then he transferred to Regt. B/303 Brigade RFA, his #966584, served in France, Salonika, Alexandria, Egypt, Port Said); He left the Army 31.03.1919; In 1919 he gives his address as Little Ash Moor, Rose Ash, South Molton; In the 1901 Census for Knowstone Eli is living with his parents, George Kingdon b.1851 Bishops Nympton & Ann Kingdom b.1862 Knowstone, at Crosside; Birthplace is recorded as Knowstone; 1911 Census has him as a General Servant working for a Widow Mary Ann Bushnell at Crosside, Knowstone; He will later live with his widowed Mother Annie at Kimmings Farm, Rose Ash; The UK Spring 1919 Absent Voters List for South Molton Division, Devon, Parish of Rose Ash has reference #4153 to Kingdon Eli - Ash Moor (No service details given); The Rose Ash Victory Hall Memorial in Devon records Private E. Kingdon a driver in the RFA; Eli Kingdon Married Laura Ann Ashelford from Witheridge in 1920 in South Molton; Eli Kingdon Died in 1st Q 1975 in Bristol Aged 79; Medals Card on file; (He is the brother of Kingdon, Frederick: #814692 139th Overseas Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force; Rank: Private); (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Ernest: Devonshire Regiment No: 8737 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11); (He is also the brother of Kingdon, Bert: Devonshire Regiment No: 8673 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11); (He is probably also the Brother of Kingdom, Francis W: Devonshire Regiment No: 1775 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11);

Kingdon, Ernest: Devonshire Regiment No: 8737 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: This is most likely Ernest Kingdon born in 1889 in Bishops Nympton, Devon, the son of George Kingdon b.1851 Bishops Nympton & Ann Kingdom from Knowstone (she was the daughter of William Kingdom b.1819 & Eliza Howard) who Married in 1881; In the1891 & 1901 Censuses Ernest Kingdon lives with his Parents at Crosside Cottage, Knowstone; I believe he enlisted before 1911 as there is a Private Ernest kingdon, Aged 21, serving with the 2nd Battalion, The Devonshire Regiment in Malta in the 1911 Census; The UK Spring 1919 Absent Voters List for South Molton Division, Devon, Parish of Rose Ash has reference #4154 to Kingdon Ernest – Ash Moor (No service details given); The Rose Ash Victory Hall Memorial in Devon records Private E. Kingdon a Private in the Devonshire Regiment; Medals Card on file; (He is the brother of Kingdon, Frederick: #814692 139th Overseas Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force; Rank: Private); (He is also the brother of Kingdon, Eli: Royal Field Artillery No: 2348 Rank: Driver 1914-1920 WO 372/11, who served in WW1 also); ); (He is also the brother of Kingdon, Bert: Devonshire Regiment No: 8673 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11); (He is also the Brother of Kingdom, Francis W: Devonshire Regiment No: 1775 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11);

Kingdon, Ernest: Devonshire Regiment No: 17643 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11 - Died in WW1 - # 17643 Ernest Kingdon, Devonshire Regiment on 13.11.1915, buried in the Guards Cemetery, Windy Ridge, Cuinchy; Also remembered on the Bishops Nympton War Memorial in the Village Church; Notes: This is Ernest Kingdon b. 3rd Q 1880 Bishops Nympton, the son of William Kingdon b.1846 Bishops Nympton & Elizabeth Westcott; In 1881, 1891 & 1901 he lived with his parents in Bishops Nympton; In 1911 he works as a Road Contractor & lived with his 2 Brothers in Rose Cottage, Bishops Nympton; I believe that he enlisted on 01.10.1915? I also believe that there is a Medal Card for him as #17143 (Misprinted) as Kingdom E. in the Devonshire Regiment? 2x Medals Card on file; (He was the Brother of Corporal Arthur Kingdom, #SE/21190 Army Veterinary Corps who served in WW1 also); SEE ALSO: Kingdom, E: Devonshire Regiment No: 17143 (Misprint – should read 17643) Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11

Kingdon, Ernest: Devonshire Regiment No: 1833 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: The Regimental Number of #1833 would indicate enlistment around 10.01.1914; Also served as #265375 Devonshire Regiment, the 6 figure number being given when the Territorial Force renumbered in 1917; This is Ernest William Francis B. Kingdon Illegitimate son of Mary Ellen (Nellie) Kingdon b.1881 South Molton (she later married Arthur Percy Herbert in 1907 in Lutterworth); Ernest Kingdon was born on 01.02.1898 South Molton & lived with his Grandparents Edwin (Ned) Kingdon b.1858 Kings Nympton & Mary Jane Gregory in 1901 & 1911 Census; Ernest Married Annie Bellew on 21.05.1921 in South Molton; Ernest Died on 16.06.1951 in South Molton Aged 53; Research of Colonel Flick’s Diary reveals that #265375 Lance Corporal E. Kingdon served with ‘D’ Company, 6th Battalion the Devonshire Regiment; He is recorded on the Spring 1919 Absent Voters List for #14 Cooks Cross, South Molton, Devon; Medals Card on file;

Kingdon, Ernest: Royal Irish Fusiliers No: 13731 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Served with the Royal Irish Fusiliers Infantry Unit, Dublin; Enlisted for WW1 service on 05.09.1914 & was Discharged on the 19.10.1914 under AO.265/17.2(d).s for Sickness, which was issued in this case to a Soldier who under the amended conditions, which stated that the badge will, subject in every case to the approval of the Army Council, be issued only to the individuals specified below, who have served with the military forces subsequent to the 4th August, 1914: (d) Those who, have served as soldiers and being now over military age, have been discharged otherwise than for misconduct; The Royal Irish Fusiliers were also known as ‘Princess Victoria’s’; His name does not appear on the Boer War for issue of the Queen’s South Africa Medal Roll for the Royal Irish Fusiliers so he may not have served there; He may well have served in India; Silver War Badge #299447 awarded; Medals Card on file; Initially there was insufficient information to be able to follow further, however:-Additional Notes: Following contact with this man’s Grandson (living in Canada) in September 2012;I believe that this is Ernest Kingdon born in Battersea, London on 26.08.1882 & Baptised on 29.09.1882 in Battersea; He was the son of William Kingdon, a Painter, b.14.06.1840 in Taunton & Mary Ann Rose b.14.06.1854 from Bristol, Gloucestershire, who probably Married in 1870 in St Saviours, Southwark, London I believe; (His parents lived in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1881 as Ernest’s elder siblings were mostly born in Canada); In 1891 Wales Census Ernest Kingdon aged 8 lives with his parents at #4, Crofts Street, Roath, Cardiff, Wales, they are also at the same address in the 1901 Census; However, I cannot find Ernest Kingdon in the 1901 Census, I assume that he was in the Army already; Ernest Kingdon Married Elizabeth Emily Flyn, Flynn or Flyng in the 3rd Q 1903 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, she was born in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England on 27.01.1881, Baptised on 20.02.1881 in Bristol & was working as a Tailoress in 1901 Census living in Roath, Cardiff with her parents; In 1911 Ernest & Elizabeth Kingdon lived at #78, Edenbridge Road, Bush Hill Park, Enfield, Middlesex & he was a Ladies Tailor;(He is the Brother of Kingdon, Gordon William: Chelsea Pensioner (No other details), No Military Records but may have Served in the Guarding & Fighting in the Khyber Pass in Afghanistan); (His Brother was probably Kingdon, Sidney Walter: #8147, Manchester Regiment); (I also now believe that his Father was probably Kingdon, William: Private, #3063, 2nd European Light Infantry, East India Company Army); This Family needs a little more research although I am in touch with a descendant since August 2012 & will request clearer details;Could this also be - Kingdon, Ernest J: #21183, Trooper, 2nd Brabant’s Horse, Boer War; WO 127/3?

Kingdon, Ernest Arthur: #3345970 Private, 1st Depot Battalion, Manitoba;Notes: There are draft enlistment papers for Ernest Arthur Kingdon in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada dated 14.05.1918; I believe that this is Ernest Arthur Kingdon born 28.07.1894 in Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada, the son of Henry (Harry) John Kingdon, a Shoemaker, b.01.04.1867 in Wales who emigrated to Canada in 1888 & Minnie ?? b. 02.09.1868 in England who emigrated to Canada in 1890, who were probably Married in Canada in ca.1891/92? In 1901 Census Ernest A Kingdon is aged 6 & living with his parents in Minnedosa, Manitoba; At the age of 16 years Ernest Kingdon is a ‘Servant’, probably on a Farm, living in Marquette, Manitoba in the 1911 Census; In the 1916 Census Ernest Kingdon aged 21 years is a Farm Labourer living at Saltcoats, Saskatchewan, he gives his tribal origins as Welsh; At the age of 23 years & 10 months Ernest Arthur Kingdon was drafted into the 10 M.D, 1st Depot Battalion, Manitoba in Winnipeg on 14.05.1918; He gives his date of birth as 28.07.1894 in Minnedosa & his Mother Minnie Kingdon as his NOK, with an address of Clanwilliam P.O., Manitoba; His trade is recorded as being a Farmer; (He is the Brother of Alfred Henry Kingdon who served with the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force in WW1); (He is also the Brother of Albert Kingdon who served with the Canadian Forces); (He is also the Brother of #922649 Sapper William Henry Kingdon of the Canadian Engineers Regiment in WW1); I did not research further;

Kingdon, Ernest G: Welsh Regiment No: 26151 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Served with 17th Battalion The Welsh Regiment (The First Glamorgan Bantams, so called because of the generally reduced height of the recruits) with the old #26151 & also with the Labour Corps in Nottingham with the new #352048 in the 302nd Company; The 17th Battalion seems to have been raised in Cardiff in early 1915 & was composed mainly of miners; Ernest Greg Kingdon Enlisted on 15.01.1915 & was Discharged on 24.11.1917 at the age of 28 due to Sickness under King’s Regulations Para. 392 (xvi) (a) (i) probably having suffered an impairment during his service; According to the records he had served overseas at some time; This is Ernest Gregory Kingdon, one of Twin boys born on 01.05.1888 in Neath, the illegitimate sons of Elizabeth Grace Kingdon b.1873 in Neath; In the 1891 Census they lived with their single Mother & her parents in a Cottage in the Slaughter House in Eastland Road, Neath, the boys Grandfather is Thomas Kingdon a Market Toll Collector who was born in High Bray Devon in 1823; In 1901 the boys still live with their Grandparents in a Cottage in Eastland Road, Neath, alongwith step siblings; The boys Mother did marry a Thomas Ellis in 1892 in Neath but she Died on 14.12.1898 in Neath Aged 25, their Step Father will marry again; Ernest Kingdon Gregory Kingdon also worked as a Shed Labourer for the Great Western Railway Company at Neath Station from 13.05.1907 but he appears to have been discharged on 09.12.1907; I did not find him in the 1911 Census, however, I understand that Ernest Kingdon Married Ada M Jones in 1912 in Pontardawe; I believe that Ernest G Kingdon Died in Pontardawe in 1927 Aged 38; Silver War Badge #289218 awarded; Medals Card on file;

Kingdon, Ernest John: #220465, Petty Officer, Royal Navy; ADM 188/387Notes: This is Ernest John Kingdon born on 07.02.1887 in Peckham Rye, Camberwell, baptised on 20.03.1887 in Dulwich, the son of Benjamin George Kingdon, a Greengrocer, b.1858 in Taunton, Somerset & Elizabeth Turner b.1854 in Taunton, who married in 1884 in Taunton, Somerset; In 1891 Census Ernest Kingdon is with his Mother visiting Grandmother Sarah Turner at #84, East Reach, in Taunton, Somerset; I believe that his Father was better known as George Kingdon & that Ernest Kingdon & his sister Gertrude were admitted on 02.07.1894 & attended Ackmar Road Infants School in Hammersmith & Fulham until 23.03.1895, at that time they were living at #82, Rectory Road; In the 1901 Census Ernest Kingdom Aged 14 was a Boarder at #2, Ivy Cottage, Alers Road, Upton Bexley, Kent as a General Labourer, (his parents were running a Laundry business in Bexley, Kent); His Royal Naval Number would indicate enlistment between 01.01.1902 & 31.12.1902; In the 1911 Census #220465 Ernest J Kingdon, a Stoker, Aged 24 & single is serving on board ‘HMS Cadmus’ in Hankow, China; I believe that he was promoted to Senior Petty Officer & served in WW1 as he was awarded medals whilst serving aboard ‘HMS Greenwich’ on the Naval Medals Roll; His Royal Navy Good Conduct Medal was issued on 12.04.1922 to ‘HMS Columbine’, the Torpedo Boat Destroyer Depot in Queensferry; I understand that Ernest John Kingdon died in 1971 in Bexley Aged 84; ADM 171/140 records the issue of his Royal Navy Long Service & Good Conduct Medal; Awarded the 1914-15 Star, the Victory & the British War Medals; (He is probably the Brother of Kingdom, F: Royal Horse Artillery No: 54710 Rank: Driver 1914-1920 WO 372/11 – see also Kingdon, Frederick G T: Royal Horse Artillery No: 54710 Rank: Driver 1914-1920 WO 372/11); (Also the Brother of Kingdon, Walter Henry: #K22413, Stoker 1st Class, Royal Navy; ADM 188/911); I did not research any further;

Kingdon, Ernest J: #21183, Trooper, Brabant’s Horse, Boer War; WO 127/3Notes: The nominal roll of the 2nd Brabant's Horse, a colonial unit of the Boer War of 1899-1902 indicates an Ernest Kingdon, Trooper, #21183; There were two units of Brabant's Horse, both raised in Queenstown, South Africa. 1st Brabant's was raised on 5.11.1899 and 2nd Brabant's in January 1900. Both were about 600 strong and both were disbanded in Cape Town on 31.12.1901; The units were mainly made up of South African Colonials, Australians, British & Canadians where they saw much action against Boer Commandos; (Brabant’s Horse are mentioned several times in Conan Doyles book “The Great Boer War”); This Soldier probably enlisted in the 2nd Brabant’s Horse on 24.11.1900 & appears to have been discharged on 30.05.1901; This is probably Ernest John Kingdon born 1880 in Exmoor, the son of Master Blacksmith & Postmaster William Kingdon b.1839 in North Molton & his 2nd Wife Mary Elizabeth Vellacott from Lynton who Married in 1875 (William’s 1st wife Elizabeth Jane Fry Died in 1869); In 1881 Ernest J Kingdon is 6 months old living with his parents at the Simonsbath Post Office; In 1891 he is 10 years old & with his parents at the same address; In 1901 & 1911 Ernest J Kingdon is recorded as a Farmer but living with his parents still at the Simonsbath, Exmoor Post Office; Medals Awarded: Queen’s South African Medal plus Date Clasp for 1901; State Clasps - Cape Colony 11.10.1899 to 31.05.1902; Orange free State 28.02.1900 to 31.05.1902; Transvaal 24.05.1900 & 31.05.1902; Battle Clasp - Laing’s Nek 12.06.1900 (Natal); I did not research further as there is some suspicion that I may have the wrong man;Could this be another possible candidate? Kingdon, Ernest: Royal Irish Fusiliers No: 13731 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11, as he had previously served somewhere when he enlisted in 1914?

Kingdon, Ernest W: Royal Field Artillery No: L/5257 Rank: Acting Bombardier 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: This is Ernest William Kingdon born in 1883 in Okehampton, Devon, the son of John Kingdon b.1859 in Stoke Canon & Kitty Yeo b.1854 in Inwardleigh, who married in 1879 in Okehampton; In 1891 Census Ernest W Kingdon lives with his parents at #2, Station Cottages, Okehampton, his Father is a Railway Signalman; At the age of 16 Ernest William Kingdon joined the Railways as a Cleaner & on 16.06.1898; In 1901 Census Ernest W Kingdon is living in Honiton, Devon as a Railway Porter; By 07.06.1906 he was at Waterloo as an Assistant Train Guard; In 1911 he was a Train Guard but I cannot find him on the Census; His Railway Records indicate that he volunteered for Army Service on 27.05.1915; Ernest W Kingdon appears to have first gone to France 26.11.1915; His Railway Records indicate that he was demobilised from WW1 service & returned to train duty 09.05.1919 & there is a note on the records which states that he was a ‘Disabled Ex Serviceman’; His medal card records that he reverted from Acting Bombardier to Private at his own request on 05.05.1916? Medals Card on file; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Jack: London Regiment No: 3980 Rank: Private / SEE ALSO: Kingdom, J: London Regiment No: 3980 Rank: Private, who Died in France on 27.12.1915); (His other Brother was Herbert John Kingdon, born 15.12.1884 in Okehampton, served as #347413, a Petty Officer in the Royal Navy);

Kingdon, Esau: Served in the Royal Navy in the African Wars;Notes: There is very little to go on here but there is a record for an Able Seaman Esau Kingdon serving with the Royal Navy on a ship only recorded as C.A? The record gives his birth year as 1850 in Barnstaple, Devon;The only Esau Kingdon born in that year 1850 was actually born in South Molton, Devon & is the son of John Kingdon, an Agricultural Labourer b.1816 South Molton & Catherine ?? from North Molton who Married pre 1832 in Devon; In 1851 Census Esau Kingdon lives with his parents in Back Lane, South Molton, Devon; By the 1861 Census his family have moved to Glamorgan in Wales & Esau Kingdon is aged 10, a Scholar & living with his parents in Aberavon; I have failed to find Esau Kingdon in 1871 but if I am correct then he was serving in the Royal Navy & probably engaged overseas in the 9 th Cape Frontier War (the last of the Xhosa Wars) in 1877 to 1878; There is a Marriage Record for Esau Kingdon & Emily Thompson, (baptised 13.10.1850 Pensford, Somerset) in 1874 in Neath, Glamorgan, Wales; I believe that Esau Kingdon then decided to follow one of his brothers to the USA & he emigrated to Chicago, Illinois, via Philadelphia on 23.09.1879; In the 1880 US Census I found Esau Kingdon aged 29, living with his Brother John Kingdon in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois (This record is almost unreadable); I could not find the 1890 US Census for Chicago, Illinois, however Esau Kingdon appears to have applied for US Naturalisation on 06.12.1893 giving his Brother John Kingdon as a witness; He gives his address as 677 Hoyne Avenue in Cook county; In the 1900 US Census Esau & Emily Kingdon live in Winnebago Avenue, West Town, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; All data information fits his profile & he is now working as a Stationary Engine Engineer, the records state that his wife emigrated to USA in 1880; I failed to find a Death record for Esau Kingdon but his Wife Emily is recorded as a Widow & living with their married daughter Emily Fross in Chicago in the 1910 Census for Cook county, Illinois; I did not research further;

Kingdon, Eustace W: Welsh Regiment No: 59624 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11;Notes: This Soldier’s Records have him as Eustace W Kingdom; This is Eustace William Kingdon born 03.12.1895 in Newton Nottage, Glamorgan, Wales, a son of John Kingdon, a Greengrocer, b.1862 in Newton Nottage, Glamorgan & Mary Wylde from Laleston, Glamorgan, who married in 1888 in Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales; (Grandson of John Kingdon b.1830 North Molton, Devon & Mary Rees from Newton, Glamorgan, Wales & Great Grandson of Philip Kingdon b.1801 North Molton & Ann Smith b.1804 North Molton); In 1901 Eustace W. Kingdon lived with his parents in Church Street, Newton Nottage, Glamorgan; In 1911 Eustace W. Kingdon is living with his parents at Chestnut Cottage, Newton, Glamorgan, working as a Butcher’s Assistant; I believe that he was first attested on 02.04.1917 Aged 21, working as a Coal Haulier; It was noted that he had already lost the greater part of his little finger; He served about 6 months in England before being posted to France where he served for 13 months until he was Wounded in Action on 30.08.1918 with a Shrapnel Wound to his leg; He was shipped to England & treated in hospital in Aberdeen, Scotland; On 23.01.1919 he was again declared fit for military service & discharged from hospital with a 7 inch scar, however, a Medical Board assessed him fit for discharge with only a 30% disability; Private Eustace William Kingdom was Transferred to the Reserve on 22.02.1919 & gave his Father’s address as Rock Cottage, Church Street, Porthcawl, Glamorgan, Wales & his discharge address as #2, Greenmeadow Cottage, Newton, Porthcawl; He was awarded a Pension; I believe that Eustace William Kingdon Married Mary A. Hartrey in Bridgend in 1923 & that he died in 1987 in Mid Glamorgan aged 91; Medals Card on file; (He was the brother of Kingdon, Philip Henry: 226th Overseas Battalion, No: 100529 Rank: Private Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force); (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Albert John: 226th Overseas Battalion, No: 100873 Rank: Private Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force); (He was the brother of Kingdon, Arthur R, (Richard Arthur Kingdon): Royal Welsh Fusiliers No: 75494 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11, who Died in WW1 on 14.06.1918 in Flanders); I researched no further;

FKINGDON – CAMPAIGN MEDALS & MILITARY SERVICE

Kingdon, F.C: Canadian Army WW1, Captain, ‘A’ Company, 1st Battalion, 63rd Regiment, (The Halifax Rifles);Notes: There is a Canadian record for a Captain F C Kingdon, commissioned on 14.02.1914, having served with the 63rd Regiment, The Halifax Rifles during WW1; I believe that he was promoted to Major on 15.07.1920 & continued to serve with the 2nd Reserve Battalion until at least the 15.01.1924; I doubt very much if this Officer served overseas in Europe as the Halifax Rifles were destined to remain in Canada to protect the Fortress of Halifax in Nova Scotia; I failed to find any further records for this man; Insufficient information to identify further;

Kingdon, Fletcher M: Army Service Corps No: T/401 Rank: Driver 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: I believe that he served with a Territorial Force of the A.S.C. but also Served with the Army Service Corps with the Regimental #T4/249765, the prefix ‘T’ indicating that he served in a Horse Transport Unit; Served in France since 13.04.1915; Disembodied on 08.05.1919; This is Fletcher Monroe Kingdon born in 1890 in Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, the son of Oliver Kingdon, Headmaster of a Board School, b.1858 in South Molton, Devon & Fanny Susannah Nutt b.1860 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, who married in 1882 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales; In 1891 Fletcher M Kingdon lives with his parents in the Board School, Bishopside in Pateley Bridge; In 1901 Census he lives with his parents in School Road in Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire; At the age of 20 in 1910 Fletcher M Kingdon sails on the SS Lusitania from Liverpool to USA, he is a Clerk; In 1911 his Father Oliver Kingdon was the Enumerator for Pateley Bridge Census & lived in The School House, King Street; Fletcher Monroe Kingdon Married Letitia May Wissler b.1894 Leeds, in St Martin’s Church, Potternewton in Leeds on 15.09.1920; I believe that Fletcher M Kingdon dies in 1960 in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire aged 69; Medals Card on file; (He is the Father of Oliver Wissler Kingdon who was awarded the DFC in WW2 in August 1941);

Kingdon, Francis: Exeter, Devon Militia for 1803, Book 1670;Notes: The Devon: Exeter Militia List for 1803 has reference to a Francis Kingdon, Lacemaker who served in the Militia; This is probably Francis Kingdon baptised 31.10.1781 in St Peter’s Cathedral, Exeter, the son of Zachariah Kingdon, b.1746 & Elizabeth Ball, b.1773, a family of Exeter Coach Lace & Fringe Makers; I believe that Francis Kingdon Married Mary Ann Bodley on 07.03.1818 in St Mary Steps, Exeter; Mary Ann Bodley came from an elder branch of the family of which came Sir Thomas Bodley, statesman to Queen Elizabeth & founder of the Bodleian Library in Oxford, England; In 1821 I think that Francis & Mary Ann Kingdon were living in Fore Street, Exeter? In the 1951 Census Francis & Mary Anne Kingdon live at #24, High Street, Exeter St Stephen; In the 1861 Census Francis & Mary ann Kingdon are Retired Lace Makers & live in South Town, Kenton, Devon; I understand from the Kingdon Family Book, 1932 version, that Francis Kingdon died on 15.01.1867 in Kenton, Exeter, Devon, Aged 85; (He was the Great Grandfather of Zachary Harris Kingdon, OBE. Principal Electrical Engineer in HM Dockyards); (He was the Great Great Grandfather of Kingdon, George Bodley: Lieutenant Commander, Royal Navy & Flying Officer in Royal Air Force; ADM 196/150; - Died in WW2);

Kingdon, Francis John: #130259, Royal Navy; ADM 188/175/259;Notes: The ADM 188 Register of Seamen’s Services has reference to a Francis John Kingdon, born 02.09.1869 in Barnstaple, Devon; His official Naval number #130259 would indicate issue between 01.01.1885 & 31.12.1885; I have searched all Kingdon & Kingdom births for September 1869 in the Barnstaple Area but failed to find any records for this person; Unable to identify;

Kingdon, Francis W: Royal Garrison Artillery No: 63137 Rank: Gunner 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Medals Card on file for the Victory & the British War Medals; Insufficient information to be able to follow further; Same person as below?

Kingdon, Francis William: Labour Corps Southern Command ex North Somerset Yeomanry No: 341693 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11; Notes: Enlisted on 28.03.1910 & finally Discharged under King’s Orders Para 392 (xvi) s. on 19.09.1917 for Sickness; Awarded Silver War Badge #B205561; No Medals but Record Card on file; Insufficient information to be able to follow further with any accuracy; (Same person as above?)

Kingdon, Francis Richard: Boer War Records Service No. 1810; See his attestation papers WO97-3237-047; - Died in the Boer War - He was involved in a skirmish whilst serving with Commander in Chief’s Bodyguard, in Boer War, on 3rd January 1901 at Reitz.  Died as a result of his injuries 4th January 1901; Notes: Francis (Frank) Richard Kingdon was aged 18 years and 3 months when he enlisted on 18th June 1878 with the 6th Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, so he was born March 1860 at St Thomas (Exeter); According to BMD records his birth was registered 1st Q 1861 at Exeter St Thomas, reference 5b.64.  He was the son of Richard Kingdon b.1816 from Chawleigh and Elizabeth Guscot from Alphington who married on 26.04.1846 in Sanford; In 1861 Census Frank was living with his parents and siblings at Turnpike House, Cowley Bridge Road, Exeter St David’s; His father Richard is shown as aged 44, occupation Toll Gate keeper; In 1871 Frank Richard Kingdon is not shown on the census but his family were living in Boutport Street, Barnstaple;  Maybe he went to Scotland? In 1871 his Father Richard was the Innkeeper at the Lamb Inn, Boutport Street, Barnstaple; I think his Father died 3rd Q 1874 Barnstaple 5b.307 Aged 57; Francis Richard Kingdon’s occupation prior to enlisting was Barman; Originally his next of kin was his sister Rose Kingdon in Barnstaple before she married William Furneaux & lived in London, however, he changed this on 01.01.1887 to his other sister (Elizabeth) Grace (nee Kingdon) Berry in Barnstaple, married to Ebenezer Robert Berry & living in Barnstaple; During his Military Service Francis Richard Kingdon was stationed in Edinburgh 21st June 1878; Home service from 19th June 1878 to 10th January 1881; South Africa from 11th January 1881 to 23rd January 1888; Service in Natal 11th February 1881; Transvaal in 1881; Bechuanaland in 1885; Zululand in 1884 – 1887; In Aldershot Signal Training 1888; Home Service 24th January 1888 to 1st January 1889; South Africa from the 2nd January 1889 to 12th July 1889; A Total of 8 years Army Service & 4 years Reserve Service;Aged 39 he attested for the Body Guard of the Field Marshall Commander-in-Chief in South Africa at Bulawayo on 30th October 1900;Francis Richard (Frank) Kingdon was involved in a skirmish whilst serving with Commander in Chief’s Bodyguard, in the Boer War, on 3rd January 1901 at Reitz; Unfortunately he died as a result of his injuries on 4th January 1901; His service number in the Commander in Chief’s Bodyguard was #22447; At the time of his attestation in October 1900 he was 38 years old; He declared that he was a member of the Police Force in Bulawayo, Rhodesia; His next of kin was given as Miss F Kingdon of Barnstaple (but I failed to find her or work out who she was?).

Kingdon, Frank: Royal Garrison Artillery No: 4022 Rank: Gunner 1914-1920 WO 372/11Also incorrectly Recorded as: Kingdom, Frank: Army Service Corps No: M/344511 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: This is Frank Kingdon who Served as #4022 in 145 Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery having enlisted on 27.09.1915 in Stockport & was then discharged on 20.12.1915 under King’s Regulations Para 392 (iii).c on Medical Grounds; I think that he served as well as #M/344511 in the Army Service Corps being called up for Service on 09.09.1917 & finally being discharged on 24.11.1919; This is probably Frank Kingdon born in 1897 in Stockport, Cheshire; At his first Short Service enlistment in Stockport in 1915 he was aged 19 years & 40 days, was a Storekeeper by trade & lived at #8, Forrester Street, Heaton Norris, Stockport with his Mother Elizabeth Kingdon; He was Discharged as not being likely to become an efficient soldier on 20.12.1915; Frank was the son of William Kingdon b.1858 in Oxton, Birkenhead & Elizabeth Saxon from Stockport who married in Stockport 1887; In 1901 Census the family lived at #72, Oxford Street, Stockport, his Father was a Cotton Machine Roller Operator & Frank Kingdon was aged 3 years; In 1911 this family lived in #8, Forrester Street, Stockport Third, Stockport, the records indicate that they had 11 children of which 5 had died by 1911, Frank Kingdon aged 13 was living with them; I have a suspicion that he tried to sign up for WW1 service in 1915 but was only just aged 17 & therefore was discharged; Now we turn to other records for Frank Kingdon as #M/344511 in the Army Service Corps, the M prefix indicating that he served with a Mechanical Transport Unit; The date was 09.09.1917 & Frank Kingdon was now aged 19 years & 11 months, a Hoist-man living at #38, Love Lane, Stockport; He now gives his next of kin as his Father William Kingdon of the same address; The records are obliterated but I believe that at some stage he was in the Central Military Hospital in Chatham, probably just before his second & final discharge from the 613 Motor Transport Company on 24.11.1919, suffering from Malaria, which he may well have contracted when he served in Egypt; I believe that he was awarded some form of pension; Awarded the Silver War Badge #20124 from the Royal Garrison Artillery (Dover); RGA Records Card & ASC Medals Cards on file;

Kingdon, Frank Denys: Royal Field Artillery Rank: Second Lieutenant 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: This Officer first served in France from 31.10.1917; This is Frank Denys Kingdon born on 04.09.1898 in Holsworthy, Devon, son of Reverend Frank Hawker Kingdon b.1860 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire & Jessie Freyberg from Belgravia, London who married in 1886 in Richmond, Surrey; In 1901 Frank lived with his parents in the Vicarage in Bridgerule, Devon; In the 1911 Census Frank Kingdon was a 12 year old Boarder at a Private Boarding School in Upcott House, at Burn Hill House in Okehampton, Devon, which I believe was attached to the Vicarage; He was promoted from an Officer Cadet Unit to 2 nd Lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery, Special Reserve of Officers on 31.08.1917; Frank Denys Kingdon studied Mathematics at Hertford, Oxford University in 1920; In the London Gazette of 02.12.1918, 2nd Lt. Frank Denys Kingdon, Royal Field Artillery (Special Reserve), attached to 29 th Battery, was awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry; (When heavy enemy fire killed 2 men & wounded several others of his battery he organized a stretcher party & got them to a place of safety under heavy shelling. By his example of coolness he kept the battery in action & saved several lives. Later, while observing under heavy enfilade fire, he showed marked devotion to duty, & kept up communication with his battery by visual, & got back valuable information); In the London Gazette of 01.04.1920 2nd Lieutenant F. D. Kingdon MC was promoted to Lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery on 28.02.1919; On 01.04.1920 Lieutenant F.D. Kingdon MC relinquished his Command but retained the rank of Lieutenant; Frank Denys Kingdon became the Governor of the Upper Nile Province between 1946 & 1949, prior to that he travelled extensively to the Sudan through Egypt & in Military Service between 1920 & 1937; He also held Sudanese Political positions & appointments in White Nile, Bahr al-Ghazal, Blue Nile, Kordofan & Upper Nile provinces between 1921 & 1948; He was awarded the Order of The Nile in 1932; His Diaries are held in Durham University; Frank Denys Kingdon died in 1971 in Devon Aged 72; Medals Card on file; His medals card records that he applied for his medals on 29.93.1923, including El Dulim & Sudan, address given as Bridgerule Vicarage, Holsworthy, North Devon; Medals were issued on 15.05.1923; I believe that he was awarded the Military Cross? (He is the Brother of Second Lieutenant Robert Claude Hawker Kingdon, Royal Field Artillery who died age 27 on 19 April 1917); (He is the Brother of Bridget Mary Kingdon, Women’s Royal Air Force in 1918);

Kingdon, Frank G: Devonshire Regiment No: 317 Rank: Corporal 1914-1920 WO 372/11Also Recorded as: Kingdon, F: Devonshire Regiment No: 317 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/24Note: In order to have this number Frank G. Kingdon must have enlisted initially with a Special Reserve Battalion or one of the Territorial force Battalions, his WW1 military records indicate Enlistment on 11.06.1908, however he probably was not mobilised until WW1; Corporal Frank Kingdon was Discharged under King’s Regulations Para 392 (xvi) on 26.12.1916 for Wounds he had received; He was wounded in action at Es Sinn on 08.03.1916; The records show that he served with ‘C’ Company of the 6 th Battalion The Devonshire Regiment overseas during his service; For his service as a Private in the Devonshire Territorial Force Frank Kingdon was also awarded the Territorial Force War Medal; As a Corporal he also appears on the Silver War Badge list; Following further research this Devonshire Soldier’s name is mentioned in Colonel Flick’s Devon Regiment Diary Book on page 70-71 which confirms his Regimental Number & his wounds at Es Sinn; This is Frank (Frederick) Greenslade Kingdon born in 1878 in South Molton, Devon, he was the son of John Keys Kingdon, a Cabinet Maker, b.1844 South Molton & Mary Webber Greenslade from Charles, Devon who Married in 1868 in South Molton; In 1881 Census Frank Kingdon lives with his parents at #10, Duke Street South Molton, Devon; In the 1891 Census Frank G Kingdon is a 12 year old scholar living with his parents at #11, Duke Street, South Molton & in 1901 he is aged 22 & a General Carpenter still living in Duke Street, South Molton with his parents; Frank Greenslade Kingdon Married Susie Ann Loosemore in 1905 in South Molton, she was born ca.1880 in Rose Ash, Devon; In 1911 Census Frank Greenslade Kingdon works as a Journeyman Carpenter living at #40, East Street, South Molton in Devon; I believe that Frank & his Wife Susie both Died in Devon in the 4 th Q of 1960, both aged 82; Frank Kingdon was Awarded the Silver War Badge #96685; Medals Card for Frank G. Kingdon only on file, Awarded the Territorial Force Medal, the Victory & the British War Medals; No Medals Card on file for F. Kingdon; (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Percy: Devonshire Regiment No: 267684 Rank: Acting Sergeant 1914-20);

Kingdon, Frank Neville: #928576 Private, 153rd (Wellington) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force;Notes: This is Frank Neville Kingdon born 21.03.1893 in Yeovil, Somerset, England; He is the son of William Henry Kingdon, a Railway Clerk, b.1862 in Barnstaple, Devon & Annie Tilley b.29.02.1860 in Dorchester, Dorset who married in 1889 in Dorchester; In 1901 Census Frank N Kingdon is aged 8 years & living with his widowed Father (his Mother died in 1894) at #21, Colmer Road, Yeovil, Somerset, England; On 11.04.1910 Frank Neville Kingdon is aged 17 & is working for the Great Western Railway as a Cleaner in the Bristol Division; On 04.02.1911 Frank Neville Kingdon was discharged from the Great Western Railway because he decided to emigrate to Canada; On 03.04.1911 he sails from Liverpool to Portland, Maine on the ‘SS Southwark’ at the age of 18 years anticipating working as a Farmer in Ontario; On 11.02.1916 in Mount Forest, Ontario, Frank Neville Kingdon enlists in the Canadian Expeditionary Force as #928576 & is sent to the 153rd Battalion; He gave his NOK as his Father, William Kingdon of #23, Elton Road, Bishopston, Bristol England & his own address as Conn, Ontario; (The 153rd (Wellington) Battalion, CEF was based in Guelph, Ontario; It started recruiting in late 1915, sailed to England on ‘SS Olympic’ on 29 th April 1917 & was absorbed into the 4th & 25th Reserve Battalions on 07.05.1917); I believe that Frank Neville Kingdon served in England & France until his return to Canada on board the ‘SS Northland’ on 05.04.1919 from Liverpool to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada for dispersal to the 4th Reserve Battalion; He again gives his Father as his NOK & his proposed address as Mount Forest, Ontario; (I believe that he is the Brother of Mark Leslie Kingdon, #23346 & #6747 who served in UK with Territorials 6th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment & later with the 4th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force); I researched no further;

Kingdon, Frank V: London Regiment No: 2283 Rank: Private. 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Enlistment dates for this Regimental #2283 were between 02.09.1914 & 14.10.1914; This Soldier also served as Corporal Kingdon #21047 in the Machine Gun Corps; I believe that he served in France from 17.03.1915; I understand that Frank V Kingdon lived most of his life in London; This is Frank Vyvyan Kingdon born in India in 1894, son of Oliver Kingdon, b.1857 Clerkenwell who served in India as a Warrant Officer & Maud Matilda Bateman from Cork, Ireland, who married in Bengal, India in 1882, returning to UK around 1895; In 1901 Census Frank Kingdon lives with his parents Oliver & Maud Kingdon in Goring Road in Southgate, Enfield, Middlesex; In 1911 Frank Vyvyan Kingdon was a scholar, aged 16, living with his parents at #84, Brownlow Road, New Southgate, London; In 1927 Frank Vyvyan Kingdon Married Gladys Rosalie B Stephens from Bath in Somerset; Medals Card on file; (Brother of Captain Oliver Kingdon MC who Died in WW1 in 1918 in France); (Son of Oliver Kingdon #1120 6th Dragoon Guards 1873 to 1891); (Also the Brother of Lieutenant George Alfred Blee Kingdon, Royal Field Artillery);

Kingdon, Frank S: Army Service Corps No: M/303737 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: This is Frank Stanley Kingdon born on 08.07.1886 in Stamford Hill, Hackney, London, (He was baptised on 01.08.1886 in Upper Clapton, St Matthews Church), the son of William John Kingdon, a Gardener, b.1852 Somerset & Louisa Jones from Hoxton, Middlesex who married on 26.04.1883 in Hackney & who lived at #16, Winslade Road, Clapton, Hackney; In 1891 Frank S Kingdon lives with parents at #7, Barry Road in Willesden; In 1901 Frank Kingdon was aged 14 & working for the Railway as a Carboy, living with his parents at #32, Barry Road, Willesden; Frank Stanley Kingdon first joined the Army for duty on 15.03.1917 at White City, London, Aged 33 years, he was a Motor Mechanic in Sloane Square, London, he was first attested on 10.12.1915 at Chelsea Town Hall aged 29 years & 115 days; He served in East Africa as a Fitter in the Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) from April 1917 to May 1918 & suffered with Malaria in November 1917; He was sick enough to warrant several hospital periods in UK & Overseas in Dar es Salaam; He was Transferred to the Reserve on 24.10.1919; His civilian address was given as #3, College Place, Kings Road, Chelsea, London, SW3; Frank Kingdon appears to have been awarded a Pension for having contracted Malaria whilst in the Army; I think his wife was Daisy Matilda Ward from Leamington Spa who he married on 16.01.1910 in St John’s, Leamington, Warwick; In 1911 Census Frank & Daisy Kingdon live at #20, Barry Road in Willesden (his parents still live at #32), Frank is a Laundry Carman; Their children were Frank Stanley Kingdon born 07.08.1910 Willesden; Frederick Ernest Kingdon born 03.04.1912 in Willesden & Albert T V Kingdon born 05.03.1915 in Chelsea; I believe that Frank Stanley Kingdon died in Brent, London in 1966 Aged 79; Medals Card on file;

Kingdon, Frank Wm: Devonshire Regiment No: 7862 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11SEE ALSO: Kingdom, Frank W: Devonshire Regiment No: 7862 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: With a regimental number of #7862, this soldier’s enlistment would have been between 24.01.1904 & 09.03.1905; There are records to indicate that Private Frank Wm. Kingdon #7862 originally enlisted on 05.01.1905 & was Discharged under King’s Regulations Para 392 xvi for Sickness on 07.04.1916 & also indicating that he had served overseas; Private Frank W Kingdom #7862 appears to have initially gone to Africa on 24.08.1914 & his MIC indicates that he was ‘Discharged’; Another MIC is on record for a Temporary Sergeant, F.W. Kingdom, attached to the Nigeria Regiment, his records state that he ‘Resumed Civil Duties’ but there are no dates or indications as to what this means? This record also confirms that he first went to Africa on 30.09.1914;This soldier could be Frank William Kingdom born in 1888 in Knossington, Somerset, the son of James Kingdom, a Gamekeeper, b.1839 Swimbridge & Elizabeth ?? from Buckland Filleigh who married in ?? in ??; In the 1891 Census Frank William Kingdon lived with his parents at the Market House in Black Torrington, Halwell, Devon; I think his mother is a Widow living in Attleborough, Norfolk in 1901 Census but I failed to find Frank William; In the 1911 Census I have found a Frank William Kingdon b.1887 in Exeter, serving as a Private in the 2nd Battalion The Devonshire Regiment in Malta; However, on the 26.08.1915 I did find a Frank William Kingdon of the Military returning from Lagos Nigeria on the ‘SS Mendip’ & he gave a contact as a Mrs. Fox of Kewstoke, Somerset; Despite searching the 1911 Census for Kewstoke, Weston Super Mare & locating a Fox family I can find no link to Frank William Kingdon or Kingdom; Awarded the Silver War Badge #226276 under #7862 Private Frank William Kingdon; Medals Card for T/Sgt. F.W. Kingdom, attached to the Nigeria Regt. is on file for the Victory & the British War Medals, however this MIC is also marked, ‘on 1915 Star Roll, col/5/40-11; Medals Card on file for award of the 1915 Star for #7862 Private Frank W. Kingdom, Devon Regt. & marked ‘Discharged’; The Medals Record Card for Private #7862 Frank Wm Kingdom (changed to Kingdon) indicates award of the Victory & the British War Medals; I did not research this Soldier any further as there is too much conflicting information; There may be two different soldiers here?

Kingdon, Fred: Devonshire Regiment No: 23938 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Also served as #70395 2/8 Battalion Worcestershire Regiment; This is (Fred) Frederick Kingdon b.1885 in South Molton, a Boot Maker from Barnstaple; He was the son of Thomas Kingdon, a Gardener, b.1847 South Molton & Anne Hierford b.1847 in Meshaw who married on 29.04.1873 in South Molton, Devon; In 1891 Census Fred Kingdon lived with his parents at #82, East Street, South Molton & also in 1901 when Fred was aged 16 & a Shoemaker’s Apprentice; Fred Kingdon was aged 31 years & 6 months when he enlisted in Barnstaple on 08.12.1915, he gave his address as #7, Pulchrass Street, Barnstaple, Devon; He also gave his next of kin as his wife Henrietta Emma Francis Kingdon (nee Rudall) who he married in the Parish Church in Barnstaple on 16.11.1910; (His wife was born in Teignmouth in 1880); In 1915 he was with the Army Reserve until being mobilised on 01.06.1916; He served with the 2nd & 3rd Battalions of the Devonshire Regiment in the first 2 years; He served at Home from 08.12.1915 to 10.11.1916; Served in France from 11.11.1916 to 29.03.1917; He may well have been wounded or sick (Trench Foot I believe) in 1917 as he was at the Convalescent Hospital in Woodcote Park in June of 1917; He served at Home station between 30.03.1917 & 27.03.1918; He was sent back to the front line in France again on 28.03.1918 & stayed there until 27.11.1919; However, one record has his theatre of War as Egypt in 1919; He was wounded in September of 1918 in France I believe; He may well have served in Alexandria in 1919; He was transferred to the Class Z Reserve in Warwick on 28.06.1919 & finally Discharged on Demobilisation on 31st March 1920 having served a total of 3 years & 209 days; Medals Card on file; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, William: Wiltshire Regiment No: 203121 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11);

Kingdon, Fred: East Lancashire Regiment No: 8/17311 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11SEE ALSO: Kingdom, Fred: Royal Defence Corps No: 72672 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11SEE ALSO: Kingdom, F: East Lancashire Regiment No: 17311 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: The 8th (Service) Battalion of the East Lancashire Regiment was formed as part of the New Army in Preston in September 1914 & were sent to France in late July 1915; The Silver War Badge record for this soldier indicates that Private Fred Kingdon #72672 Royal Defence Corps, Enlisted on 16.11.1914 & was Discharged on 18.09.1918 having been declared Unfit for Service (King’s Regulations 392) due to wounds received, at the age of 35 years; This would indicate that he was born ca.1883; This also records that he had served overseas; His service with the RDC was obviously brought about by his having been wounded previously & subsequently not fit to be returned to the war front? The Medals Card for #8/17311 Private Kingdom F. 8th East Lancs Regt. states that he first served in France 01.08.1915, that he also served as #72672 Royal Defence Corps & that he was Discharged on 18.09.1918; Awarded Silver War Badge #B15344; 3x Medals Cards on file; Insufficient information to enable identification, (there is a Frederick Kingdon born 1883 in Barnsley, Yorkshire?);

Kingdon, Frederick: West Yorkshire Regiment No: 10614 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: His Regimental number of #10614 would indicate enlistment after the 8th July 1914; Also served with the Machine Gun Corps as #14069; He served in Gallipoli & the Dardanelles from 11.07.1915; Medals Card on file; Insufficient information to enable further research;

Kingdon, Frederick: 1st Class Boy, #J8541, Royal Navy; ADM 188/664/41;Notes: This official Naval Number indicates enlistment between 01.01.1910 & 31.12.1910 & the prefix ‘J’ that he was a Seaman; This is Frederick Kingdon born 01.12.1893 in Lambeth, London, he was the son of Frederick Kingdon, a Costermonger (street fruit seller) born in Westminster, London in 1868 & Jane Belleini, b.1865 in Lambeth, who Married on 29.01.1894 in Walworth all Saints, Newington, Southwark, London, (1 month after Frederick’s birth); In the 1901 Census, Frederick Kingdon & this family are incorrectly recorded as ‘Hingdor’ but live at #62, Tufton Street, St John the Evangelist, Westminster, London & the Father is recorded as a Fruiterer; In the 1911 Census Frederick Kingdon was aged 17 & serving in the Royal Navy as a 1st Class Boy onboard ‘HMS Essex’ with the 4th Cruiser Squadron, stationed at Palma Bay in the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean; No Medals info on file? (He was the Brother of Kingdon, John Ernest: 1st Class Boy, #J85582, Royal Navy, who served in WW1); I researched no further;

Kingdon, Frederick: #23742, Private, 13th Works Battalion, Devonshire Regiment;Notes: I can find no Military Records for this soldier probably because the unit he served with was only formed in Saltash in June 1916, moved to Plymouth & in April 1917 became the 3rd Labour Battalion, staying in England for the duration of the War. His details appear on the 1919 Absent Voters List for Barnstaple Division, Parish of Heanton Punchardon, but all research of this area & his address in Wrafton has failed to identify him for the time being? This could be Frederick William Kingdon born in Barnstaple in 1897? There is no medals card on file; Insufficient information to be able to identify him for certain;

Kingdon, Frederick: Suffolk Regiment No: 63203 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: There is no indication of when or where this Soldier served, however, he may well have been with the 12th (Service) Battalion (East Anglian); Medals Card on file for the Victory & British War Medals only; Insufficient information to enable further research;

Kingdon, Frederick: WW1 Registration for United States Army as a Declared Alien;Notes: Registration was signed 12.09.1918; This is Frederick (Curly) Kingdon born 16.09.1885 in South Molton, Devon, England; He was the son of Edwin (Ned) Kingdon b.31.12.1858 in Kings Nympton & Mary Jane Gregory from Barnstaple who married on 31.03.1878 in South Molton; In 1891 Census Frederick Kingdon was living with his parents in South Molton; In 1901 he was a Stable Boy/Groom but living with his parents at #10, Cooks Cross, South Molton; On 16.07.1910 Frederick Kingdon Married Laura Jane Turner from Chawleigh, in Chulmleigh, South Molton & immediately left England for emigration to the United States of America; The family lived in Illinois for the remainder of their lives; Frederick Kingdon Died on 23.08.1950 in La Crosse;

Kingdon, Frederick: Devonshire Regiment No: 265495 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11 Notes: Medals Card on file for award of the Victory & British War Medals only; Insufficient information to enable identification?

Kingdon, Frederick: #814692 139th Overseas Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force; Rank: Private;Notes: This is Frederick Kingdon born in Bishops Nympton, Devon on 05.10.1882 & baptised on 12.11.1882; He was the son of George Kingdon, a Farm Labourer b.1851 in Bishops Nympton & Ann Kingdom b.1863 in Knowstone, who married in 1881 in Knowstone, Devon; In the 1891 Census Frederick is living with his parents in Crosside Cottages, Knowstone in Devon; The 1901 Census for Knowstone, Devon has Frederick Kingdon as an 18 year old Farm Labourer living with his parents at Crosside Cottages, Knowstone, Devon; (His parents will live at Kimmings Farm in Rose Ash, Devon from 1911); Fredk Kingdom Emigrated to Canada at the age of 28 years in 1911, sailing from Bristol, England to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on the ‘SS Royal George’ arriving on 28.03.1911; The Canadian immigration arrival information indicated that he had been a Farm Labourer for 14 years & that he intended to live in Toronto, Ontario; Frederick Kingdon went to live & work as a Farm Labourer in Camborne, Ontario; He enlisted in the Canadian Army, #814698 in the 139th Overseas Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, on 27.01.1916 in Cobourg; He stated that he had previously served for 2 years with the 4th Battalion The Devonshire Regiment in England, there is no indication of when or where & he gave his Mother’s name, Annie Kingdon, Kimmings Farm, Rose Ash, South Molton, Devonshire, England as his next of kin; I have no other Canadian WW1 records & have to assume that Frederick Kingdon served overseas with the Canadian Forces in WW1; On 10.04.1919 Private Frederick Kingdon, #814692, sailed on the SS Saturnia arriving in St John, New Brunswick, Canada from Glasgow in Scotland, for transfer back to Canada for Dispersal & to the 12 th Reserve; The 1919 UK Spring Absent Voters List for South Molton Division, Parish of Rose Ash, has reference #4155 to Kingdon Fred, Ash Moor, #814692 ‘C’ Company, 4th Battalion, Canadians, 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade being out of England; The Rose Ash Victory Hall Memorial in Devon records Private F. Kingdon in the Canadian Expeditionary Force; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Ernest: Devonshire Regiment No: 8737 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11); (He is also the Brother of Eli Kingdon who served in WW1 #3143, #2348 & #96658 RFA until 31.03.1919); (He is also the brother of Kingdon, Bert: Devonshire Regiment No: 8673 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11); (He is probably also the Brother of Kingdom, Francis W: Devonshire Regiment No: 1775 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11); I did not research further;

Kingdon, Frederick: Devonshire Regiment No: 45622 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11 – Died in WW1 - Private Frederick Kingdon #45622, 8th Bn., Devonshire Regiment, who died age 23 on 9 th May 1917, Son of William (CWGC has the Father as James) & Martha (Toms) Kingdon, of Filleigh, Devon; Husband of Lucy Brewer (formerly Kingdon), of Gosford Lane, Ottery St. Mary, Devon. (I think her name was Lucy C Bastin & they married in Honiton in 1916)? Remembered with honour ARRAS MEMORIAL; Notes: This is Frederick Kingdon who was born in 1894 in Filleigh, his parents were William Kingdon b.1850 North Molton & Martha Toms from Filleigh who married in 1873 in Filleigh; In 1901 Census Frederick Kingdon lived with his Mother,

(widowed since 1895) in Filleigh Alms Houses; I cannot find him yet in 1911 Census? Frederick Kingdon married Lucy C Bastin in Honiton in 1917; (I believe that his widow remarries to a Brewer later)? Ancestry.com has his birthplace as Teignmouth, Devon, his place of enlistment as Teignmouth; Medals Card on file;

Kingdon, Frederick G T: Royal Horse Artillery No: 54710 Rank: Driver 1914-1920 WO 372/11SEE ALSO: Kingdom, F: Royal Horse Artillery No: 54710 Rank: Driver 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Served with A Battery, Royal Horse Artillery in France from 11.11.914; This is probably Frederick George Turner Kingdon born 06.07.1893 in Poplar, Bow, Greater London (baptised 10.09.1893 in Lambeth), son of Benjamin George Kingdon b.1858 in Taunton, Somerset & Elizabeth Turner from Taunton who married in 1884 in Taunton; In 1901 Census Frederick G Kingdon is aged 7 & living with his parents in 61, Lion Road, Bexley, Kent who are both Laundry workers; In 1911 Census Frederick George Kingdon Aged 19 is a Driver serving with the AA Battery, Royal Horse Artillery in Cantonments, Patchejstroom, Transvaal, South Africa; Frederick G T Kingdon Married Alice Wade in Woolwich, Kent in 1922; 2x Medals Card on file; (He is probably the Brother of Ernest John Kingdon #220465 Royal Navy); (Also the Brother of Kingdon, Walter Henry: #K22413, Stoker 1st Class, Royal Navy; ADM 188/911); I have not researched this Soldier any further;

Kingdon, Frederick George: - Died in WW1- Private Frederick George Kingdon, #22491, 16th Waikato Coy. 1st Battalion, Auckland Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, who died aged 29 on 23 rd June 1917; Remembered with Honour MESSINES RIDGE (N.Z.) MEMORIAL in Belgium;Notes: This is Frederick George Kingdon who was born in 1887 in Silverton, Devon, England the son of George Kingdon, a Butcher b.1861 Silverton & Emily Harriett Norris from Forest Hill, London, who married on 14.06.1886 in Silverton, Devon; In the 1891 Census Frederick G. Kingdon lived with his parents in Silverton Village in Devon; In the 1901 Census Frederick Geo Kingdon lives with his parents at #25, Dalmain Road, Lewisham, London & in the 1911 Census is now aged 23 & working as a Carman, living with his parents at #40, Dalmain Road in Lewisham; On the 29.09.1911 Fredk G. Kingdon sailed from London, England to Sydney, Australia onboard the ‘SS Orvieto’, his occupation is given as being a Packer; He travelled onwards to New Zealand; I believe that Frederick George Kingdon Enlisted at #5 Group Office, Buckle Street, Wellington, New Zealand, on 15.06.1915; In the New Zealand Army Nominal Roll for 1916, #22491 Private Frederick George Kingdon is recorded as being in ‘J’ Company of the Otago Infantry Battalion, 16 th

Reinforcements who departed from New Zealand on board the “Navua” on 20.08.1916, sailing from Wellington, New Zealand to Devonport, England; His occupation is recorded as Labourer & his Mother’s UK address is given; #22491 Private Kingdon F.G. is reported Missing in Action on 18.07.1917, Casualty List #625/3, by the 16th Reinforcements Force, under the 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment list of the NZEF Summary of Casualties, up to & including 14.08.1917; Notification of this soldier’s death was recorded in the Summary of Casualties dated up to & including 14.11.1917 as #22491 Private Kingdon F.G. of the 1 st

Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment, 16th Reinforcements was Killed in Action, report dated 23.09.1917 under Casualty List #676/1, NZEF; I have no doubt that Frederick George Kingdon died following the Battle of Messines on 07.06.1917 when the New Zealand Division retook this heavily defended strong strategic position from the Germans; The Messines Ridge Cemetery Memorial commemorates those Soldiers who died but have no known grave; Frederick George Kingdon’s name is also included on his parents Gravestone in the Ladywell Cemetery in Lewisham, Greater London, England; I understand that his name is also recorded on the New Zealand National War Memorial located at Buckle Street in Wellington; (He was the brother of Kingdon, Walter F: 16th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (Queen’s Westminster Rifles) No: 555062 Rank: Rifleman 1914-1920 WO 372/11);

Kingdon, Frederick J: #129253, Devon Regiment;Notes: On the Absent Voters Spring 1919 List there is reference to a Fredk J. Kingdon of the above unit being absent from the Ellacombe Polling District, Torquay Division; I have failed to identify this soldier as there are no Military Records for this #129253 on file? A search of his given address of #37, Princes Road West, Tormoham, Torquay in the 1911 Census also fails to identify him? Insufficient information;

Kingdon, Frederick Percy: Dorsetshire Regiment No: 10616 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11;Transferred from the Kingdom List: Kingdom, Frederick P: Royal Army Medical Corps No: 126610 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11;Notes: (Both his Service & Pension Records were badly damaged by fire & water during WW2); This is actually Frederick Percy Kingdon born 1896 in Portland, Dorset; He is the son of William Kingdon, a Mason b.1853 in Goodleigh, Devon & Louisa Jane Bond from Wincanton, Somerset, who married in Wincanton in 1876; (For my family records he is the Grandson of William Kingdon b.1819 Bratton Fleming & Susan ??); In the 1901 Census Frederick Kingdon lived with his parents at #9, Victoria Square in Portland, Dorset; In the 1911 Frederick Percy Kingdon lives with his parents at #54, Nortoft Road in Bournemouth Hampshire, His Father is a Stone Mason, his Mother owns a Sweet Shop & Frederick Percy Kingdon is an Errand Boy for Welshbank; Frederick Percy Kingdon appears to have already been placed on the Dorset Special Reserve when he enlisted at the age of 19 years & 7 months, in Bournemouth on 28.08.1914, giving his occupation as a Grocer, but I believe that he joined in Dorchester for service with the 5 th Battalion, The Dorsetshire Regiment; Unfortunately he only served until 26.10.1914, a total of 59 days as he was medically re-examined & Discharged under Kings Regulations Para 392 (iii), marked as ‘For Medical Reasons’? I believe that he had Flat Feet & Hammer Toes & had not served overseas during his service time; I understand that he was awarded the Silver War Badge;Additional service & pension records would indicate that Frederick Percy Kingdon, incorrectly recorded as Kingdom, managed to get himself re-enlisted for military service with the Royal Army Medical Corps on 24.09.1917 when he was aged 21, giving his occupation as a Porter; He initially served with the 5 th Training Battalion, RAMC but I believe that he then served for 1 Year & 329 days with the R.A.M.C. under #126610 at 20th Station Hospital; He served this period with a downgraded Medical Fitness Grade; He served at Home from 24.09.1917 to 18.03.1918, he was sent to join the British Salonika Army (BSF) between 19.03.1918 & 13.04.1918, arriving in Constantinople on 14.04.1918, where he continued to serve both there & with the British ‘Army of the Black Sea’ until returning to the UK on 02.07.1919; He was finally discharged on 18.08.1919; I believe that Frederick P Kingdon married Florence E. Harris in 4 th Q 1941 in Bournemouth & died in Bournemouth in 1st Q 1948 Aged 50; Claimed & awarded the Silver War Badge #157462 on 23.03.1917; Medals Card on file; Awarded the Victory medal for his RAMC service; (He is the Brother of Henry William Kingdon who served with the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force, initially with ‘D’ Company #440914 & later with the 76th Depot Battery #1250407); (He is also the Brother of John Kingdon b.1877 in Wincanton, who served in a Militia Unit);

Kingdon, Frederick R: Royal Engineers No: 286416 Rank: Sapper 1914-1920 WO 372/11 – Died in WW1 - Sapper Frederick Robert Kingdon #286416, "G" Depot Company, Royal Engineers who died age 29 on 18th

March 1919, Son of William and Mary Ann Kingdon, of 51, Manor Row, Dawlish. Remembered with honour Dawlish Cemetery; Notes: This is Frederick Robert Kingdon born in 1890 in Dawlish, Devon; He was the son of William Kingdon, a Gardener b.1852 in Silverton, Devon & Mary Ann Routley from Sowton, who Married in 1882 in St Thomas; In the 1891 Census Frederick R. Kingdon lived with his parents at #8, Brook Street, Dawlish, Devon; In the 1901 Census Frederick Kingdon lives with his parents in Manor Row, East Dawlish; In the 1911 Census Frederick Robert Kingdon is a Plumber, Aged 21 & living with his parents at #36, Manor Row, Dawlish, Devon; Frederick Robert Kingdon’s Death record in England is 1st Q 1919 Newton Abbot 5b.196 Aged 29; Medals Card on file for the Victory & British War Medals only; (He was the Brother of Kingdom, Arthur George: Royal Engineers No: 6886 Rank: Sapper 1914-1920 WO 372/11; SEE ALSO: Kingdon, Arthur G: Royal Engineers No: T6886 Rank: Sapper 1914-1920 WO 372/11); (He is the Brother of Kingdom, Charles: Royal Engineers No: 172009 Rank: Driver 1914-1920 WO 372/11; Transferred from Kingdom to Kingdon List);

Kingdon, Frederick S: Rifle Brigade No: B/200829 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: The prefix B to his Regimental number indicates that he was an Army Reservist whose number had been re-allocated, or that he was a previously discharged Army Reservist who was re-enlisting for WW1 service; I would assume the latter in this case; He was attested 09.12.1915, put on the Reserve 10.12.1915 & Rejoined 29.05.1916; Frederick S Kingdon also served as #186408 in the Army Service Corps; This is Frederick Stanley Kingdon born in Dalston, Middlesex in 14.11.1889 & baptised in Hackney on 05.01.1890; The son of Henry James Kingdon, a Brass Finisher, b.1851 in Cardiff, Wales? (some records have him born in Clerkenwell, London) & Elizabeth Green Lowe from Hackney who married on 04.11.1871 in St James, Shoreditch, Hackney; In1891 Frederick S Kingdom is aged 1 year & living with his parents at #14 Downham Road, Hackney; In 1901 Frederick S Kingdon lived with his Widower Father at #35, Sidney Road, Hackney; I have a London Schools Record for Fred Stanley Kingdon attending Sidney Road School from 18.10.1898 until 25.08.1902; In the 1911 Census Frederick Stanley Kingdon lives with his Brother Percy Victor Kingdon at #33, Clifden Road, Clapton; At the time of enlistment at Hackney Baths in London he gives his address as #33, Clifden Road Lower Clapton, London; His records have him working as a Tailor’s Cutter; Frederick Stanley Kingdon Married Rebecca Cracknell on 23.12.1911 in Hackney; (I believe that she was a Pauper in 1901 in Edmonton Strand Union Infant Workhouse School); He enlisted in 1915 & served for 311 days with the Army Service Corps, for 1 year & 307 days with the Rifle Brigade for a total service time of 2 years & 253 days, 110 days of which were spent in France; During his service in France he was gassed at least once & probably wounded in 1917; Transferred to the Reserve on 04.02.1919 from the 5 th Battalion Rifle Brigade in Winchester; Frederick Stanley Kingdon claimed a pension for having been gassed during WW1 on 10.07.1918 but I believe that this was denied & rejected in March 1920; His medals were delivered to him on 28.07.1921; I believe that Frederick S Kingdon Dies in Hackney in 1946 Aged 56; Medals Card on file; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Herbert James: #143716, Royal Army Medical Corps, Rank: Private, who served in England in WW1);

Kingdon, Fred S: Royal Garrison Artillery No: 162987 Rank: Gunner 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: This is Fred Sherwood Kingdon born 28.09.1887 in Backwell, Somerset, the son of John Kingdon, a Railway Station Master, b.1846 in Selworthy, Somerset & Caroline Sherwood from Farnborough Hampshire, who married in 1878 in Taunton, Somerset; In 1891 Census the family lived in the Railway Cottages, Backwell, Somerset; In 1901 Fred Sherwood Kingdon lives with his parents in Moorside, Backwell, Somerset; Fred Sherwood Kingdon enlisted on 19.11.1915 Aged 28 years, he was a Railway Porter living at #83, St John’s Lane, Bedminster, Bristol; He was sent to the Army Reserve on 20.11.1915 & finally Mobilised on 02.06.1917; He served in France & then Germany with the 14 th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery; It would appear that he actually joined his Unit on 02.06.1917 in Plymouth Citadel; On 07.03.1919 whilst serving in Germany he overstayed a leave permit for 6 days & was fined 7 days pay as a result; I believe that Fred Sherwood Kingdon Married Winifred Norris Mead, b. 20.05.1894 in Bristol, on 19.01.1918 in Holy Trinity Church, Clifton, Bristol; At the end of his service he was sent to a Discharge Area for Demobilisation on 27.09.1919; He was transferred to the Z Reserve on 23.10.1919; After discharge Fred Sherwood Kingdon went to work for Great Western Railway on 11.05.1925 being ex Bristol Joint Staff previously; I believe that Fred Sherwood Kingdon Died aged 85 in Weston Super Mare in 1973 & his wife Winifred Norris Kingdon in1979 in Weston Super Mare Aged 85; Medals Card on file; (He was the Brother of Andrew Henry Kingdon #219925 RASC who also served in WW1);

Kingdon, Frederick W: Royal Engineers No: WR/335967 Rank: Acting Corporal 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: The prefix WR to his Royal Engineer’s number indicates service with the Waterways & Railways Units; (I would presume that Frederick W Kingdon may well have been a Liverpool Docker before the War); This soldier also served as #17875 with the Liverpool Regiment (The King’s) & his number suggests that he enlisted along with many others after 04.08.1914; Medals Card on file; Insufficient information to identify this man clearly;

GKINGDON – CAMPAIGN MEDALS & MILITARY SERVICE

Kingdon, G: Dorsetshire Regiment No: 13228 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11SEE ALSO: Kingdom, George: Dorsetshire Regiment No: 13228 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Served in France from 03.09.1915; Transferred to Class Z Reserve on 04.04.1919; 2x Medals Card on file; Insufficient information to identify this man clearly;

Kingdon, George: Devonshire Regiment No: 1424 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Also Recorded as: Kingdon, G: Devonshire Regiment No: 265174 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/24Notes: Also served as #1424 Devonshire Regiment with a Regimental number which does not help identify his enlistment date as this is a Territorial Force number & #265174 in WW1; Colonel Flick’s Diary for the 6 th

Battalion the Devonshire Regiment, serving in Mesopotamia has reference to a Private G. Kingdon #1424 serving with ‘C’ Company; George Kingdon is recorded on the Spring of 1919 Absent Voters List for the Parish of Queens Nympton, South Molton, Devon; His address is given as Cheyney which confirms his identity as follows: This is George Kingdon born 03.05.1892 in George Nympton, Devon, baptised 29.05.1892 in George Nympton, the son of William Kingdon, a Farm Labourer, b.1863 in Kings Nympton, Devon, & Elizabeth Jane Webber from Chulmleigh, Devon who Married in 1884 in South Molton; In 1901 Census George Kingdon lives with his parents in Kings Nympton, Devon; In 1911 Census George Kingdon is aged 18 & a Farm Labourer living with his parents at Cheyney Cottage, Queens Nympton; George Kingdon married (Bessie) Elizabeth Westcott from Bishops Nympton on 07.08.1920 in the Ebenezer Chapel in South Molton, Devon; I believe that George Kingdon died on 18.12.1968 Aged 76; This soldier was awarded the Territorial Force War Medal for service with the Devon Regiment TFM; Medals Card on file; His Granddaughter Jan Preston has his medals at home; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, William H: Devonshire Regiment No: 2705 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11);

Kingdon, George: London Regiment No: 800308 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Also served as #5749 when first enlisted in the 30 th Battalion London Regiment at the age of 38, enlisted on 23.03.1916 & discharged on 08.12.1918 – Record Card gives cause of discharge as Army Order 291/18 2a which equates to Silver War Badge, this was issued on 09.01.1919 for Wounds received during his service; George Kingdon was aged 25 at the time of his discharge; His Army Service Records say he had a Shrapnel wound on 08.04.1918 in his forearm; He was reported Missing on 30.08.1918, Reported as a Prisoner of War also on 30.08.1918; He was captured at Bullecourt & interned in Giessen, Germany; Repatriated & Posted to Depot on 04.12.1918; On 08.12.1918 he was declared no longer physically fit for War Services; He was awarded a small Pension on 09.12.1918 which was to be reviewed in 52 weeks; This is George Howardson (Hoursdon) James Kingdon born in 1877 in Hoxton, London, the son of James Kingdon b.1846 North Molton, Devon, a Tailor & Sophia Lightfoot from Peckham who married in 1876 in Clerkenwell; George Kingdon lived with his parents in Finsbury in 1881, he was a Port Errand Boy living with parents in Shoreditch in 1891 & a General Labourer living with parents in Shoreditch in 1901 Census; In 1911 Census George Kingdon still lives with his parents, is single & a Florist’s Salesman, at #38, Bevenden Street, Hoxton, Shoreditch, London; At the time of enlistment in 1916 he was a Florist’s Salesman; In 1922 George Houdson James Kingdon lives with his Mother Sophia, brother Zealey William & sister Sarah Ann at #38, Bevenden Street in Hoxton; In 1939 George Howardson James Kingdon lives in #76, Aske House, Shoreditch with his Brother Zealey William Kingdon & Sister Sarah Ann Kingdon; In 1957 George Kingdon lives at #48, Aske House, Academy Buildings in Ashford Street, with his Brother Zealey William & his sister Sarah, none of them seem to have married; George H J Kingdon died in 1959 in Shoreditch Aged 81; Awarded the Silver War Badge #B60923; Medals Card on file; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Zealey William: #14659, Private, Royal Marine Light Infantry, Chatham Division; ADM 159/60);

Kingdon, George: Ship’s Pay Book #581, ‘HMS Swiftsure’, Royal Navy in 1794, Seaman’s Wills; ADM 48/50/91 & ADM 142/7, f.126;Notes: The ADM 48 Records has reference to a Will for Seaman, George Kingdon, Ship’s Pay Book number 581, serving on ‘HMS Swiftsure’ & dated 01.08.1794; There are no other details; At that time in Naval history, ‘HMS Swiftsure’ was on the Irish Station escorting British convoys & had earlier, on 05.05.1794, captured the French ship ‘Atalante’; Following this engagement she was repaired at Portsmouth in England & sailed for

Jamaica where the ship remained until returning to Portsmouth for refitting in early 1796; Insufficient information to identify this Sailor;

Kingdon, George: #1799, Colour Sergeant - 2nd Afghan War;Notes: Colour Sergeant George Kingdon, #1799 of the 2nd Battalion the King’s Royal Rifle Corps, the 60 th

Foot, was serving in the Second Afghan War & fought at the Battle of Ahmed Kehl on 19.04.1880 & on the March to Kandahar 01.09.1880; The 60th Foot marched with General Stewart from Kandahar to Kabul & fought at Ahmed Kehl en route, they then marched back from Kabul to Kandahar with General Roberts a few months later; The Medal Roll for George Kingdon was recorded on 31.03.1882 & the indications are that he was still with the Service Corps, at this date in time they were just over 2 months back in England, having returned from South Africa in January 1882; Awarded the Afghan War Medal, the Ahmed Kehl Clasp & the Kandahar Clasp plus the Kandahar Bronze Star; I failed to identify this soldier further;

Kingdon, George: Royal Naval Dockyard Stoker, Paddle Tugs in Devonport;Notes: There are no ADM records that I can find for this man but he is recorded in 1861 & 1871 as a Stoker; I do believe that this is George Frederick Kingdon, b.1830 in Devonport & Baptised on 19.09.1830 in Stoke Damerel; He was the son of Joseph Kingdon, a Shipwright born 1799 in Devonport & Susanna ?? b.1803 in Ottery Saint Mary, Devon; In the 1841 Census George Kingdon is aged 11 & living with his parents at the Back of higher Somerset Place, Stoke Damerel, Devonport, Devon; In the 1851 Census George Kingdon is aged 21, working as a Labourer & living with his parents at the Back of Church Place Cottage in Stoke Damerel; George Kingdon Married Jane Giles, b.1831 in Walkhampton, Devon, in Stoke Damerel in 1851; (Note – there is however a 2nd 1851 Census which may be a duplicate for this family which has them living at #35, Tavistock Street, Stoke Damerel, with slight differences in individual ages); In the 1861 Census George & Jane Kingdon live in Johns Street, Stoke Damerel, George is a Stoker & Jane is a Seamstress; In the 1871 Census George Kingdon is at sea as a Stoker onboard the Paddle Tug “Trusty” around Devonport Dockyard; In the 1871 Census, his wife, Jane Kingdon is living in Wilcove, Antony, Cornwall with their young family; In the 1881 Census George & Jane Kingdom, now a Naval Pensioner, live at #5, Mary Street, Antony, Cornwall; In the 1891 Census George & Jane Kingdon live at #94, James Street in Stoke Damerel, Devon, George is recorded as a Pensioner HM Navy; I understand that George’s wife, Jane Kingdon, Died aged 63 on 17.02.1894 & was buried in the Stoke Damerel Burial Ground, Milehouse, Plymouth; In the 1901 Census George Kingdon, now a Widower, aged 72 & a Retired Naval Worker, lives at #10, Ross Street, Tamar, Devonport; I understand that George Kingdon Died at the age of 81 years on 28.12.1910 & was buried alongside his wife in the Stoke Damerel Burial Ground; (He was the Father of #81288, Able Seaman, Joseph John Kingdon, Royal Navy); (He was the Father of Kingdon, John: #82600, Stoker, Royal Navy; ADM 188/76/189); (He was the Grandfather of Kingdon, William Edgar: Royal Engineers Regiment No: T1005 Rank: Sapper 1914-1920 WO 372/11; See also: Kingdom, W E: Royal Engineers No: 514302 Rank: Sapper 1914-1920 WO 372/24); (He may be the Brother of Kingdom, John Joseph: Royal Navy, No: #30146; ADM 139/302/46);

Kingdon, George: New Zealand, 1st Division Reservist, 1916 WW1;Notes: I do not believe that this man actually served in WW1, but he is recorded as a Reservist in the 1st Division in 1916, recruited in #9 Recruitment Centre in Christchurch, stating that he was a Labourer in Yaldhurst; This is George Kingdon b.1872 in New Zealand, the son of Josiah Stephens Kingdon, b.1842 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England & Catherine Johnson who Married in 1868 in New Zealand; In 1896, through 1919 George Kingdon is recorded as a Labourer living in Yaldhurst, Riccarton, Canterbury; I believe that George Kingdon never married; In 1928, 1935 & 1938 he is recorded living at #20, Peer Street, as a Labourer & his sister Frances Mary Kingdon lives there also; George Kingdon died in 1946 Aged 74; (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Albert John: New Zealand, 1st Division Reservist, 1916 WW1); (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Charles Ford: New Zealand, 2nd Division Reservist, 1917 WW1); (He was the Brother of Kingdon, James Alexander: #41577, ‘F’ Company, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, New Zealand Army, WW1); (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Stanley Craig: #8/3828, 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment, New Zealand Army, WW1);

Kingdon, George: Devonshire Regiment No: 2621 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Enlistment dates for the #2621 Regimental number were between 02.01.1889 & 11.06.1890; This soldier also served as #265977 in the Devonshire Regiment; Medals Card on file; There are many George Kingdons to choose from therefore insufficient information to enable a proper identification; Further research of the records from Colonel Flick’s Diary for the 6 th Battalion the Devonshire Regiment who

served in Mesopotamia refer to a Private G. J. Kingdon #2621, Serving with ‘C’ Company; This is probably George J Kingdon born ?? in ??; Still insufficient information to identify;

Kingdon, George: Royal Field Artillery No: 45713 Rank: Gunner 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: This is George (Henry) Kingdon born 1890 in Barnstaple, Devon, the son of John E. Kingdon a Fisherman, Shipbuilder & Bargeman b.1855 in Barnstaple & Elizabeth Limebeer from Barnstaple who married in ?? (she may have been previously married as there is a stepdaughter in 1891 Census); In 1891 George lived with his Parents in Potters Lane, Barnstaple; In 1901 George Kingdon was aged 11 & living with his Parents in Signal Terrace, Barnstaple, Devon;Kingdon, George: Royal Garrison Artillery No: 174744 Rank: Sergeant;Notes: This Soldier is also #174744 Sergeant George Kingdon of the Royal Garrison Artillery; Served in France from 18.08.1914; Records are very mutilated but he enlisted in Barnstaple originally on 01.01.1907; Further research reveals that he probably was attested on 31.12.1906, was a Chauffeur by trade & joined the Army on 02.01.1907 in Newport; He initially served as a Horseman with the 78 th Battery, No 4 Depot, Royal Field Artillery & served as a Gunner #45713 for the next 6 years until being Transferred to the Reserve on expiration of his Service on 11.12.1913; During that period he may well have served in Rawalpindi, probably from 18.11.1908 to 09.12.1913, as a Sobriety Certificate was issued there on 15.11.1913 despite the fact that his Regimental Conduct Sheet had an entry for drunkeness dated 15.07.1912, then his record sheet was destroyed in Rawalpindi on 15.11.1913; Follow up research indicates that Gunner G. Kingdon was serving with the 4th Battery, Royal Field Artillery in Rawalpindi in India in the 1911 Census; At the outbreak of WW1 he was Mobilised at Newcastle On Tyne to 26th Brigade Royal Field Artillery on 07.08.1914; He was promoted to Acting Bombardier on 26.11.1914 but seems to have committed a Criminal Act for which he was given a Field General Courts Martial on 16.12.1914 & reduced to the ranks on 25.12.1914, but there is some confusion as to when or where this happened as the unit records in France state that he was evacuated ‘Sick’ in November of 1914? Another record sheet states that he was Courts Martialled at the Base Camp during his sickness; He was again promoted to Bombardier on 23.05.1915 & posted generally as a Corporal through 1915, 1916 & 1917; He was appointed to Sergeant on 01.02.1917 & then posted & transferred up to 27.02.1917 in that rank; I believe that he was invalided to UK from France on 08.07.1915 but the records are vague, however a Notice was sent to his records office in July 1915 stating that Corporal G. Kingdon #45713 of the 50th Battery, RFA had been wounded in action on 18.07.1915 & had been sent to Queen Mary’s Military Hospital; It would appear from the records that in 1913 he gave his Next of Kin as his Father John Kingdon of #15, Highfield Road, Ilfracombe, Devon; He also recorded an elder Brother Sidney Kingdon living at #10, Union Road, Barnstaple, Devon; Another Brother Bruce Kingdon but who had already emigrated to Canada & will serve as #622376, 44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment), and die aged 27 on 25.10.1916 in the Somme; He also reported a younger Brother Jack Kingdon who was serving with the Royal Artillery; He added at some stage Mrs. E Canon of #37, Princess Street, Derby, Barnstaple as a contact; None of these addresses turned up a Kingdon result in a 1911 Census search; There is then a sequence of letters written from 1917 through June 1920 which the Army seemed to pass from unit to unit regarding this soldier? They originated in Long Buckby, Rugby from a Rose Cope (previously living at #75, Meeson Road, Stratford, West Ham) & deal with payments for an illegitimate child born on 27.07.1917 (probably Charles C. Cope); It seems that an order for payment was made against George Kingdon on 03.02.1917 in the County Borough of West Ham for Child Maintenance; This order was paid & the woman received 5 shillings a week up until 08.05.1919 but then payment ceased & she took out a warrant against #174744 Gunner George Kingdon at #4 Higher Maudlin Street, Barnstaple Derbyshire? Throughout the course of this situation Sergeant George Kingdon had been continuing payments but then a sequence of events seemed to cause them to stop & the correspondence re-started; A Bastardy Order was taken out in West Ham Police Court on 03.09.1917; As a Sergeant, George Kingdon was transferred on 27.02.1917 to the 52nd Anti-Aircraft Company, Royal Garrison Artillery in Glasgow; At this later stage he was also serving as an Officer’s Groom; I believe that Sergeant George Kingdon was transferred to the Z Reserve on 11.07.1919; He may have been awarded a small pension in April 1919 as I understand that he made a disability claim for having lost some fingers on his right hand in 1915 due to a Gun Shot Wound; In 1930 he lives in #14, Princess Street, Castleford, Yorkshire; There are over 113 paper records for this man in his Army files, not all of which are legible; Amongst his records is a notification that George Kingdon Married Lily Fawcett, aged 20, on 01.12.1917 in Allerton, Bywater, Yorkshire & that she lived at #3, Providence Place, Castleford, Yorkshire; His Marriage records state that his name is George Henry Kingdon, a 29 year old serving soldier on active service; George & Lily Kingdon had a son Bruce Edwin Kingdon born 13.07.1918 in Castleford who will Die in 1944 whilst serving in WW2; I believe that George Kingdon Died in Pontefract in 1952 Aged 61; Medals Card on file; (Probably the Brother of Kingdon, John (Jack): Royal Field Artillery No: 49756 Rank: Sergeant 1914-1920 WO 372/23); (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Bruce: #622376, Private, Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment); who died in

1916 in the Somme in WW1); (He was the Brother of Sydney John Kingdon, WW1 Merchant Seaman); (He was the Father of Bruce Edwin Kingdon: #4692108, Private, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry who Died in WW2);

Kingdon, George Alfred Blee: Royal Field Artillery Rank: Lieutenant 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: This is George Alfred Blee Kingdon born in Birmingham in 1888 (but lived initially in India with his parents), he is the son of Oliver Kingdon b.1857 Clerkenwell who served in India as a Warrant Officer & Maud Matilda Bateman from Ireland (who married in Bengal, India in 1882), finally returning to UK around 1895; In the 1901 Census young George Kingdon lives with his parents in Goring Row, Southgate, Enfield, Middlesex; (Lieutenant George Alfred Blee Kingdon is the Grandson of Oliver Kingdon b.1831 South Molton & 1st Wife Jane Blee, who married in 1856 in Hackney, London); In 1911 George Alfred Blee Kingdon is aged 22 & living with his parents at #84, Brownlow Road, New Southgate, London, he is a Clerk in a Coat Factory; On 12.06.1915 George Alfred Kingdon was promoted from being a Corporal with the 14 th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (London Scottish) to be a 2nd Lieutenant with the London (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery; George Alfred Kingdon served in France as a 2 nd Lieutenant from June 1916; He was promoted from 2nd Lieutenant to Temporary Lieutenant whilst serving with the London (Howitzer) Brigade on 21.02.1916 – London Gazette Supplement 09.03.1916 page 2551; Lieutenant G.A. Kingdon of the 8th London Brigade, Royal horse & Royal field Artillery, was promoted to Captain on 21.05.1920; His WW1 Medals were sent to him at #84, Brownlow Road, London N.11 on 25.11.1920; This Officer was still serving with the Territorial Army Reserve when he was Gazetted from the rank of Provisional Major to Captain on 23.01.1924; Medals Card on file; (Brother of Captain Oliver Kingdon MC who Died in WW1 in 1918 in France); (Son of Oliver Kingdon #1120 6th Dragoon Guards 1873 to 1891); (Also the Brother of Kingdon, Frank V: London Regiment No: 2283 Rank: Private. 1914-1920 WO 372/11);

Kingdon, George Bodley: Lieutenant Commander, Royal Navy & Flying Officer in Royal Air Force; ADM 196/150; - Died in WW2;Notes: This is George Bodley Kingdon born on 22.03.1908 in Blackheath, the son of Zachary Harris Kingdon, a Civil Engineer, b.1856 in Exeter & Florence Kate Brindley from Sheffield, Yorkshire who married on 24.07.1890 in Greenwich, Kent; In 1911 Census George Bodley Kingdon was aged 3 & living with his parents at #5, Grimstone Villas, Plymouth, his Father was working as an Electrical Engineer with the Admiralty & was a Civil Servant at Devonport Dockyard in 1925; On 01.01.1929 George Bodley Kingdon went to Devonport High School & “HMS Worcester” Naval Training Ship; He joined the Royal Navy as a Cadet on “HMS Thunderer” & later as a Sub Lieutenant at the age of 20 years; I believe that Midshipman G.B. Kingdon was serving onboard ‘HMS Royal Oak’ in 1926, 1927 & in 1928; He was promoted from Acting Sub Lieutenant to Sub Lieutenant on 01.01.1929 & then to Lieutenant on 01.10.1930; (He attended a Lieutenant’s Course in Portsmouth in 1929); On 11.05.1930, at the age of 22, he was granted a temporary Commission as Flying Officer on attachment with the Royal Air Force on 11.05.1930, passing his Aviator’s Certificate on 18.12.1930; In 1931 he was a Pilot Lieutenant in the Fleet Air Arm, #448 Flight, serving onboard the Aircraft Carrier ‘HMS Glorious’ in the Mediterranean; His promotion to Pilot Lieutenant was dated 01.10.1930 & in January 1933 he was attached to the Royal Air Force serving onboard ‘HMS Victory’ in #409 Flight based in Portsmouth; His Flying Officer RAF rank was dated 11.05.1930; In 1934 he was attached to the RAF, serving with Fighter Squadron 802, onboard the Aircraft Carrier ‘HMS Courageous’; From 1935 to 1937 he was serving with #403 Flight onboard the Cruiser ‘HMS Berwick’ in the 5 th Cruiser Squadron, China Sea; By 16.12.1938 George Bodley Kingdon was in Command of the Destroyer ‘HMS Boadicea’ (H65) at the age of 30 & on North Sea Patrol in 1939; On 01.08.1940 he was Killed in an air crash at the age of 32, whilst serving as a Lieutenant Commander, Royal Navy on ‘HMS President’ & he is buried in Plymouth, Weston Mill, Military Cemetery; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, John Francis: Royal Army Medical Corps No: 434077 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11 who served in WW1); (He is also the Brother of Kingdon, Roger: Royal Engineers Rank: Lieutenant 1914-1920 WO 372/11 who served in WW1); (He is also the Brother of Kingdon, William Stephen: Served in the Royal Air force in WW1, AIR 76/277); (This family originates from the Thorverton, Devon line of Kingdons);

Kingdon, George Charles: Register Number: #11322; Division: Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division; When Enlisted/Date of Enlistment: 29 August 1901; Date of birth 10th April 1886 in Lambeth, Surrey; ADM 159/19; SEE ALSO: Kingdon, George Charles: Register Number: #23622; Division: Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division; When Enlisted/Date of Enlistment: 29 August 1901; Date of birth 10th April 1886 in Lambeth, Surrey; ADM 159/139; Notes: This is George Charles Kingdon born 10.04.1886 in Lambeth, Surrey, the Son of John Kingdon b.1851 in South Molton & his 1 st wife Elizabeth Piller from Drewsteignton, Devon; In 1891 Census George Charles Kingdon lives with his parents at #123 Mayall Road, Lambeth, his Father is a Carpenter; In 1901 Census George Charles Kingdon is now 14 years old & works as a Milkman, living with his Father & Step Mother, (Mary Cecilia Coomber from Hastings, who married his Father in 1894 in Lambeth), at #127, Mayall Road, Lambeth; (Note that in 1911 his parents live in #72, Mayall Road); I have also found in the 1911 Census for Royal Navy Vessels a Private George Charles Kingdon Aged 28 (born 1883 Brixton), serving on board ‘HMS Minotaur’ at Hong Kong in China; Even though there are birth date discrepancies I believe that this is the same young man; (His elder Brother also enlisted in the Royal Marines, Kingdon, Abraham John: Register Number: #11852; Division: Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division); (He is also the Brother of William Henry Kingdon who served with The Durham Light Infantry & The Sherwood Foresters);Follow up research reveals that Royal Marine Light Infantry Private, #PO/11322, George Charles Kingdon, (Portsmouth Division) was transferred to the Royal Marine Light Infantry Chatham Division as Private #CH/23622 at some point in his Army service; The record says that he was Discharged to Pension but this may be a mistake; I also understand from the records that George Charles Kingdon Died on 25.12.1943 in Hendon, Middlesex & is buried in Lambeth Cemetery, he was Aged 57; I therefore believe that this soldier/sailor served for a long time with the Royal Marines; ADM 171/169 records that #PO. 11322 Private Geo. C. Kingdon’s WW1 medals were forwarded to him at the Royal Marine Light Infantry Depot in Gosport at the time of issue; He was awarded the WW1 Victory Medal, the British War Medal & the 1914-15 Star;I also have noted his name associated with service in South Africa in the Boer War during 1901;Further research revealed a record for Service in WW2 for Marine George Charles Kingdon #CH/23622, the son of John & Elizabeth Ann Kingdon who also served in the 1914 – 1918 WW1, who died on 25.12.1943 Aged 57; He is buried in Lambeth (Tooting) Cemetery, London, in Section J.3. Cons Grave 190 (I have a picture of his grave marker on file); He was awarded the 1939-45 War Medal & the 1939-45 Star; His Royal Navy Long Service & Good Conduct Medal was issued on 14.02.1936;

Kingdon, George Frederick: #7881, Sergeant, Royal Marine Light Infantry, Chatham Division; ADM 159/48;Notes: (These notes should be read in conjunction with those recorded against #568, Henry Kingdon, Grenadier Guards as there is some very confusing information associated with this family); This is probably George Frederick Kingdon, born in Chelsea on 17.09.1874, Baptised on 22.10.1874 in Christchurch, Chelsea; He is likely to be the son of Henry Kingdon b.28.06.1837 in South Molton, a Grenadier Guardsman from the mid 1850’s who served for over 20 years; His wife was Elizabeth Perryman from Bishops Nympton, Devon & they married in Bishopsgate, London on 19.05.1857 but then appear to have lived separate lives? George Frederick Kingdon’s baptism record has his parents as Henry & Caroline Wenham (Caroline Wenham being a woman that Henry Kingdon lived with in Chelsea?) & indicates his Father was a Soldier; In 1881 Census George Fred Kingdon is aged 6 & living with his Father, Henry Kingdon an Unemployed Pensioner, at #67, St Philip Street, Battersea, London, (Caroline Wenham is recorded as a Housekeeper at that address & also as Henry Kingdon’s sister in Law); In 1891 Census I believe that Frederick Kingdon, now aged 16, is living in the Working Boys Home, Shaftsbury Avenue, St Giles, London as a Domestic Page Boy; I believe that George Frederick Kingdon Enlisted in the Chatham Division of the Royal Marine Light Infantry on 07.05.1894; In 1901 Census for Scotland I found a George Kingdon aged 26 (b.1875 in Chelsea), serving as a Private in the Crew of Royal Navy ship ‘HMS Caledonia’, probably as a Royal Marine; I then found a Marriage record for George Frederick Kingdon, (aged 34) & Sarah Ruth Aylett, (aged 27), on 08.10.1908 in St Matthew’s Church, Fulham, his occupation is Marine & his Father is recorded as Henry Kingdon (Guardsman, Deceased); In 1911 Census there is a Private George Kingdon, Married, aged 36 (born Chelsea), serving on board ‘HMS Argyll’ in Gibraltar; I believe that George Frederick Kingdon was promoted to Sergeant at some point & served in WW1; There is a Manifest Record for the ‘SS Empress of Russia’ sailing from Yokohama on 20.12.1917 to Vancouver, arriving on 08.01.1918, & on board is a 43 year old British male, who turns out

to be #7881 Sergeant George Frederick Kingdon, Royal Marine; George Frederick Kingdon was eventually Discharged to Pension; Awarded 1914-15 Star, Victory & British War Medals; (Probably the son of Kingdon, Henry; #568, Grenadier Guards); His family needs further research;

Kingdon, George Frederick Samuel: #4570 North Staffordshire Regiment Rank: PrivateNotes: This is probably George Frederick Samuel Kingdon born 1881 in Feltwell, Norfolk, the son of James Kingdon, an Excise Officer b.1853 Thetford, Norfolk & Jessie Pratt from Northwold, Norfolk who Married in 1878 in Thetford; In 1881 Census George F S Kingdon is aged 3 Months & lives with his parents at The Beck in Feltwell, Norfolk, his Father is Ride Officer of the Excise Inland Revenue; In 1891 George F S Kingdon lives with his parents at #75, Poolstock Lane, Wigan, Lancashire; In 1901 Census George F S Kingdon is aged 20, a Brewer’s Clerk & living with his parents at #185, Horninglow Road, Horninglow, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire; In 1911 George Frederick Samuel Kingdon is living with his married Brother Edward G Kingdon at #20 Pelham Street, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire & is a Collector for a Gramophone Record Company; On 01.01.1916 in Burton on Trent George Frederick Samuel Kingdon, aged 35 years, enlisted in the Army to serve 4 years’ in the United Kingdom as #4570 in the 3/6 th North Staffordshire Regiment; He gives his address as c/o #7, Union Street, Burton on Trent, where I believe his Mother was living; It appears from his records that his Embodied Service was only from 0101.1916 until 06.03.1916 when he was Discharged in Derby under King’s Regulations, Para 392 (iii a) on Medical Grounds, probably mental instability, having served only 66 days; There may well be a female member of this family who is in an asylum ca.1916? No Medals card on file as he never served overseas; (He was probably a Cousin of #5633 RSM Albert Arthur Kingdon, Norfolk Regiment); (He was a Cousin of #1445 WOII Edward Kingdon of the Coldstream Guards & the Military Provost Corps); (He was a Brother of Private Edward Pratt Kingdom #24594, 11th or 15th

Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment), who died on 17 July 1916 in France); I think that his Great Grandmother was Mary Kingdon b.1787 in Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales, Widow of a Customs Excise Officer in 1871 in St Cuthbert’s Norfolk? Her Husband was George Kingdon b.1779 in Launceston, Cornwall; (Note: There is another Cousin also named Henry Capp, the brother of Albert Arthur & Edward Kingdon above, who was born in 1888 in Yarmouth, thereby probably making him too young to have enlisted in 1904/5, although it is possible that I have the two Henry Capp Kingdons mixed up; In any case they are probably all related in the Norfolk Kingdon line; Further research reveals that this brother also served & died in WW1 as Private H C Kingdom, #34736, 3rd Bn., The King's (Liverpool Regiment, who died on 30 March 1916, Remembered with honour Birmingham (Witton) Cemetery); (I now believe that there is a Henry Charles Kingdon who also served with the Lincolnshire Regiment); (This Family & my X-References need some more research work)?

Kingdon, George Herbert: Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment, Lieutenant 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: This Officer served in WW1 in Gallipoli from 30.06.1915; On 30.07.1917 temporary Lieutenant G.H. Kingdon was promoted to the rank of temporary Captain, attached to the Nottinghamshire & Derby Regiment, (The Sherwood Foresters); A London Gazette Supplement dated 04.09.1918 confirmed that temporary Lieutenant G.H. Kingdon, from a Service Battalion, was to be promoted to a temporary Lieutenant on 26.03.1918 but with seniority from 31.12.1914; Further research reveals that George Herbert Kingdon may have also served with the Royal Air Force in WW1 between 1918 & 1919 – see AIR 76/277 records; His medals were sent to Byshotte Rayles, Wokingham, Berkshire on 11.09.1921; I believe that this is George Herbert Kingdon born 22.07.1891 in Sheffield, son of William Edward Kingdon, a Tobacconist, b.1861 in Worcester & Annie Lock from West Buckland in Devon, who married in Barnstaple in 1 st Q 1886, later of Bemerton, Buxton, Derby; They lived in Sheffield in 1901 Census at #81, Fitzwalter Road; In 1911 his brother James manages the family Tobacconists shop at #39, Fitzwalter Road, Sheffield & George Herbert & Arthur Francis Kingdon live with their brother there; I believe that George Herbert Kingdon Died in Worthing, West Sussex in 1975 Aged 84; Medals Card on file; (Brother of Captain Arthur Francis Kingdon, 6th Bn., York and Lancaster Regiment, who died on 09 October 1917 on the Somme); (Brother of Kingdon, William Edward: Royal Army Medical Corps Rank: Captain 1914-1920 WO 372/11);

Kingdon, George Wesley: Private #1282609, Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force;Notes: Canadian enlistment papers exist for this George Wesley Kingdon, dated 07.07.1919 in London, Ontario; There is no indication of Unit but his Regimental Number is #1282609; I believe that this is George Wesley John Kingdon born 25.07.1900 in Nissouri Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, the son of William J Kingdon, a Farmer, b.14.08.1856 in the USA (but recorded as being English) & Elizabeth (Sarah Elizabeth) Lidstone b.25.07.1867; (His Grandmother is Elizabeth Kingdon born in England in 1828 I believe, & a Widow in 1901); In 1901 Census George Kingdon is 8 months old & living with his parents in Nissouri, Ontario; In 1911 Census George Kingdon is aged 10 years & lives with his parents in the Nissouri West Township, Middlesex County, Ontario; At his enlistment in 1919 he gave his address as #463, Tecemesh Avenue, London, Ontario, his Father William Kingdon of R.R No3, Thorndale, Ontario as his NOK & his occupation as a Farmer; I believe that George Wesley Kingdon Marries Olive Isabella Garbuth (b.06.03.1896) on the 11.06.1921 in Hamilton, Ontario; I have not researched further;

Kingdon, Godfrey Pennington: Royal Fusiliers & Machine Gun Corps Rank: Lieutenant 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: This is Godfrey Pennington Kingdon born 14.04.1896 in Paddington, London & baptised 08.06.1896 at St Saviours, Paddington; He was the son of Harry Kingdon b. 1860 Paddington & Lilian Sophia Bedford from St James, his Father was a Barrister at Law & lived at #31 Mansion Hill Court in 1901; In the 1911 Census Godfrey Pennington was aged 14 & lived with his Widowed Mother at Bath Street House, East Street in Farnham, Surrey; 2nd Lieutenant G.P. Kingdon from the Royal Fusiliers was promoted to Lieutenant in the Machine Gun Corps on 13.12.1915 but with Seniority from 04.12.1914; I believe that he was still serving with the Machine Gun Corps in 1921; His address in 1925 was #21, Alexandra Mansions, King’s Road, London S.W.3; His address in 1938 was #102, Colesherne Court, London S.W.5, he was recorded as an Artist; He obtained a Certificate to fly a Gipsy Aeroplane at Hampshire Aeroplane Club on 26.10.1938; He may have worked in the Oil business & traveled 1st Class from India to London on the SS Rawalpindi in 1933; He Died in 1974 in Winchester Aged 78; Medals Card on file;

Kingdon, Gordon James: #91593, Staff Sergeant, Canadian Expeditionary Force, 31st Battery, Canadian Artillery: Canada records 439433a & 439433b;Notes: Also called James Gordon Kingdon & Kingdom in various Canadian Records; I believe that this is Gordon James Kingdon born 19.06.1887 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, the son of James Brayley Kingdon, a Blacksmith & Iron worker b.08.03.1857 in Wentworth & Minnie Brown b.10.11.1859 in Cainsville, Ontario, who Married on 23.05.1882 in Wentworth, Ontario; (Grandparents were Abraham Kingdon/Kingdom b.1828 in South Molton, Devon & Elizabeth Lock Brayley b.1834 in Filleigh in Devon, who Married in South Molton in 1852 & emigrated to Canada ca.1853); In 1891 Gordon Kingdon lived with his parents in Hamilton, Ontario; In 1901 Census Gordon Kingdon is aged 14 & lives with his parents in Hamilton; In 1911 Census Gordon Kingdon is a Bookkeeper, probably in his Father’s Iron Manufacturing business, living with his parents in Hamilton, Ontario; In this period, Gordon James Kingdon had already been in Detroit, USA, from 23.09.1911 to 22.12.1911; However, there may be a bit of a record mix up here because on 01.01.1912 there is another border crossing in Detroit, Michigan for a 23 year old Tire Builder Gordon Kingdon, visiting the USA; On 08.08.1915 Gordon James Kingdon, Aged 28 years & 1 Month, enlisted in the Canadian Artillery, giving details which match my records; He was working in Structural Steel at the time; I then lose him until he returned from WW1 in 1918 suffering from ‘Shell Shock’ on board the ‘SS Araquaya’, having served with the 31st Battery, Canadian Artillery; There is a further border crossing record in Buffalo, from Canada to the USA, for a James Gordon Kingdon, born 19.06.1887, working as a Journalist & visiting the USA on 16.10.1926; This record indicates a wife, Olive Kingdon living in Winona, Ontario, Canada; I have not researched further;

Kingdon, Gordon William: Chelsea Pensioner (No other details), No Military Records but may have Served in the Guarding & Fighting in the Khyber Pass in Afghanistan;Notes: There is a Chelsea Pensioner Records list which includes a Gordon William Kingdon, born 1875 in Toronto, Canada but there are no other details available, however, I believe that this Pensioner was William Kingdon born 08.06.1875 in York, Ontario, Canada; (His later marriage record 7 also his death record confirms his parentage but has his name as Gordon William Kingdon); He was the son of William Kingdon born in Taunton, Somerset, England on 14.06.1840, (records at St Mary’s Church), & Mary Ann Rose, born 06.10.1854 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, who probably Married in 1870 in St Saviours, Southwark, London I believe; I cannot locate a sailing or passenger record for his parents but they did emigrate to Canada ca.1874; In 1881 Canada Census William Kingdon lived with his parents in Toronto, Canada; I also could not find any passenger or sailing return records from Canada to UK for this family but In 1891 Census William & Mary Ann Kingdon had returned to UK with their family & were living at #4, Crofts Street, Roath, Cardiff, Wales, & they were also at this same address in the 1901 Census; Young William Kingdon aged 15 lived with his parents in Roath, Cardiff in 1891; I would suggest that between 1891 & 1911 this Gordon William Kingdon served in the Army in India but there are no details available; Gordon William Kingdon Married Emily (Jane) Eastman, born 1872 in Hampshire, England, in the 4 th Quarter 1895 in Hartley Wintney, Hants; In the UK 1911 Census we find Gordon William & Emily Kingdon living & working as a Painter at #1, Eton Villa Park Road, Farnborough, Hampshire; At this stage they have already Adopted the Orphaned son of Gordon William’s brother, Frederick Kingdon, a Tailor who died in 1909, Ernest Kingdon who was born in 1905 in Winchester, Hants; The problem now occurs that there is even more confusion with this family’s names as the only Kingdon birth in 1905 in Winchester, Hants is for Charles Thomas Kingdon; Gordon W & his wife Emily Kingdon, with adopted son Ernest kingdon, then sail to Canada on 16.05.1911 on board the vessel ‘Albania’; In the 1911 Canadian Census William & Emily & Ernest Kingdon live in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; I believe that Gordon William Kingdon Died on the 25.02.1919 in Canada Aged 45; ; (His Brother was probably Kingdon, Sidney Walter: #8147, Manchester Regiment); ); (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Ernest: Royal Irish Fusiliers No: 13731 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11); (I also believe that his Father was probably Kingdon, William: Private, #3063, 2nd European Light Infantry, East India Company Army); This Family needs a lot more research although I am in touch with a descendant since August 2012 & will request clearer details as there are discrepancies in names despite confirmation in many records that we are dealing with the same persons;

Kingdon, Guy Havelock: 2nd Division, New Zealand Army, Reservist WW1;Notes: This is Guy Havelock Kingdon born 1872 in New Zealand, the son of Paul Kingdon, a Lawyer b.21.08.1824 in Devon of the Kingdon/Thorverton line, & Rachel Ellen Parker who married in 1857 in Islington, England & soon after moved to Wellington, New Zealand; In 1896 & 1900 Guy Havelock Kingdon is recorded as a Farmer in Riversmere, Otaki, Wellington; Guy Havelock Kingdon Married Annie Ellen Booth in New Zealand in 1898 but unfortunately she Died in childbirth in 1899 Aged 34; In 1903 Guy Havelock Kingdon Married his Sister in Law, Alice Elizabeth Booth, 4 years after the death of his first wife; In 1905 & 1906, Guy is a Sheep Farmer in Otaki; In the 1911 & 1914 Electoral Rolls Guy Havelock Kingdon is a Stock Agent & with Alice Elizabeth is in Weraroa, Otaki, Wellington; Guy Havelock Kingdon was recruited for WW1 Service as a Class ‘B’ recruit (married with 2 children) in Levin in 1917, he is recorded as a Stock Agent; I do not believe that this man was ever called up or that he actually served during WW1; In 1919 they are recorded at the same address in Weraroa, he is a Stock Agent; In 1928 & 1935 he is a Stock Agent living in Somersal Lane, Marton, Rangitkei, Manawatu-Wanganui; In 1938 Guy Havelock & Alice Elizabeth Kingdon are recorded in Bulls, Rangitkei, Manawatu-Wanganui; I have not found a death record, but I understand that his 2nd Wife, Alice Elizabeth Kingdon, nee Booth, Died between 1939 & 1945 as in the 1946 electoral records for Guy Havelock Kingdon, his (3rd)wife is declared as Gertrude Emma Kingdon & they are living at #15, Gray Street, Rangitkei, Manawatu-Wanganui; Guy Havelock Kingdon died in 1949 Aged 76; I believe that Gertrude Emma Kingdon died in 1967 Aged 80; (This family is well documented in the Kingdon Book ‘A Second Look’ dated 1974); (He is the brother of Kingdon, Thomas Medland: #29419, ‘E’ Company, 1st

Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 12th Reinforcements, WW1);

HKINGDON – CAMPAIGN MEDALS & MILITARY SERVICE

Kingdon, H: Private #1901, 11th Hussars, Light Camel Regiment, Egypt & SudanNotes: The 11th Hussars (Prince Albert’s Own), the Light Camel Regiment, in general remained in Korti in 1884 to guard supplies but later they did participate in operations on the Nile River as part of the “Gordon Relief Expedition”, the 11th providing 2 Officers & 43 other ranks; This Soldier was awarded the Egypt Medal & Clasp for Operations on the River Nile in 1884 – 1885 in Sudan; Insufficient information to identify;

Kingdon, Hamilton R D; #432136, Sergeant, Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force; Served WW1, Died during WW2;Notes: This is Hamilton Roger Dennis Kingdon born 25.07.1878 in Brailsford, Derbyshire, England, the son of Clement Boughton Kingdon, Justice of the Peace for Derbyshire & Cornwall, b.1833 at Broomhill & Ann Cullen from Nottinghamshire who married in 1865; Hamilton Kingdon was Baptised on 04.09.1878 in Hulland, Derbyshire; In 1881 Census Hamilton Kingdon lives with his parents in Ednaston Lodge, Brailsford, Derbyshire; In 1891 Census Hamilton R D Kingdon is a Junior Pupil at the Kings School, Archbishop’s Palace, Canterbury, Kent; In 1901 Census Hamilton R D Kingdon is living with his 2 Brothers at #62 Falcon Road, Battersea, London & is a Fire Assessor; In 1911 Census Hamilton Kingdon is aged 32, Single & is a Farmer residing at Wooldown, Marhamchurch, Bude, North Cornwall; In 1913 Hamilton Kingdon is aged 34 & sailed to Halifax, Novia Scotia, Canada, on board the ‘SS Virginian’ giving his future address as Hull, Ontario & registering that he was a Farmer; On 04.01.1915 Hamilton Roger Dennis Kingdon enlisted in Edmonton in the Canadian Army for service in WW1, he recorded that he was already serving with the 19 th

A.D. Militia for 1 month; A search of other records reveals that he joined the 49 th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force & served in WW1 in France. He was wounded in Ypres in January 1916; I then lost him until he married Gertrude R Momfray in Kidderminster, Warwickshire, England in 1918; I believe that Hamilton R D Kingdon Died in 1942 in Stratton, Cornwall, England;Follow Up Notes: The Internet Site ‘Forces War Records’ has a reference to Lieutenant H. R. D. Kingdon serving in WW2 with the “Home Guard”, recorded year was 1941, but no other information is freely available; I am presuming that this is the same person as the one who served in WW1?

Kingdon, Harold: Royal Field Artillery No: 18812 Rank: Gunner 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: I believe that his is Harold Finning Kingdon born on 24.02.1896 in Teignmouth, Devon, birth registered in Newton Abbot, Devon; He was the son of Francis Kingdon, an Ironmonger b.1851 in Rackenford, Devon & Lucy Ellen Finning, b.1857 in Coffinswell, Devon, who Married in 1880 in Teignmouth, Devon; Harold Finning Kingdon’s Father Francis Kingdon Died in 1899 in Teignmouth, Devon; In 1901 Census Harold Kingdon lives with his widowed Mother at #26, Regent Street, Teignmouth, Devon; In 1911 Census Harold Finning Kingdon is aged 15, an Apprentice in Ironmongery learning away from home but living with his Widowed Mother who is an Ironmonger at #26, Regent Street, Teignmouth, Devon; Harold Kingdon enlisted on 08.09.1914 in Exeter, declaring himself as a 19 year old Shop Assistant; He was stationed at Hilsea on 12.10.1914; Harold Kingdon first went to France on 07.07.1915; He received a Gun Shot Wound in his Left Thigh 23.04.1917, spent 187 days in Wanstead Hospital, Margate from 27.04.1917 to 08.10.1917, transferred to Kent & Canterbury Hospital from 08.10.1917 until19.10.1917, moved to the Military Hospital in Shorncliffe on 19.10.1917, had one of his toes amputated whilst in The Command Depot, South Camp, Ripon, Yorkshire between 30.10.1917 & 04.01.1918; Gunner Harold Kingdon was awarded some Gratuity in 1919; He was Discharged on 31.05.1919; He was re-assessed on 20.07.1920; I believe that Harold Finning Kingdon Died in Devon in 1969 Aged ??; Medals Card is in the name of Herold Kingdon on file;

Kingdon, Harold A J: Royal Field Artillery No: 238591 Rank: Gunner 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: This is Harold Arthur James Kingdon born on 25.02.1898 Knowstone the son of James Kingdon b.1858 Bishops Nympton & Emma Jane Heale from Rose Ash who married in 1896; In the 1901 & 1911 Census, Harold lived with his parents at Little Comfort Farm in Knowstone, Devon; Harold Arthur James Kingdon Married Lucy Earles in 1925 in Tiverton; He Dies in 1969 in Devon; Medals Card on file;

Kingdon, Harry: #208949 Leading Seaman, Royal Navy; ADM 188/364;Notes: This is Harry Kingdon born 04.10.1884 in Fratton, Portsmouth, Hampshire, the son of James George Kingdon, a Royal Navy Seaman, b.1837 in Portsmouth & his 2nd Wife Elizabeth Male who married in 1877 in Portsea, Portsmouth; In 1891 Census Harry Kingdon lived with his parents in Portsmouth; I could not initially find Harry Kingdon in the 1901 Census, I presume that he was in the Royal Navy, as his Official Naval Number would indicate enlistment between 01.01.1900 & 31.12.1900; A second detailed search revealed that Harry Kingdom, Aged 16 was serving as a Boy on board the Training Ship St Vincent in Portsmouth; I believe that there were other brothers who served in the Royal Navy as well: Namely William George, James John & Edward Arthur Kingdon from Portsea, Portsmouth; In 1911 Census Harry Kingdon is Aged 26 & serving as an Able Seaman on board ‘HMS Vernon’, a Torpedo School Ship in Portsea & Landport, Portsmouth Harbour, Hampshire; I believe that Harry Kingdon died in Portsmouth in 1942 Aged 58; Awarded 1914-15 Star, Victory Medal & British War Medal, but his Medal roll indicates that he was #208949 AB Harry D. Kingdom & that he was serving on the Light Cruiser, ‘HMS Champion’; (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Charles Walter: Royal Field Artillery No: 47983 Rank: Sergeant 1914-1920 WO 372/11, who served in the Royal Navy as a boy & then in the Army in WW1); (He was also the Brother of Kingdon, Edward Arthur: #220316 Leading Seaman, Royal Navy who served in WW1); (He was the Brother of Kingdon, James John: Royal Navy, #PO/128972; who died on ‘HMS India’ in 1915); (He is also the Brother of Kingdon, William George: Petty Officer 1st Class, , #155575, Royal Navy); (He was the Son of #40040 James George Kingdon, who served in the Royal Navy from 01.07.1853);

Kingdon, Harry: Devonshire Regiment No: 15866 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11 – Died in WW1 – Private H Kingdom#15866, 8th Battalion, Devonshire Regimentwho died on 21 July 1916; Remembered with honourDAOURS COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION; Notes: This is Harry or Henry Kingdon born in South Molton; He enlisted probably on 24.08.1915 & served in France. His Brother W. F. Kingdon living in Calgary, Alberta, Canada requested his medals on 16.11.1931? (Ancestry.com records have Harry Kingdom born in South Molton & residing in South Molton but I can find no record of a Henry or a Harry Kingdon or Kingdom that would fit this data? He seems to have enlisted in Exeter & served with the 8th (Service) Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment; His WW1 Medals Card says he served in France and probably went there on 24.08.1915; A search of the 1916 Canadian Census does come up with a William F Kingdon, aged 23, born 1893 in England, Immigration in 1909 & married to May Kingdon from Wales, he is a Bartender; At that time they are recorded as being Canadian Citizens; I think that this is William Fowler Kingdon)? Notes 2: Follow up; If I am correct then this is John Henry (Harry) Kingdon born either in 1896 or 1897 in South Molton; His Father was William Kingdon b.1849 South Molton, whose 1st wife Eliza Ann Bridgeman died on 22.12.1882 in South Molton; Harry’s Father, a Solicitor’s Clerk, then married again in 1891 in Weymouth, Dorset to the then South Molton Workhouse Schoolmistress; In 1901 William Kingdon had become the Master & his 2nd wife Elizabeth was Assistant Matron of the South Molton Workhouse; This is Harry’s Mother, Elizabeth Reid b.1868 in Auchnell, Aberdeen, Scotland, she died in 1907 in South Molton; His Brother William Fowler Kingdon emigrated to Canada in 1909 & lived in Calgary, Alberta onwards; Harry (John H) Kingdon lived with his parents at the South Molton Workhouse in 1901; Both of his parents died in April 1907; In 1911 Census I believe that John Henry Westlake Kingdon was aged 14 & living as a Boarder with a Bessie Hobbs Adams, a 50 year single private school teacher @ #2, Church Street, South molton & that he was working as an Office Boy in a Solicitor’s Office; Medals Card on file; This Soldier needs further research;

Kingdon, Harry: Royal Field Artillery No: 2595 Rank: Gunner 1914-1920 WO 372/11 – Died in WW1 - Gunner Harry Kingdom, #2595, 1st Home Counties Brigade, Royal Field Artillery who died on 08 October 1916; Remembered with honour KARACHI 1914-1918 WAR MEMORIAL in Pakistan; Notes: This is Harry Kingdom born in Clapton, Middlesex & served as #2595 Territorial force, Royal Horse Artillery & Royal Field Artillery; Gunner Harry Kingdon died in Pakistan, India; Medals Card on file; I have no other information on this soldier?

Kingdon, Harry: #464504 Private, ‘C’ Company, Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force: Canada Records 439435a & 439435b;Notes: Canadian Attestation papers for Harry Kingdon, a Teamster aged 33 years & 3 months, born 04.07.1882 in London, England on 25.11.1915 in Vancouver were found in my WW1 Canadian Military Records; This recruit gives his Nok as his Mother – Sarah A. Kingdon of #27, New Street, Kensington, London; Research would indicate that this address is probably incorrect as it does not exist in Kensington, London & should read “Kennington”; There are no other WW1 records for this soldier in the Canadian Records; Using my research records for military service personnel I would suggest that this man is actually Francis Harry Kingdon, born in Aldershot, Hampshire in England, ca.1884; There are UK records for a Harry Kingdon born 04.07.1882 in Hackney, London but I doubt if this is the correct man; There is however a birth record for a ‘Male’ Kingdon born in 1884 in Farnham, Surrey which would be the recording office for births in Aldershot; Following further searches for matching family data it becomes more obvious that there is conflicting information in most of the Canadian records; I am therefore fairly certain that this is Francis Harry Kingdon, born 1884 Aldershot, Hampshire, England; He is the son of Walter Kingdon b.1852 in West Monkton, Somerset & Sarah A. Gardiner from Canterbury, Kent; They Married in 1881 in Bengal, India, volume 175 folio 138 – she must have been a Widow because her name is recorded as Bull nee Gardiner in the Bengal Marriage Index; In his Attestation records he gives his next of kin as his Widowed Mother Sarah A Kingdon #27, New Street, Kennington, London & we find him living there in 1911 UK Census & working as a single man, a Restaurant Porter aged 27; This would establish that his Father was Sergeant Walter Kingdon of the Royal Horse Artillery, serving at the District Grand Depot Barracks in Woolwich Arsenal in 1891 Census, with his family living in Army Married Quarters there, Francis H Kingdon included; His Father died in 1896 in Lambeth; In the 1901 UK Census Francis H Kingdon is aged 16 & living with his Widowed Mother at #23, Tenison Street in Lambeth & working as a General Porter; (Follow up has his Mother & another Brother John Albert Kingdon working as Cleaners at the British Government House of Commons in 1911); There are Canadian Passenger Records for a Harry Kingdon, a 22 year old Labourer arriving in Montreal, Quebec on the ‘SS Sicilian on 15.05.1907; Also Passenger Records for a Harry Kingdon, on the ‘SS Empress of Ireland’ on 22.05.1908; There is a further Border Crossing & Passenger Record for a Harry Kingdon, a Porter aged 30 years, arriving in Halifax on the 09.03.1913 on board the ‘SS Cymric’, which also records this persons earlier 2 year stay in Canada; (His Father served with the Royal Horse Artillery in the 1890’s, Sergeant Walter Kingdon b.1852 in West Monkton, Somerset); (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Walter G: Royal Field Artillery No: 47379 Rank: Sergeant 1914-1920 WO 372/11 SEE ALSO Kingdom, W G: Royal Field Artillery No: 47379 Rank: Driver 1914-1920 WO 372/11); I did not research further;

Kingdon, Harry Bail: #11093, Private, Royal Marine Light Infantry, Chatham Division; ADM 159/54 & ADM 157/1623/50;Notes: This is Harry Bail Kingdon born 25.06.1882 in Hackney, London; He is the son of Harry Bail Kingdon, a Tailor b.1839, & Alice Amelia Stafford (nee Crossland) b.1844 in Clerkenwell, who Married in Hackney, London in 1872 & she appears to have used her maiden name of Alice Amelia Crossland in the records; (His Mother was previously married to James Thomas Stafford who died in 1872); (I believe that his parents gave birth to an earlier son also named Harry Bale Kingdon born in 1873 in Bethnal Green who died ca.1880 & was a Twin Brother to John Sidney Kingdon?); (His Father Harry Bail Kingdon may have died in London ca.1886); (Whilst this may not be relevant to this soldier’s records it is noted that in the 1881 Census, his Mother was recorded as Alice Bale, aged 34, Married & living at #8, Great Hampton Street, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire & I have failed to find his Father Harry Bail Kingdon); Harry Bail Kingdon lived with his Widowed Mother at #14, Durrington Road, Hackney, London in 1891 Census; In 1899 Harry Bail Kingdon enlisted in the Chatham Division of the Royal Marine Light Infantry on 31.08.1899 at the age of 17, (probably because his brother Edward was already serving with the Royal Marines); I did not locate Harry B Kingdon in 1901 Census but he was probably serving abroad & more than likely serving in South Africa in the Boer War? The ADM Records confirm that he was Discharged because he was Invalided out of the Marines in 1904; In the 1911 Census Harry Bale Kingdon is aged 29, a civilian, still single & working as a Hall Porter at # 27, Victoria Road, Springbourne, Bournemouth, (his sister in law, Emma Kingdon from Manchester is a Domestic Worker for an elderly widow at the same address); (He is the Brother of Private Edward (Arnold Bail) Kingdon, #8679, Chatham Division, Royal Marine Light Infantry; ADM 159/49); (It is likely that there is another brother, Kingdon, John Sidney: #280767, Stoker, Royal Navy; ADM 188/448; & who also appears on the Chelsea Pensioners List);

Kingdon, H.S: #313 Private, 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Regiment, Canada – Boer War;Notes: This Regiment was formed in November 1901 following requests from the British Government to Canada, a quarter of their strength had perhaps already served in South Africa; The 2nd Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles sailed to South Africa in January 1902 & fought the Boers until the end of the War in May 1902; There is a Medals Roll for this Regiment dated 21st December 1902 in Winnipeg which records #313 Private H.S. Kingdon having left the Army when the Regiment was disbanded but having received his Medals on 10.01.1904 at the address – PO Box 315, Kruggersdorpf; I presume that this soldier remained in South Africa? Medals notes: Not eligible for the King’s South Africa Medal, awarded the Queen’s South Africa Medal & the Transvaal Clasp; Insufficient information to identify further;Follow Up Notes: Further research reveals that this is probably Hugh Sewell Kingdon who was born 23.04.1882 in Tottenham, London, Middlesex, England; He was a son of Abraham Kingdon, a Printer b.1846 in Combemartin, Devon, England & Elizabeth Anna Crawley, b.1852, Finsbury, Middlesex, who Married in 1872 in Islington, London; This family initially lived in Middlesex & Sussex but also travelled to Madagascar to live for short periods, working as a Master Printer, (2 of their children were born in Antananarivo, Madagascar); In 1897 I believe that they moved to Canada on doctor’s advice, initially in Kenora where they got caught up in the Gold Rush & Abraham Kingdon took shares in a Brewery (against the family’s principles), which failed; Abraham Kingdon lost all his capital but subsequently set up a successful printing firm in Winnipeg, Canada; I understand that the Kingdons spent some years in retirement in Los Angles, California, USA but Abraham Kingdon Died in 1927 in Winnipeg, Canada; In 1891 Hugh S Kingdom lived with his parents in ‘Lawshall’ in Tottenham, London, Middlesex. Hugh Sewell Kingdon moved with his parents to Canada in 1897 & in the 1901 Canadian Census lived as a Lodger & Stenographer in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, he was Aged 18; On 11.12.1901 Hugh Sewell Kingdon, claiming to be aged 22 years & 9 Months & working as a Newspaper Reporter, enlisted in the Canadian Yeomanry in Portage la Pasine, he also claimed to be serving in the 5th Regiment C.A. Militia; It appears that he was enlisted into the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles either as #331 or #831 & shipped off to South Africa with the Irregular Forces to fight in the Boer War; It was around this period that things started to go wrong for this Kingdon; It appears that he was Court Martialled in South Africa for ‘Leaving his post of guarding a herd of horses’ on 13.04.1902 & for ‘Disobeying a lawful command’; Hugh Sewell Kingdon was sentenced to 14 Days Imprisonment & Hard Labour; The 2nd Battalion the Canadian Mounted Rifles were disbanded shortly afterwards; I have an idea that Hugh Sewell Kingdon may have married a girl of Dutch origin, the daughter of the Principal of a South African School although I can find no records & that he also applied for various Land Issues awarded to Soldiers who had served in South Africa, (there are numerous land records on file); From this period Hugh Sewell Kingdon appears to have been involved in many Real Estate Agency deals, traveling regularly across Canada, South Africa & England; I failed to find Hugh Sewell Kingdon in 1911 Records; Hugh Sewell Kingdon spent most of his picturesque career & life, making & losing 3 fortunes; He once controlled property worth hundreds of thousands of pounds but died a humble Clerk having been declared Bankrupt in 1931 & again in 1938; I understand that he once bought the film rights of a world championship boxing fight & carried it in a box to Australia where he showed it across the land, earning ten thousand pounds in 10 weeks; In 1930 Hugh Sewell Kingdon built the Streatham Theatre in London, Middlesex, England; Unfortunately Hugh Sewell Kingdon was killed on 20.10.1940 by a German Bomb during WW2 in Streatham, he lived at Gresham Lodge, Streatham Common North & is buried in Lambeth Cemetery in London; Despite the possible South African marriage, Hugh Sewell Kingdon married 3 further times in England, on 24.07.1915 to Mary Law from Peckham (she died in 1919), on 12.06.1920 to Hilda Maud Surridge from Finchley & finally to Gwendolen Jessie Toms in 1933; Awarded the Queen’s South Africa Medal & the King’s South Africa Medal; Needs further research;

Kingdon, Harry Stanley: Private, #13691, Royal Marine Light Infantry, Chatham Division; ADM 159/58;Notes: This is Harry Stanley Kingdon born 17.11.1884 in #5, Mansell Road, Islington, Edmonton, London (RMLI records have 17.07.1885), Baptised on 14.12.1884 in St Thomas, Finsbury Park, Middlesex; He was the son of George Alexander Kingdon, a Bricklayer’s Labourer b.26.08.1854 in West Monkton, Taunton, Somerset & Emily Bryant from Edmonton who Married on 01.03.1884 in St Mathews, Upper Clapton, Middlesex; In 1891 Census Harry Kingdon is living with his parents at #2, Dorset Villas, Tottenham; In 1901 Census Harry S Kingdon is a Waiter in a Restaurant but living with his parents at #14, Neville Road, Stoke Newington, London; Prior to enlistment in the Royal Marines I believe that Harry Stanley Kingdon served with a Militia Unit; Harry Stanley Kingdon Enlisted in the Chatham Division of the Royal Marine Light Infantry on 31.12.1902 & may very well have served in South Africa in the Boer War as his name appears on a 1902 list for that conflict; I believe that in the 1911 Census Private Harry Stanley Kingdon, Aged 25, was serving as a Royal Marine onboard ‘HMS Egmont’ located at Malta in the Mediterranean; RMLI records state that he was ‘Discharged Invalided’ but there is no date given? However, further searches of the ‘Applications for War Badges’ reveals that he was awarded the Silver War Badge, #29736 on 08.08.1918; Harry Stanley Kingdon Married Lilian Rose Hicks on 17.10.1915 in the United Methodist Church in Edmonton, Middlesex; Awarded the British War Medal; Issued the Silver War Badge #29736 in 1918; I did not research further;

Kingdon, H W: Army Service Corps No: DM2/117846 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: This Soldier served in France from 13.12.1915 with the Royal Army Service Corps & was eventually Transferred to the Class Z Reserve on 13.07.1919; The prefix DM2/ on his Regimental Number denotes that he was a Mechanical Transport Learner but this prefix was discontinued in November 1916; Medals Card on file; There is insufficient information to identify this soldier further;

Kingdon, Hedley Villers: Royal Navy, Apprentice (Victorian conflict period);Notes: This is actually Hedley Vicars Kingdon was born in 1866 in The Mumbles, Swansea, Glamorgan, the son of John Gaylord Kingdon, a Tailor & Draper, b.1842 in Swansea & Sarah Maria Jones b.1843 from Mumbles but she died in Glamorgan in 1877; (John G Kingdon remarried in 1878 to Ann Eliza Gillard from Tiverton); In 1871 Census Hedley Kingdon is aged 4 & lives with his parents in #4, Dunn’s, Oystermouth, Swansea, Glamorgan; In 1881 Census Hedley Kingdon is still living with his parents in #11, Somerset Place, Oystermouth; In 1891 Census I failed to find him so I assume that he was serving with the Royal Navy; The Royal Navy records for Victorian conflicts has Hedly Villers Kingdon, b.1866 & serving as an Apprentice onboard ‘HMS Vigil’, (there are no dates or other information given, should this be ‘HMS Vigilant’?); Hedley Vicars Kingdon, a 30 years old Seaman, Married Ada Ann Thurston, aged 21 from Rotherham in Yorkshire, on 25.12.1897 in Christ Church, Everton, Lancashire; In 1901 Census Hedley V & Ada Kingdon live at #98, Olivia Street, Bootle, Lancashire & he is a Seaman working on the Dock Board; In the 1911 Census he is recorded incorrectly as Hedley & Ada Hingdon (now corrected), is A Dock Labourer & lives at #100, Olivia Street, Bootle, Liverpool, Lancashire; (It appears that they had 5 children but 2 of them had died by 1911); I understand that Hedley Kingdon died on 25.01.1951 at 374, Wigan Road, Ormskirk, Lancashire Aged 84; (I believe that he is the Brother of Octavius Gillard Kingdon who emigrated to Canada & served in WW1 as #109436 in the Canadian Expeditionary Force); (I believe that he is also the Brother of Hubert Kingdon who emigrated to Canada in 1912 & served in WW1 as #109435 in the Canadian Expeditionary Force); (I believe that he is the Brother of Kingdon, Benjamin Rufus: Liverpool Regiment No: 56170 Acting Colour Sergeant 1914-1920 WO 372/11 who served in England in WW1); I have not researched this Sailor further;

Kingdon, Henry: Royal Navy; Died at the Battle of Navarino, Greece 1827;Notes: This is Henry Kingdon baptised 07.12.1801 in Marhamchurch, Cornwall, and son of John Kingdon, Parish Clerk, b.1768 in Devon & Mary Marsh from Devon; Henry Kingdon passed his Admiralty Certificate & obviously served with the Royal Navy because he Died at the Battle of Navarino on 20.10.1827 in the Ionian Sea during the Greek War of Independence; As a note – this battle was the last major naval battle to be fought entirely with sailing ships; The Exon. Archdeaconry Probate Court has a Will for Henry Kingdon in 1830 which leaves his estate to his Father Reverend John Kingdon; This also records that the ships he probably served on were ‘HMS Severn’ & ‘HMS Impregnable’; (He is a part of the Holsworthy, Devon Kingdon family & is recorded in the Kingdon Family Books);

Kingdon, Henry: Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry No: 3637 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Enlistment date for #3637 DCLI is between 02.01.1892 & 31.01.1893; Also served as #202491 in The Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry; Medals Card on file; Insufficient information to identify clearly;

Kingdon, Henry; #568, Private, Grenadier GuardsNotes: This Devonshire man enlisted in the Grenadier Guards as a Private on the 21 st December 1858 at Marylebone Police Court at the age of 21 years, he was a Baker by trade; I believe that this is Henry Kingdon b. 28.06.1837 in South Molton who married Elizabeth Perryman (b.1834 Bishops Nympton, Devon) in 19.05.1857 in Bishopsgate, London; They appear to have lived apart for most of their marriage, there are odd children born in Chelsea & some links to a Caroline Wenham from Hastings; His children’s Baptisms in Chelsea all have Kingdon as their names but parents are detailed as Henry & Caroline Wenham, Henry being a Soldier, so it all gets quite confusing? Henry Kingdon’s parents were Oliver Kingdon b.1801 in South Molton, Devon & Sarah Bowden from South Molton who married on 25.11.1823 in South Molton; In 1841 & 1851 Censuses Henry Kingdon lived with his parents in Mill Lane, South Molton; In 1861 Census Private Henry Kingdon was serving at Windsor in the Grenadier Guards; In 1871 Census he was serving at Wellington Barracks, St Margaret, London; In the 1881 Census Henry Kingdon was aged 43 & an unemployed Army Pensioner living in Battersea; Henry Kingdon served with the Grenadier Guards for at least 20 years until his discharge on the 2nd April 1879 aged 41 years; The records state that he intended to live in London; There are Army Records of a 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards Regiment of Foot Guards of a Regimental Board being held in London on 31.03.1879 to verify Henry Kingdon’s Discharge; It appears that he was discharged having been found unfit for service despite his general character being good he had once been tried by Courts Martial for Absence during his career; He served as a Private from 21.12.1858 to 10.09.1867, then Re-engaged at London for 12 years 7 101 days, serving from 11.09.1867 to 20.09.1870; He was Courts Martialed in September 1870 & continued to serve until 31.03.1879; He had served in Aldershot, Windsor, London, Dublin & Shorncliffe during his Army career; The Board considered that he was suffering from Heart Disease brought on by rheumatic origin which had been aggravated by his Service & whilst his disability was permanent he was assessed as being able to contribute to his own livelihood; I also believe that Henry Kingdon Died in 1885 in St George’s, Hannover Square London Aged 48; (This man may be the Father of George Frederick Kingdon, #9025, Private, Royal Marines or Royal Navy); (In our Family Tree we had some missing info & confusing issues with him – our internal family Mail #224, subsequently I have simply recorded the base information as this needs more research);

Kingdon, Henry: Army Service Corps No: M2/034115 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: His MIC card was officially renamed to Kingdon as it was originally incorrect & had the name Kingdom shown; The regimental number prefix M2 indicates that he was an Electrician; This Soldier also served as #M/352753 Army Service Corps, MT which indicates serving with Mechanical Transport units; This is Henry Robert H. Kingdon born 1890 in Chertsey, Surrey the son of Henry Kingdon, a Police Constable, b.1865 in Witley, Surrey & Fanny Smith from Frensham, Surrey who married in 1889 in Farnham, (& I believe that he was also a Chelsea Pensioner but I can find no Military Service Record); In 1891 Census Henry R H Kingdon lived with his parents in Chertsey, Surrey; In 1901 Census he lived with his parents in St Giles, his Father was now a Brewer’s Drayman; (Henry Robert H Kingdon is the Grandson of Robert Kingdon b.1835 in Chulmleigh & Mary Jane from Swansea); Henry Kingdon Attested & Joined for the Duration of the War on 19.01.1915 & Served in France from 25.01.1915 having embarked on the ‘SS Twickenham’ at Avonmouth to Rouen, France; At enlistment he gave his address as #13, Little White Lion Street, Long Acre, London WC which is a flat, he was Married, aged 25 years, elected to make payments of 3/6d per day to his wife & a Motor Driver by trade; At some stage in 1918 he was promoted to Corporal in the Royal Army Service Corps; His wife was Ellen Body, b.1890 in the City of Westminster, who he Married on 20.12.1909 in St Giles’ Registry Office; In 1911 Henry & Ellen Kingdon lived in a Flat at #50, Castle Street, St Giles in the Field & Bloomsbury, St George in London; In 1915 they already had 3 children all born in St Giles – Ellen Ida b.10.02.1910; Henry James b.03.02.1912 & Emily Francis b.18.11.1914; Henry Kingdon appears to have been wounded on 29.09.1917 & was hospitalised in England with a Chest Wound; He was again shipped to France on 23.07.1918 on board the ‘Huntscape’; Throughout his service the reports all confirmed that he was highly intelligent & an excellent driver, he seems to have spent a lot of time with the New Zealand Supply Column; In April 1918 I believe that he suffered a leg injury in an accident & was again invalided to England to the Beaufort War Hospital; I believe that he was finally Transferred to the Reserve on 11.06.1919; This soldier did

not suffer any disability from his earlier chest wound; I understand that Henry R H Kingdon died aged 78 in Harrow in 1969; Medals Card on file; (He is the Brother of Kingdom, Edgar: Royal Garrison Artillery No: 73969 Rank: Gunner 1914-1920 WO 372/11 who also served in WW1);

Kingdon, Henry: Boy, Training Ship ‘Exmouth’ in 1911;Notes: There is a 1911 Census record for the Metropolitan Asylum Board’s Boys Training Ship “Exmouth”, on the River Thames at Grays in Essex, which has a 15 year old Henry Kingdom born 1896 in Battersea living on board; I understand that this Training Ship was intended as a Reformatory or Industrial Training School for Pauper Boys from families who had been placed in workhouses, having fallen on hard times, from the Metropolitan Boroughs who normally joined at the age of 11 & remained until the age of 15; A search of all male Kingdom births in 1895-1897 for the Battersea, London area does not indicate a suitable candidate for this boy; However, there is only a birth for Henry Francis Kingdon in 1896 registered in Wandsworth, London & I have subsequently assumed that this could be this boy; Henry Francis Kingdon was the son of Henry Kingdon, originally a Shipwright, then a Cabman & then a General Labourer, born 1860 in Monkton, Somerset, & Florence Louise Goddard, born 1861 in Peckham, who married on 09.03.1886 in Hatcham St James, Lewisham; Henry Francis Kingdon was Baptised on 16.03.1896 in All Saints Church, Battersea Park, London, his Father was a Cabman living at #43, Gladstone Terrace at that time; In 1901 Census Henry F Kingdon is living with his parents at #11, Kirtley Road, Lewisham, London, his Father is a General Labourer; In 1911 Henry’s Father Henry Kingdon is recorded as a Widower, Lodging at #25, De Laune Street, Kennington Park, Kennington, London & working as a Cab Driver, which would support the reason for his young son being onboard the Training Ship ‘Exmouth’ in 1911; There is no evidence that Henry Francis Kingdon went on to serve in the Royal Navy or any of the forces in WW1; I believe that Henry Francis Kingdon was living at #3, Gibson street, Princess Park, Liverpool when he Died on 05.03.1932; No evidence of Military Service;

Kingdon, Henry: Royal Navy, #M/7421; ADM 188/1032; - Died in WW1 - Shipwright 2nd Class Henry Kingdon, #M/7421, H.M.S. "Monmouth", Royal Navy, who died age 27 on 01 November 1914; Husband of Maud Kingdon, of Fore St., Kingsand, Plymouth; Remembered with honour PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL; Notes: This is Henry Kingdon born on 31.10.1887 in Cawsand, Cornwall; He was the son of Alfred Burlace Kingdon (b.1853 Maker, Cornwall who died on 31.03.1937 in Cornwall) & Helena Augusta Cotton Cock from Gosport, Portsmouth who married in East Stonehouse in 1876; In 1891 his Father was a Stone Mason & the family, with young Henry, lived in Rame Road, Rame, Cornwall & then in 1901 lived in Millpool, Cawsand, Rame, Cornwall; In 1911 Census Henry Kingdon is aged 23 & living with his parents in Millpool, Cawsand, he is working as a Shipwright in the Government Dockyard; Henry Kingdon Married Maud White in 4th Q 1913 St Germans, Cornwall 5c.74; Henry Kingdon joined the Royal Navy at the onset of WW1, between 01.01.1914 & his date of death; Henry Kingdon died as a direct result of enemy action onboard ‘HMS Monmouth’ on 01.11.1914, his body was not recovered for burial, he was killed at the Battle of Coronel off the coast of Chile; Medals Awarded – 1914-15 Star, Victory & British War Medals; (He is the Brother of Reginald Charles Kingdon, #M18224, Cook’s Mate, Royal Navy);

Kingdon, Henry: Royal Navy, Rating, served pre 1853 Listing;Notes: The records for Navy personnel pre 1853 has reference to Page 230 of the Navy Pay Office: Entry Books of Certificates of Service, which has a Henry Kingdon: Royal Navy Rating, having entered the service at the age of 14 years & having served from 09.08.1849 to 15.01.1855; This would indicate a birth year of ca.1835, unfortunately no birth place is recorded; This Rating appears to have served from age 14 to age 20 (a period of 6 years) & I believe that he or his executors may have made an Application for a Greenwich or Naval Pension to Whitehall on 28.05.1855;My searches of Census records for the Navy & UK for a Henry Kingdon born ca.1835 & in the Royal Navy did reveal one prospect; I have a Henry Kingdon b.1836 in Plymouth & his Wife Ellen Kingdon b.1836 Ugborough, Devon both visiting #13, Russel Street, Plymouth St Andrew on the 1861 Census, Henry Kingdon is recorded as a Seaman in HM (could be RM?) Service; (This is obviously a boarding house of sorts as there were 9 other Royal Navy Seamen staying there on the same night); I did not find this couple in any other Census records? However, I did find a Ellen Hard from Ugborough (b.1836) living with her parents in Ugborough in 1841; Also found her aged 15 & working as a House Servant in Heaton Cottage, Modbury, Devon; I then found a Marriage between Henry Kingdon & Ellen Hard in 1 st Q 1861 in Totnes, Devon which could well be them? I have no other information;

Kingdon, Henry: Royal Navy, 1st Class Boy, Ship’s Pay Book #561; Crimean War 1855; ADM 171/21 & ADM 171/24;Notes: I have a Medal Record from ADM 171/21 for sailors serving onboard ‘HMS Nile’ & another from 171/24 for Sailors who served on ‘HMS Arethusa’ in the Crimean War (1854 to 1856) which indicates that 1 st

Class Boy, Henry. Kingdon & Hy Kingdom were present onboard the ‘Nile’ & the ‘Arethusa’; He was awarded the Crimean War Medal, which was sent to him in Plymouth on 27.03.1857; This Sailor needs more research to find out who he is;

Kingdon, Henry Capp: Lincolnshire Regiment No: 7108 Rank: Sergeant 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: This is Henry Capp Kingdon born in 1886 in Methwold, Thetford, Norfolk, son of James Kingdon Inland Revenue Officer) b.1853 Thetford & Jessie Pratt from Norfolk who married in 1878 in Thetford; In 1891 he lived with his parents in Wigan, Lancashire; In 1901 Henry Kingdom is a 15 year old Pawn Broker’s Assistant, living with his parents in Horninglow, Staffordshire; The Regimental #7108 indicates an enlistment date between 16.05.1904 & 31.05.1905 making Henry Capp Kingdon aged 18 when he first joined the Army; In 1911 Census I found Henry Charles Kingdon b.1887 in Thetford serving as a Lance Corporal, Cook in the 1st Lincolnshire Regiment, Absent at the time of the Census, serving in India; Henry Capp Kingdon also served in France from 13.08.1914, may have been a Prisoner of War; I think that he may also have died in Birmingham, Warwickshire in 1916 Aged 32; Medals Card on file;Further Notes: Following research of a H.C. Kingdom who is buried in Witton Cemetery, Birmingham it would appear that the following soldier is the same person:Kingdom, H. C: The King’s Liverpool Regiment; #34736 Private; - Died in WW1 - In Memory of Private H C KINGDOM, #34736, 3rd Bn., The King's (Liverpool Regiment), who died on 30 March 1916, Remembered with honour BIRMINGHAM (WITTON) CEMETERY; Notes: This soldier served with the 3rd Battalion which was a Reserve Battalion made up from recalled Reservists & remained in the UK during WW1; This would explain why H C Kingdom is buried in Witton Cemetery in Birmingham as this was attached to one of the Birmingham War Hospitals; A Death Record indicates that this is Henry C Kingdon who was born ca.1884; The CWGC record has him as a Kingdom but the Memorial Wall in Witton Cemetery has him as Kingdon? No Medals Card on file; (He is Cousin of #5633 RSM Albert Arthur Kingdon, Norfolk Regiment); (Cousin of #1445 WOII Edward Kingdon of the Coldstream Guards & the Military Provost Corps); (Brother of Private Edward Pratt Kingdom #24594, 11th or 15th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment), who died in July 1916 in France); His Great Grandmother was Mary Kingdon b.1787 Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales, Widow of a Customs Excise Officer in 1871 in St Cuthbert’s Norfolk? Her Husband was George Kingdon b.1779 in Launceston, Cornwall; (Note: There is another Cousin also named Henry Capp, the brother of Albert Arthur & Edward Kingdon above, b.1888 in Yarmouth, thereby probably making him too young to have enlisted in 1904/5, although it is possible that I have the two Henry Capp Kingdons mixed up; In any case they are probably all related in the Norfolk Kingdon line); (I now believe that there is a Henry Charles Kingdon who also served with the Lincolnshire Regiment); (Also a George Frederick Samuel Kingdon #4570 North Staffordshire Regiment who is related);

Kingdom (Kingdon), Henry Francis: #R/483, Able Seaman, Royal Navy; ADM 339/1/21166;Notes: This man’s records are incorrectly noted in the ADM 339 as Kingdom; I understand that the Official Naval Service Number of R/483 was issued for WW1 Service between 1914 & 1919; This is Henry Francis S. Kingdon, (not Kingdom) born 19.04.1898 in Fremington, near Barnstaple, Devon, the son of Frank Kingdon b.1866 Knowstone & Sarah Washer from Exeter who married in 1893 in South Molton; In 1901 Census Henry F. Kingdon lived with his parents at the Holy Trinity Vicarage in Barnstaple where his Father was the Gardener; In the1911 Census the family lived in Cemetery Lodge, Bear St Road in Barnstaple, Henry Kingdon was at School Aged 13 & his Father was the Caretaker of the Cemetery; Henry Francis Kingdon married Hilda Eva Benoke from Exeter in Barnstaple, Devon in 1921; Henry Francis Kingdon Died in 1974 in Tiverton, Devon Aged 76; ADM 171/127 records Henry F. Kingdon, A.B. #R/483, Awarded the Victory & the British War Medals; (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Hyla F: Royal North Devon Yeomanry No: 2750 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11);

Kingdon, Henry Foulkes: Hon. Major in Queen Victoria’s Rifles;Notes: There are records for Henry Foulkes Kingdon born 16.04.1862 & baptised in Hampstead on 22.06.1862, the son of Paul Augustine Kingdon, a Barrister, b.10.03.1820 in Bridgerule, Devon (Son of Thomas Hocking Kingdon Vicar of Bridgerule) & Elizabeth Fortescue Foulkes (daughter of Vicar of Shebbear, Devon) who married in 1854; There is indication that Henry Foulkes Kingdon was a Major in the Queen Victoria’s Rifles which was the designation of the 9th Battalion the London Regiment, a Territorial unit of the British Army; This unit was formed in 1908 in order to regiment the various Volunteer Force battalions in the newly formed County of London, Queen Victoria's Rifles were one of twenty eight units brought together in this way; They did serve in WW1 but I can find no record of Major Kingdon having been overseas & there are no medals card for him on file; In 1871 Census Henry Foulkes Kingdon is aged 9 & visiting a Gibbs family at St Dunstan’s Villa, Regents Park in London (I think that this was Regents Park College); In 1881 Census Henry F Kingdon is aged 18 & a Commercial Clerk, living with his parents at #29, Marlborough Hill, Marylebone; I believe that Henry Foulkes Kingdon was Apprenticed to a London Feltmaker (Henry Sawtell) on 04.07.1881 & became a Freeman of London on 08.04.1907; In 1891 Henry Foulkes Kingdon lives with his younger Brother Stephen Murray Kingdon, working as a Marine Insurance Underwriter & living in Hall of Staple Inn & is also at the same address in 1901 Census; In the 1893 Army List for Volunteer Battalions, The King’s Royal Rifle Corps, under Middlesex Regiments, the 1st (Victoria & St. George’s) we find reference to Lieutenant H.F. Kingdon & a notation indicating p.03 Jan 92, which I presume is the date of his promotion from Second Lieutenant?; On 14.02.1905 Henry Foulkes Kingdon Married Mary Kathleen Weld in Lancaster Gate, Westminster, (she was 12 years his junior & born in Madras, India in 1875 the daughter of an (India) Civil Servant born in Ireland); In 1911 Census Henry Foulkes Kingdon is Aged 48, an Insurance Underwriter, and living with his wife & 3 children at Maybury Wood, Maybury Hill, Woking, Surrey; I believe Henry Foulkes Kingdon Died 07.07.1922 in Woking, Surrey Aged 60;

Kingdon, Henry Rodney Robert: #429, 10th Light Horse Regiment, 3rd Light Horse Brigade, Australian Imperial & Expeditionary Force;Notes: There are more Records for this soldier in the Australian Military Files; This is Henry Rodney Robert Kingdon, a Farmer, born on 15.04.1885 in Wellington, New Zealand; He attended School in Wellington, worked for a short time as an Accountant with a Mercantile firm & then joined his Father on their home farm; In 1908 Henry Rodney Robert Kingdon went to Western Australia & took up a block of land in Denmark; He enlisted in the Australian Army on 20.10.1914 in Guildford, Western Australia & gave his Mother’s name, Jane Kingdon, Lower Hut, Wellington, New Zealand as his next of kin; (Kingdon Family research would suggest that he was from the Thorverton, Devon Kingdon family originally, who emigrated to New Zealand from Holsworthy/Exeter in England around the 1850’s); He is son of John Holman Kingdon & Elizabeth Jane Rayner; His Father was a Lawyer & Secretary to the Seddon Government in New Zealand; There is a record for this New Zealander serving with the Australian Expeditionary Forces in WW1 which is in the form of a nominal roll for the 10th Light Horse Regiment; This soldier joined for duty as a Private in the Light horse Regiment on 20.10.1914 & embarked for Europe on 17.02.1915 from Freemantle on board the ‘HMAT Surada’ with ‘C’ Company, 10th Light Horse Regiment, 3rd Light Horse Brigade; He was promoted to Sergeant by 16.08.1915, & served at Gallipoli on 24.12.1915; By 14.06.1916 he was debilitated to hospital with Gonorrhea until 27.06.1916; He was again in hospital on 24.04.1917 in Egypt suffering with total Venereal disease & sent to a rest camp in Port Said until 14.10.1917; Henry Rodney Robert Kingdon was Commissioned to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in 1917 whilst serving in Egypt with ‘C Squadron’, the 10th Light Horse Regiment, the Desert Mounted Corps; The records show that he was promoted to Lieutenant on 21.02.1918 & served throughout the Gallipoli Campaign, also in Sinai, Palestine & Syria; This Officer was finally struck off strength on 27.09.1919; I understand that Henry Rodney Robert Kingdon Married Florence Belmont Reed (nee Byleveld) on 25.02.1920 in Denmark, Western Australia; I believe that he continued to farm the land he first settled on in 1908, becoming Secretary of the William Bay Settlers’ Association; I believe that Henry Rodney Robert Kingdon died on 20.09.1956 in Denmark, Western Australia Aged 72; Awarded 1914-15 Star for Service as a Lance Corporal with the 10 th Light Horse Regiment & The British War & Victory Medals; I understand that his daughter, Mrs. Norah (Nell) Boyce (nee Kingdon), of Box 2, Cranbrook, Western Australia 6321, requested her late Father’s Anzac Commemoration Medallion & Badge on 10.01.1968; (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Roy Raynor: #10/1873, Wellington Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force; - Died in WW1 - aged 24 on 16 June 1915 at Gallipoli);

Kingdon, Henry Maurice: #J14253, Able Seaman, Royal Navy; ADM 188/675;Notes: This is Henry Maurice Kingdon born 25.11.1894 in Clerkenwell, Holborn, London, however, he often went by the name Maurice Kingdon; He was the son of Henry (Harry) Kingdon, a Fitter b.1866 in Stepney & Sarah (Sally) Chown, (b.1870 Kilburn), who Married in 1894 in Lambeth; In the 1901 Census Maurice Kingdon is aged 6 & living with his parents at #136, Hornsey Park Road, Wood Green, Middlesex; I believe that this sailor probably enlisted between 01.01.1911 & 31.12.1911 which is indicated by his official number series, however, in the 1911 Census record Henry Maurice Kingdon is aged 16 & working as a Builder’s Boy but living with his parents at #12, Luxor Street, Camberwell; Henry M. Kingdon was serving on ‘HMS Ambrose’ at the end of WW1 when his medals were issued; I understand that Henry Maurice Kingdon Married Charlotte Rose Clara Williams, (b.25.08.1893 in Lambeth), on 25.12.1916 in St Peter’s Church, Islington & that he was a Sailor at the time, living at #5, Rheidol Terrace, Islington; I believe that this Sailor made a career out of the Royal Navy as the ADM 171/146 records indicate issue of his Royal Navy Long Service Medal on 30.03.1928; He stayed at #5, Rheidol Terrace, Islington, London, up until 1933 & in 1939 he lived at #16, Halstead Street, Brixton; I believe that Henry Maurice Kingdon Died in Lewisham in 1977 Aged 82; Awarded the 1914-15 Star, Victory & British War Medals; Issued with Royal Navy Long Service & good Conduct Medal; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Cecil James: #1703 Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery & #15621 Royal Marine Artillery);

Kingdon, Henry William: Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force; ‘D’ Company, #440914;Notes: This is Henry William Kingdon born 30.05.1884 in Glastonbury, Somerset; He is the son of William Kingdon, a Mason b.1853 in Goodleigh, Devon & Louisa Jane Bond from Wincanton, Somerset, who married in Wincanton in 1876; (For my family records he is the Grandson of William Kingdon b.1819 Bratton Fleming & Susan ??); In 1891 Census Henry William Kingdon lived with his parents at #76, Bove Town in Glastonbury, Somerset; In 1901 he was probably recorded as ‘Harry’ Kingdon Aged 16, a Mason’s Apprentice, living with his parents at #9, Victoria Square, Portland, Dorset; There is a Militia Service note on record for Harry William Kingdon, b.1884, Glastonbury, Gloucestershire, so I assume that he joined the local militia at some point from here? This young man then sailed to Canada, probably on board the ‘SS Sicilian’ to Quebec in May 1907 Aged 22, Harry Kingdon a Labourer intending to work as a Railroad Labourer in Winnipeg; Canadian Army Records 3439436a & 439436b indicate that, on 18.11.1915 Hy William Kingdon signed his Canadian Attestation papers in Winnipeg, Manitoba, stating that he was aged 31 years & was a Labourer living at the Northern Hotel, Winnipeg; He gave his next of kin as his Father William Kingdon, #54, Nortoft Road, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England; He was enlisted into ‘D’ Company of the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force as #440914; I then found a record indicating that #440194 Private Henry William Kingdon returned to Canada onboard the ‘SS Scandinavian’ (Olympic in Records), on 22.07.1916 suffering from some form of blood inflammation, serious enough to be repatriated home form a Field Casualty Centre; I then discovered a second set of Canadian Army Records #439437a & 439437b, indicating that on 28.05.1917 Henry Wm Kingdon, now aged 32 years was again Attested into the 76 th Depot Battery C.F.A with the #1250407; He gives his trade as Stonemason & lives at #348 Hargrave Street, Winnipeg, He did not declare that he had served previously but gives his date & place of birth as 30.05.1884, Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England; He also declared that his next of kin was his Father Wm Kingdon, #54, Nortoft road, Bournemouth, England; I presume that he was enlisted into the 76 th Battery; Having again served overseas Private Henry William Kingdon is returned home to Winnipeg, Canada for Dispersal & Discharge on the ‘SS Cedric’ in 1919; I believe that there is a Chelsea Pensioner’s record for Harry Kingdon, b.1885 Glastonbury, Somerset on file; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Frederick Percy: Dorsetshire Regiment No: 10616 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11 SEE ALSO Kingdom, Frederick P: Royal Army Medical Corps No: 126610 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11); (He is also the Brother of John Kingdon b.1877 in Wincanton, who served in a Militia Unit); I have not researched this soldier any further;

Kingdon, Herbert E: Royal Garrison Artillery No: 782 Rank: Gunner 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Also served in the Royal Field Artillery as #866172; Herbert E. Kingdon Enlisted on 07.03.1913; He was Discharged on 21.06.1918, having previously served overseas, under King’s Regulations Para 392 (xvi) 2 (a) (i) at the age of 23 for Sickness; He was discharged as a Staff Sergeant from the 4 th Reserve Battery (Territorials) Royal Field Artillery serving at Charlton; & Woolwich; This is probably Herbert Edward Kingdon who was born in Braunton in 1896, registered in Barnstaple, Devon as there are no other possibilities; If I am correct then Herbert Edward Kingdon was the son of Samuel Kingdon, a Tailor b.1870 in Braunton or Goodleigh, Devon & Ida Evelyne Mitchell from Braunton who married in 1894 in Braunton; In 1901 Herbert E Kingdon lived with his parents in Heanton Street, Braunton; I believe that Herbert E Kingdon Married Doris Edith Challacombe in 1932 in Barnstaple, Devon; Herbert E Kingdon may well have died in 1965 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Aged 69; Awarded the Silver War Badge #412252 as Staff Sergeant Herbert Edwd. Kingdon; Medals Card on file;

Kingdon, Herbert James: #143716, Royal Army Medical Corps, Rank: PrivateNotes: This is Herbert James Kingdon born in Hoxton, London in 1879; This man was already a Reservist (probably with the 20th Training Reserve Battalion in Northampton) & called up for service joining in Whitehall, London on 11.08.1917 & gave his trade as a Furrier; I believe that he had originally enlisted on 30.05.1917 for the Duration of the War; He gave his status as Married but may well have been separated from his wife as he gave his Next of Kin as Mrs. Theodora Picault with whom he was living with as husband & wife; His medical records indicate that he suffered with mild elephantitis, poor physique & had no teeth in his upper jaw; His original unit for the 1st month was recorded as #334445 with the 2/25th (Cyclist) The London Regiment but this was changed when he was transferred to #143716 Royal Army Medical Corps on 24.04.1918; On 06.06.1918 he was posted to No. 82 Battalion, No. 7 Company RAMC in Devonport until 11.02.1919 when he joined 35 Company RAMC at Millbank; He gave his address as #262, Goswell Road, London EC1; On 8.03.1919 his Protection Certificate indicates that he was #143716 a Private in the 35 th

Company, RAMC, that his Theatre of War was in London District & that his address was #39, Gerrard Street, Islington; I understand that he was finally discharged & demobilised in London on 14.04.1919; Further follow up research reveals that this is Herbert James Spencer Kingdon, a Furrier, born 25.07.1881 in Shoreditch, (Baptised in Haggerston St Columba, Hackney on 28.02.1882), the son of Henry James Kingdon, a Copper Smith, b.1851 in Clerkenwell, London (some records have him born in Cardiff, Wales?) & Elizabeth Green Lowe from Hackney who married on 04.11.1871 in St James, Shoreditch, Hackney; There are some confusing London School Records on file, with this boy’s name being recorded as Herbert James Kingdon, Herbert Kingdon & James Henry Kingdon but all with the same birth date & Father’s name; I have chosen to go with him having been in Infants School in Hackney prior to 17.10.1887 when he went to Bay Street Temporary School, as Herbert Kingdon, until 28.05.1888, his address is given as #99, Holly Street; In 1891 Census Herbert J Kingdon lives with his parents in Hackney; In the School’s records it shows Jas Henry Kingdon, living at #27 De Beauvoir Road attending Holy Trinity School in Hackney from 07.02.1893 to 03.09.1894; This record states that his previous school was in Daubeney Road; His final school years are shown as Herbert James Kingdon at the newly opened Enfield Road School in Hackney from 05.09.1894 until 16.01.1895, his address is given as #27, De Beauvoir Road & his previous school as Holy Trinity; In 1901 Herbert J Kingdon is a Bootmaker living with his parents in Hackney; Herbert James Spencer Kingdon Married Mary Ann E Webb (born 14.09.1876 Bethnal Green) in the Parish Church of St Leonard in Shoreditch on 12.12.1909, their address is given as #99, Hackney Road; In 1911 Census he calls himself James & lives with Mary Kingdon 195, Richmond Road, Hackney, he is a Credit Draper; I believe that Herbert J Kingdon died in 1946 in Hackney Aged 65; No Medals Card on file; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Frederick S: Rifle Brigade No: B/200829 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11 who also served in WW1);

Kingdon, Herbert H: Royal Garrison Artillery No: 110412 Rank: Gunner 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: There are no real clues as to this soldier’s identity on the MIC card; However, there was a possible Herbert Harry B. Kingdon born on 15.06.1887 in Williton, Somerset who died in Somerset in 1977 Aged 89; He married Christina Blake in 1912 in Williton, Somerset; Medals Card on file; Not researched further;

Kingdon, Herbert H: Devonshire Regiment No: 8162 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Medal Card on file states that he also Died? I can find no other references to this soldier?Notes: This #8162 Devonshire Regiment needs checking as the records also refer to Kingdon, Albert H: Devonshire Regiment No: 8162 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11 - Died in WW1 on 21.01.1915 & is recorded elsewhere in this document;I BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE KINGDON, HERBERT JAMES: Devonshire Regiment No: 205418 Rank: Private; - Died in WW1 - Herbert James Kingdon, #205418, 4th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment, who died aged 46, on 27th June 1917; Son of John and Elizabeth Kingdon, of George Nympton; Husband of the late Bessie Kingdon. Remembered with honour in the George Nympton (St. George’s) Churchyard Extension in Devon; Notes: This is Herbert James Kingdon born on 05.03.1872 & baptised on 28.04.1872 in George Nympton, Devon, the son of John Kingdon b.23.11.1828 in Rose Ash & Elizabeth Wotton b.09.05.1830 in George Nympton, who married on 05.12.1852 in George Nympton; In 1881 Herbert James Kingdon lived with his parents in George Nympton Village; In 1891 he was an Agricultural Labourer living with his married brother in George Nympton; Herbert James Kingdon Married Bessie Speed (b.1876 George Nympton) on 18.04.1900 in George Nympton; Herbert & Bessie lived in the same village of George Nympton in 1901 & also in 1911; I can find no Military Service Records for him; Enlistment dates for the #8162 number are between 08.05.1906 & 13.02.1907; Ancestry.com has a WW1 Death Record which states that he was born in Plympton, Devon, resided in South Molton, Devon & enlisted in Plymouth but I find this to be probably incorrect; No Medals Card found?

Kingdon, Herbert John: #347413, Chief Ships Cook, Royal Navy; ADM 188/527;Notes: This is Herbert John Kingdon born 15.12.1884 in Okehampton, Devon, the son of John Kingdon b.1859 in Stoke Canon & Kitty Yeo b.1854 in Inwardleigh, who married in 1879 in Okehampton; In 1891 Census Herbert John Kingdon lives with his parents in the Station Cottages, Okehampton, his Father is a Railway Signalman; In 1901 Census Herbert John Kingdon may have been in the Royal Navy but I could not find him in the Census, however, a check of his Official Naval Number would indicate that he enlisted between 01.01.1904 & 31.12.1904 so this needs more 1901 research; (His parents still lived in Station Cottages in Okehampton & he is not recorded there); In the 1911 Census he is living with his Widowed Mother in North Street, Okehampton, he is aged 26 & is a Leading Cook’s Mate in the Royal Navy; He does become a Chief Ship’s Cook later, serving on ‘HMS Glorious’; A Devon Newspaper article regarding the death of his Brother Jack Kingdon in France in 1916 records that Herbert Kingdon is a Petty Officer in the Royal Navy; This Chief Petty Officer (Cook) remained in the Royal Navy at least until the 1920’s; I believe that he Married Marjery Miriam Guard from Yarnscombe in 1923 in South Molton, Devon; In February 1957 Herbert Kingdon sailed on the SS Iberia from Australia, via the Cape to UK, arriving on 03.03.1957; He was aged 72 at that time & travelled with Miriam Kingdon, his wife, who was born 31.05.1891, they are both recorded as being Retired; The address given on their return to UK is c/o Mrs. Marks, #34, Pembroke Crescent, Hove, Sussex; I also understand that Herbert John Kingdon died in 1973 in Abingdon, Berkshire Aged 89; Awarded the 1914-15 Star, Victory & British War Medals; He was issued the Royal Navy Long Service & Good Conduct Medal on 26.07.1927; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Jack: London Regiment No: 3980 Rank: Private / SEE ALSO: Kingdom, J: London Regiment No: 3980 Rank: Private, who Died in France on 27.12.1915); (He was also the Brother of Kingdon, Ernest W: Royal Field Artillery No: L/5257 Rank: Acting Bombardier 1914-1920 WO 372/11);

Kingdon, Herbert William: Hampshire Regiment, Territorial Force, Rank: Second Lieutenant 1914-1920 WO 372/11; & Kingdon, H W: Royal Flying Corps Rank: Captain; AIR 76/277 – WW1 ServiceNotes: (Much of this Officer’s Records in the London Gazette Notices appears to refer to him as Hubert William Kingdon); This is Herbert William Kingdon born on 20.01.1888 in Hackney, London, & he was the son of William Frederick Kingdon b.1844 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire & Catherine Ann Gibbons from Manchester, who married on 08.01.1884 in Barton Upon Irwell, Lancashire; In 1891 Census William H Kingdon lived with his parents at #118, mead Road, Stoke Newington, London, his Father was a Book Seller; I failed to find this person in the 1901 & the 1911 Census; I presume that this young man enlisted for WW1 service in 1915; 2nd Lieutenant (temporary Lieutenant 12.08.1915) Hubert W Kingdon was promoted to Temporary Captain in the Hampshire Regiment on 14.11.1915 but this was later corrected to 12.08.1915; This Officer later served with the (Royal Flying Corps) Royal Air Force as a Captain, see AIR 76/277 records; Served in Gallipoli & the Dardanelles from 29.07.1915 whilst with the Army; He was promoted from 2nd

Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Hampshire Regiment, Territorial Force, & to Flying Officer with the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) on 07.12.1916 where he had been Seconded to; His Secondment from the Hampshire Regiment to the Royal Flying Corps was dated 10.12.1916 when he was a 2nd Lieutenant (temporary Captain); On 05.10.1917 his Secondment to the RFC was Gazetted & his promotion to Captain confirmed; On 20.01.1918 Captain H W Kingdon was promoted from a Flying Officer to a Flight Commander; Further research revealed that Captain Hubert (probably a mis-spelling in the Flight Magazine of 21.11.1918) William Kingdon, of the 8th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment & the RAF, was Married to the Widow of Captain Lunt of the 5th Royal Warwickshire Regiment on 12.11.1918 at Keston Parish Church in Kent – her name was Annie Isabelle Gretchen Lunt; Address for his medals claim was c/o T. Cook & Son, 15, The Bund, Shanghai, China on 29.11.1922 & he also claimed his dead brother’s medals from this address; (I presume that he worked for Thomas Cook & Sons since at least 1921?); Medals Card on file;Follow Up Research:Kingdon, Hubert William: Royal Army Pay Corps, #123488, Rank: Major, WW2 – DIED in WW2 –Notes: This Officer who also served in WW1, initially with the Hampshire Regiment & in 1916 with the newly formed Royal flying Corps & the Royal Air Force, appears to have also re-enlisted for service in WW2; In this event he took the rank of Major & served with the Royal Army Pay Corps; Unfortunately Hubert William Kingdon Died at the Age of 58 on 16.10.1946 whilst serving as a Major with the Royal Army Pay Corps following WW2; He is buried in Grave #74, block 2 of Kidderminster Cemetery in Worcestershire; The CWGC Records state that he was the son of William Frederick & Catherine Ann Kingdon; He was the husband of Ann Isabel Gretchen Kingdon of Kidderminster; At the time of his death his address was #33, Batham Avenue, Kidderminster & Probate was by the Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China, I believe that he had lived in Shanghai, China, working for T. Cook & Sons as a Banker, returning to UK with his wife Annie, via the USA &/or Canada on board the ‘SS Empress of Australia’ on 21.04.1924; There is also a Sailing & Transit Record for Hubert Kingdon & Ann Kingdon, (birth place of Manchester is incorrect) for Quebec, Canada dated 26.10.1929 on board the ‘SS Duchess of Atholl’ confirming that they were in transit to China; Hubert William Kingdon’s UK Passport was issued in London on 24.11.1926, #162491; His sister’s address in 1929 is given as his next of kin at Mrs. Winifred Croisdale, Soberton, Droxford, Hampshire Awarded the 1939-45 Star & War Medals; (He was the Brother of Second Lieutenant Leonard Kingdon, 12th

Squadron, Royal Flying Corps & the Worcestershire Regiment who died on 12th January 1916 in WW1);

Kingdon, Herbert Theodore: East Lancashire Regiment Rank: Captain 1914-1920 WO 372/11Also Recorded as: Kingdon, H T: East Lancashire Regiment Rank: Temporary Captain WO 372/24Notes: This Officer served in France from 30.09.1915; His Medals were applied for on 25.02.1923 & sent to him on 22.09.1923; Addresses given were #125, Sinclair Road, Kensington, London W.14 & Stoneycroft, Camberley, Surrey; His medals card indicates that he may have been ‘Mentioned for Bravery’ during his service as the card is endorsed “Emblems”; The London Gazette Supplement dated 10.05.1917 records Temporary Captain H.T. Kingdon, from a Service Battalion, to be a temporary Captain (Attached) to the East Lancashire Regiment on 23.02.1917, with seniority from 30.05.1915; He appears to have been promoted from Temporary Captain to Acting Major whilst serving as 2nd in command of the 9th Battalion of the East Lancashire Regiment on 25.10.1918; This rank was relinquished on 09.03.1919 when he ceased being the 2 nd

in Command; Captain Herbert Theodore Kingdon of the East Lancashire Regiment completed his service on 12.03.1919; This is probably Herbert Theodore Kingdon born on 24.07.1895 in Dorchester, Dorset, the son of Herbert Napier Kingdon, Schoolmaster, b.1850 Bridgerule, Devon & Janet Isabel Bannatyne from Scotland who married on 01.01.1891 in Dorchester; In 1901 Census this family lived at The Briary, Canterbury Road, Garlinge, Kent, where Herbert’s Father ran a small boarding school for boys; In the 1911 Census Herbert Theodore Kingdon is aged 15 & a School Boarder at Clifton College, #28, College Road, Clifton Bristol in Gloucestershire, England; I believe that following the War & later in life he was involved as a Mining Engineer & Mine Manager for many years in Kalgoorlie, Australia; Herbert Theodore Kingdon Died 06.07.1975 in Exeter Aged 80; Shadow Card on file & Medals Card on file; (Brother of Commander William Napier Kingdon, Royal Navy); (Brother of John Bannatyne Kingdon, Lieutenant Commander, Royal Navy); (Brother of Kingdon, Janet L (Female): Voluntary Aid Detachment 1914-1920 WO 372/23);

Kingdon, Hubert: #109435 Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force; Notes: I believe that this is Hubert Kingdon born 01.10.1892 in Oystermouth, Glamorgan, Wales, the son of John Gaylord Kingdon, a Tailor & Draper, b.1842 in Swansea & (his 1st wife Sarah Maria Jones b.1843 from Mumbles died in Glamorgan in 1877), John G Kingdon remarried in1878 to his 2nd wife Ann Eliza Gillard from Tiverton, Hubert’s Mother; In 1901 Census Hubert lived with his parents in #3, Woodland Villas, Oystermouth, Glamorgan, Wales; In 1911 Census Hubert lives with his parents at the same address in Oystermouth & is a Baker; Hubert Kingdon emigrated to Canada, arriving in Quebec in 1912 aged 20, aiming to settle in Montreal; He sailed from England on the ‘SS Royal George’; Upon enlistment in Canada on the 02.07.1915 in Montreal, Hubert Kingdon was aged 22 years & 10 months & was a Baker; Hubert Kingdon served overseas with the 60 th

Battalion CEF, returning to Canada from Witley, Surrey, England to Quebec, for discharge from the Army onboard the ‘SS Baltic’ in 1919; This soldier served with the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles as a Trooper from 06.07.1915 to 01.01.1916 & as a Private from 01.01.1916 to 27.08.1919;; (I believe that he is the Brother of Kingdon, Benjamin: Liverpool Regiment No: 56170 Acting Colour Sergeant 1914-1920 WO 372/11 who served in England in WW1); (I believe that he is also the Brother of Octavius Gillard Kingdon who also emigrated to Canada but in 1913 & served in WW1 as #109436 in the Canadian Expeditionary Force); (He was also the Brother of Royal Navy Apprentice Hedley Vicars Kingdon); I have not researched this soldier further;

Kingdon, Hugh E: Royal Scots Fusiliers No: 266083 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Also served as #5670 5th Battalion “The Queen’s” Royal West Surrey Regiment who I believe were a Territorial Force Battalion; This Soldier also served as #21454 in the Army Pay Corps; This is Hugh Emerson Kingdon who was born in Kensington in London on 19.09.1897 (baptised in Earls Court on 20.07.1897), the son of Frederick William Washington Kingdon, a Barrister b.1861 in Colyton, Devon & Gertrude Walker from Bayswater who married in St Marylebone on 02.07.1895; In 1901 Census Hugh Kingdon lives with his parents in Kensington Mansions in Kensington, London; (In 1911 Census Hugh Emerson Kingdon is a Student living with his parents at #30, Craven Hill Gardens, Paddington South, Paddington, London; Hugh E Kingdon was examined for enlistment on 06.04.1916 in Hammersmith aged 19 years & was a Law Student; He was however originally enlisted on 29.02.1916 with the 5th Battalion ‘The Queen’s’ on Reserve & then transferred to the 11 th

Scots Fusiliers on 19.04.1917; He was a Signaller & I believe served in France in 1918; He was eventually transferred to the Army Pay Corps on 26.07.1918 & promoted to Corporal on 26.07.1919 where he was employed as the Base Cashier in Amiens, France; His records show a Next of Kin as his Father Mr. F.W. Kingdon of #1, Masons Court, Bayswater, London; At discharge he gave his permanent address as #9,

Moscow Court, Bayswater, London W2; Hugh Emerson Kingdon Married Laura May Masey from London in 1928 in Kensington; Researching the shipping passenger lists it would appear that Hugh Kingdon did a lot of travelling throughout his life as he was also a Barrister at Law; I believe that Hugh Emerson Kingdon died in 1976 in Kensington Aged 78; Medals Card on file;

Kingdon, Hugh: Royal Navy in 1696; (Seamen’s Wills Records); PROB 11;Notes: In 1696 there is a Record for a Seaman’s Will for Hugh Kingdon, in which he left all of his estate to his friend Francis Richards; The record has him serving aboard ‘HMS Boyne’ which was an 80 gun 3 rd rate ship of the line, Royal Navy, launched at Deptford Dockyard on 21.05.1692; I believe that she was broken up in 1763; I have no other information on this sailor or his family background;

Kingdon, Hyla F: Royal North Devon Yeomanry No: 2750 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Also served with Devonshire Regiment as # 345901; This is Hyla Frederick Kingdon born 28.07.1894 in Knowstone, son of Frank Kingdon b.1866 Knowstone & Sarah Washer from Exeter who married in 1893 in South Molton; In 1901 Census Hyla lived with his parents at the Holy Trinity Vicarage in Barnstaple where his Father was the Gardener; In1911 Census the family lived in Cemetery Lodge, Bear St Road in Barnstaple, Hyla was his Father’s Assistant as Caretaker of the Cemetery; Hyla Frederick Kingdon Married Ethel C. Richards in Barnstaple in 1920; Hyla Frederick Kingdon Died in 1980 Aged 86; Medals Card on file; (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Henry Francis: Able Seaman, #R/483, Royal Navy; ADM 339/1/21166);

IKINGDON – CAMPAIGN MEDALS & MILITARY SERVICE

Kingdon, Irwin Wendon: Private, #48650, ‘A’ Company, Auckland Infantry Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, WW1;Notes: This is Irwin Wendon Kingdon born in 1895 in New Zealand, the son of James Kingdon, b.1844 in Advent, Cornwall, England & Elizabeth Jane Wendon, b.1848 in Lostwithiel, Cornwall, who had married in Cornwall, England in 1868 & sailed to New Zealand, arriving in Cambridge West in 1880 & established a Blacksmith’s business on the corner of Shakespeare & Cook Streets; (His Grandparents, Jonathan Kingdon & Mary Orchard Hill had arrived in New Zealand from Cornwall, England in 1872 on the ‘Celestial Queen’); (I understand that one of Irwin’s elder brothers, Samuel Wendon Kingdon, died by drowning in a river at a Wesleyan Picnic in 1883 at the age of 11 years); Irwin Wendon Kingdon lived with his parents in Shakespeare Street, Cambridge up until 1911; Irwin Wendon Kingdon, now working as a Labourer, Married Eva Hilda May Garmonaway in 1916 in Cambridge, New Zealand; Irwin Wendon Kingdon enlisted for WW1 Service with the Auckland Infantry Regiment & Embarked on 26.04.1917 from Wellington with the 25 th Reinforcements of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, sailing for Plymouth in England on board ‘HMNZT 83 Tofua’; There are no other military records for this soldier other than those held in the Wellington Records Office which I have not researched; His Father died around 1919 & from then on Irwin Wendon & Eva Hilda May Kingdon lived in Shakespeare Street with his widowed mother Elizabeth Jane Kingdon; Irwin Kingdon was a Labourer; They continued to live in Shakespeare Street, Cambridge West up until 1949; I believe that Irwin Wendon Kingdon died in 1953 Aged 58; (He was the Brother of Percy James Kingdon, 2nd Division New Zealand Reservist, WW1): (He was the Brother of Dick Kingdon, 2nd Division New Zealand Reservist, WW1): (He was the Brother of Archibald Henry Kingdon, 2nd Division New Zealand Reservist, WW1): This family could be researched further;

Kingdon, Isaac: Royal Navy in 1775; (Seamen’s Wills Records);Notes: In 1775 there is a Record for a Seaman’s Will for Isaac Kingdon, son of Samuel Kingdon, of St Leonard’s, Shoreditch; The record has Isaac Kingdon serving aboard ‘HMS Northumberland’ – I presume that this refers to the ‘HMS Northumberland’ which was launched in 1750, Commissioned in 1753, Renamed ‘HMS Leviathan’ in 1777 & used as a Storeship until finally foundering on 27.02.1780 whilst sailing from Jamaica to Britain; I have no other information on this sailor or his family;

Kingdon, Ivor H: Royal Garrison Artillery No: 114450 Rank: Gunner 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: I believe that this is Ivor Henry Kingdon born in 1892 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, the son of Thomas Kingdon, originally a Baker, b.1844 in Bampton, Devon & Frances (Fanny) Akhurst from Faversham in Kent who died; Ivor’s Father remarried his 2nd wife Mary Ann ?? from Crumlin, Monmouthshire, Wales & lived at #6, Radlaver Street, Canton, Cardiff in 1901 Census, his Father is a Dock Labourer now; In 1911 Ivor Kingdon lives with his parents at the same address as previously, he is a Warehouseman & his Father is an Oil Dealer; I believe that Ivor H Kingdon Died in 1956 in Cardiff Aged 64; Medals Card on file; I did not follow this Soldier any further;

JKINGDON – CAMPAIGN MEDALS & MILITARY SERVICE

Kingdon, J: Royal Field Artillery No: 49756 Rank: Sergeant 1914-1920 WO 372/23/133352Recorded also as: Kingdon, John: Royal Field Artillery No: 49756 Rank: Bombardier 1914-1920 WO 372/11/167972;Notes: Medals Card has him as John Kingdon, #49756 RFA as a Bombardier & who served in France from 19.01.1915; He was promoted to Sergeant & I believe was awarded the Military Medal; This is ( John) Jack Kingdon born in 1891 in Barnstaple, Devon, he was the Son of John E. Kingdon (b.1855), of Barnstaple, England, a Fisherman, Shipbuilder & Bargeman & Elizabeth ??, also from Barnstaple; (She may have been previously married as there is a Stepdaughter recorded living with the family in the 1891 Census called Elizabeth Jane Limebear, b.1875 Barnstaple, who marries Richard Johns in 1899 in Barnstaple & emigrates to Manitoba, Canada in 1906); In 1901 Jack Kingdon was aged 10 & living with his Parents at #10, Signal Terrace, Barnstaple, Devon, his Father is a Shipwright & Bargeman; Further research indicates that John Kingdom aged 21 (born 1890 in Barnstaple) was serving as a Private in the 75 th Battery, Royal Field Artillery in India in 1911 Census, & I believe this to be the same person; Unfortunately I have yet to find any record of this soldier’s enlistment date to confirm this; Medals Card on file; I believe that he may have been awarded the Military Medal as well; (He was the Younger Brother of #174744 Sergeant George Kingdon of the Royal Garrison Artillery); (He was also the Brother of Kingdon, Bruce: #622376, Private, Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment) who died in WW1); (He was also the Brother of Sydney John Kingdon, WW1 Merchant Seaman);

Kingdon, Jack: Indian Army 1914-1920 WO 372/11 Rank: CaptainAlso Recorded as: Kingdon, J: 86th Infantry Rank: Captain 1914-1925 WO 372/27Notes: This is Jack Kingdon born 02.10.1883 in the West Indies, in St. Vincent, the son of Alfred Kingdon, a Barrister at Law, b.1853 in Kensington, London & Bessie Bruce Aitken from Glasgow, Scotland who married in 1879 in Leeds; (They are from the Thorverton Branch of the Kingdon family); (His Father Alfred Kingdon was a Barrister: Inner Temple 1878: Acting Attorney General in St Vincent in 1883; Solicitor General in British Guiana & Q.C. in that colony in 1890; Senior Puisne Judge, British Guiana 1898/1900); In 1901 Census Jack Kingdon is a Boarding Scholar at the Agricultural School, at Winchester College, in Kingsgate Street, Winchester, Southampton; I believe that he later went to Oxford University in mid 1901, I believe that his parents lived in Sussex having returned from overseas; Jack Kingdon was first commissioned as a 2 nd

Lieutenant in the 4th Battalion, Devon Regiment & then on 29.11.1905 as a British Officer of the Indian Army; (Jack Kingdon was still a Lieutenant in 1912); He served as a Lieutenant from 29.02.1908 & as a Captain in the Indian Army in the 92nd Punjabis Regiment; (His parents lived in Chagford, Devon in the 1911 Census); His promotion to Captain was 29.11.1914 whilst serving with the 86th Carnatic Infantry, Indian Army; There is a Ship’s Passenger Record for a Captain J. Kingdon sailing from England to Bombay on 02.10.1915 on board the ‘Malwa’; At some stage later in his Army career he was Brigade Major G.S.O, 2 nd Grade from 20.09.1918, which was later relinquished on 31.08.1919 whilst serving with the 86 th Carnatic Infantry, Indian Army; This Officer was also awarded for distinguished service in connection with Military Operations in the Balkans & with the British Army of the Black Sea & promoted to Brevet Major on 03.06.1919; The London Gazette dated 17.05.1921 records the promotion of (Battalion Major) J. Kingdon, Indian Army to Major on 29.11.1920; The London Gazette dated 20.02.1925 records that The King had approved the resignation of this Officer’s commission on 01.01.1925; I don’t believe that he married & understand that Major Jack Kingdon died in Kenya of a heart attack on 15.10.1952; Medals Card for Captain Jack Kingdon on file; No Medals Card on file for Captain J. Kingdon; He also received the Somaliland Medal & Clasp which was awarded by the Somaliland Camel Corps HQ on 09.12.1916 & sent to India for issue;

Kingdon, Jack: London Regiment No: 3980 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11 – Died in WW1 - Rifleman Jack Kingdon#3890, "C" Coy. 1st/8th Bn., London Regiment (Post Office Rifles)who died aged 20on 27 December 1915,Son of the late John and Kitty Kingdon, of 53, North St., Okehampton, Devon.Remembered with honourin the LOOS MEMORIAL, in France; SEE ALSO: Kingdom, J: London Regiment No: 3980 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: This is Jack Kingdon born 1896 in Okehampton, son of John Kingdon b.1859 Stoke Cannon & Kitty Yeo, who married in 1879 in Okehampton; In 1901 Jack lived with his parents in Okehampton, his Father was a Railway Signalman; In 1911 Census Jack lives with his Widowed Mother at #53, North Street, Okehampton, Devon (a boarding house) & is a Post Office Messenger Boy; In 1914 Jack Kingdom was appointed as a Rural Postman in Ilfracombe; I believe that his Regimental #3980 indicates that he enlisted between 09.03.1915 & 01.04.1915; From his medals card it appears that Jack Kingdon served in France from 28.10.1915; According to a Devon Newspaper report in 1916 Jack Kingdon was shot in the heart by a German sniper; Note that in 1923 Ernest William Kingdon b.1883 Okehampton applied for his medals, he is Jack’s next of kin on his WW1 Medals receipt, living #33, Nelson Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 in 1923, he had also served in WW1; 2x Medals Cards on File; (His Brother Herbert John Kingdon, born 15.12.1884 in Okehampton, served as #347413, a Petty Officer in the Royal Navy); (He was also the Brother of Kingdon, Ernest W: Royal Field Artillery No: L/5257 Rank: Acting Bombardier 1914-1920 WO 372/11);

Kingdon, James: Gunner, 9th Field Battery, 4th Brigade, Royal Artillery (1861 Census record)Notes: In the 1861 Census there is a record for a Gunner James Kingdon born 1839 in Barnstaple, serving in Christchurch Barracks, Hampshire with the 9th Field Battery, Royal Artillery; Unfortunately there is insufficient information to enable positive identification of this soldier, there is however, a James Kingdom born in Barnstaple in 1839; Needs more research;

Kingdon, James: Welsh Regiment No: 2941 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11 – Died in WW1 - Private James Kingdon #2941, Welch Regiment, also transferred to #545103 of the 552nd Home Service Employment Company, Labour Corps, who died aged 36 on 26 July 1921; Son of Thomas and Hannah Kingdon; Husband of Elizabeth Kingdon, of 2, Cadle Cottages, Raven Hill, Fforestfach. Glamorganshire, Wales; Remembered with honour FFORESTFACH (CALFARIA) WELSH BAPTIST CHAPELYARD; He probably died in a Training Accident or from Illness or Disease; Notes: This is James Kingdon born 2nd Q 1884 in Swansea, son of Thomas Kingdon & Hannah Jones b.1865 in Swansea, who married in Swansea in 1882; In 1901 he is living with his Widowed Mother in Chapel Street, Swansea, he is a Tram Conductor; In 1911 he is married to Lizzie (Elizabeth) Thomas, b.1887 Swansea), since 1905 and they have 2 living children, an earlier child had died; James is a Plasterer & they live at #2, Cadle Cottages, Ravenhill, near Swansea, his brother Thomas is a Mason boarding with them; James Kingdon Married Lizzie Thomas in 4 th Q 1905 in Swansea; James Kingdon has a UK Death Record 3rd Q 1921 Swansea 11a.957 Aged 36; Medals Card on file;

Kingdon, James: Royal Engineers No: 105699 Rank: Sapper 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Also served as #WR289539 indicating that he served with a Waterways & Railway Unit; This Soldier served in Egypt from 30.12.1915; Medals Card on file; Insufficient information to identify with any certainty; Further Notes: Further research following discovery of an entry Reference #212 in the Spring 1919 Absent Voters List for South Molton Division, Devon, Parish of Bishops Nympton for James Kingdon of Kerscott Cottage, who was serving with the 116 th Railway Company, Royal Engineers as a Sapper #105699; This is James Kingdon born in 1886 in Rose Ash, Devon the son of William Kingdon, a Farm Labourer b.1863 Bishops Nympton & Charlotte Tucker Loosemore from Mariansleigh, Devon who Married in 1882 in Barton Regis; James Kingdon lived with his parents at Stone Lake, Bishops Nympton in 1891 Census; In 1901 Census James Kingdon lived with his parents at Higher Fyldon in North Molton & is an Agricultural Horse Carter on a Farm; In 1911 Census James Kingdon is aged 26, a Farm Labourer & living with his parents in Kerscott Cottage, Bishops Nympton, Devon; (He could also be the Brother of one of the Ernest Kingdons who served in WW1 – See comments on Ernest ‘choices’ in this paper);

Kingdon, James: Royal Navy, Wills 1796;Notes: There is a Royal Navy Wills Record for a James Kingdon of Blackawton, Devon, in 1796, serving onboard ‘HMS Bull Dog’; Admon was granted to Widow Elizabeth Kingdon (was this his Mother or his Wife?); (I have a possible child who was baptised as James Kingdom in Blackawton on 12.02.1793, son of James & Elizabeth Kingdom); There is no other information; ‘HMS Bulldog’ was a 16 gun sloop, launched in 1782, served in & won the Battle Honour for St Lucia 1796 in the French Revolutionary War & was later converted to a Bomb Vessel in 1798; No other information for this sailor or his family;

Kingdon, James A: Devonshire Regiment No: 6856 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: I believe that this is James Arthur Kingdon born in Exeter in 1883, son of ?? Kingdon b.?? ?? & ??; (This could be James Arthur Kingdon b.1883 in Dawlish who is living in Black Torrington, Halwell in 1891 Census with parents, James Kingdon b.1838 Swimbridge a Gamekeeper & Elizabeth? b.1850 Buckland Filleigh – but this needs more research; His Father James may well have served in the 11 th Regiment of Infantry, as #49513 or #3727 who served 21 years in the Army, of which 12 years were in the East Indies; He served from 15.06.1855 to 01.05.1877); Enlistment dates for this number were between 03.01.1901 & 10.03.1902; Private James Arthur Kingdon was serving in St George’s Barracks in Malta in 1911 Census with the 2nd Battalion Devonshire Regiment, he is single & aged 28. He obviously served before the WW1; He also served with the 3/4 Devonshire Regiment with the numbers #3853 & #267027; He also had additional Clasps and Roses for the 1914 Star which he had to have applied for; Medals Card on file; This Record needs a lot more research by me? Lt Col Flick's book has Private J. A. Kingdon, #267027 serving with ‘D’ Company of the 6th Battalion the Devonshire Regiment:

Kingdon, James Alexander: #41577, Private, ‘F’ Company, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, New Zealand, WW1;Notes: This is James Alexander Kingdon b.1880 in New Zealand, the son of Josiah Stephens Kingdon, b.1842 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England & Catherine Johnson who Married in 1868 in New Zealand; In 1905 & 1906 James Alexander Kingdon is recorded as a Labourer in Yaldhurst, Courtenay, Wellington, New Zealand; I believe that James Alexander Kingdon married Elizabeth Kennedy in 1907, I don’t believe that they had any children; In 1914 he is a Yardman & living with his wife in Raurimu, Waimarino, Bay of Plenty; James Alexander Kingdon enlisted with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, is recorded as having ‘Gone into Camp’ on 04.01.1917 & finally Embarked from Wellington for Devonport England with ‘F’ Company of the Canterbury Infantry Regiment on 14.03.1917 on board ‘HMNZT 29 Ruapehu’; By 10.10.1917 I understand that J.A. Kingdon was reported as being ‘Not a Severe Case’ but there are no details, was he simply sick? On 27.11.1918 there is a Casualty List #1009/2 for this Soldier, advising that he had been wounded; On the 17.07.1919 I understand that J.A. Kingdon was returning from the War to Raurimu, New Zealand on board the ‘HMNZT Briton’ sailing from Tilbury, England to Auckland; In 1919 electoral roll he is again recorded as a Yardman in Ohura, Waitomo; I seem to lose him then until 1935 & 1938 when James Alexander & Ann Kingdon, a Yardman, are living in Ongarue, Waimarino, Bay of Plenty; (I have no proof but would query whether his wife Elizabeth Kingdon died, changed her name or left him in the period prior to 1935 & would therefore suggest that James Alexander Kingdon remarried an Ann ??, although I have no records); In 1946 I found James Alexander & Ann Kingdon registered at Park Avenue, Otahuhu, Auckland; In 1949 James Alexander & Ann Kingdon are registered at #20, Peer Street, Selwyn, with no occupation shown & his spinster sister Frances Mary Kingdon is registered at the same address; In 1957 James Alexander & Ann Kingdon are registered as Pensioners at #28, Wilkinson road, SE6, Onehunga, Auckland; James Alexander Kingdon died in 1958 Aged 77, & I believe that his wife Ann Kingdon Died in 1963 Aged 89; (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Albert John: New Zealand, 1st Division Reservist, 1916 WW1); (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Charles Ford: New Zealand, 2nd Division Reservist, 1917 WW1); (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Stanley Craig: #8/3828, 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment, New Zealand Army, WW1); (He was the Brother of Kingdon, George: New Zealand, 1st Division Reservist, 1916 WW1);

Kingdon, James George: Royal Navy, Continuous Service #832 & #40040; ADM 139/9 & ADM 188/5;Notes: This Sailor’s Records would indicate that he was James George Kingdon, born 18.03.1837 in Landport, Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire; He was the son of John Kingdon, a Shipwright b.1793 in Barnstaple, Devon, & Sarah Bevis from Portsea, who Married on 13.05.1815 in St Mary’s Portsea, Hampshire; In the 1841 & the 1851 Census James Kingdon lives with his parents in Spring Street, Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire; I believe that James George Kingdon Volunteered for the Royal Navy 0n 01.07.1853 & served as a Boy until the 17.03.1855 when he signed on for a full 10 years service in the Royal Navy; I believe that his first ship was the ‘HMS Prince Regent’ (launched in 1823); I also believe that James George Kingdon served in the late stages of the Crimean War on ‘HMS Neptune’ as his name appears on the Medal Roll, the Baltic Medal being issued to him on 19.08.1857 when he was serving aboard ‘HMS Swallow’; In the 1861 Census Able Seaman Jas G Kingdon Aged 24 is serving on board ‘HMS Renard’ as Ship’s Book #51 Able Seaman, at Chefoo; I understand that James George Kingdon Married Elizabeth Elms (b.1836 in Sheffield) in Portsea in 1868; In 1871 Census James G. & Elizabeth Kingdon live at #14, Taylor’s Court in Portsea, he is still a serving RN Seaman; His 1st wife Elizabeth Kingdom (nee Elms) seems to have died in 1875 in Portsea Aged 39 & James George Remarried to Elizabeth Male, (b.1852 Portsmouth), in Portsea in 1877; In the 1881 Census James G & Elizabeth Kingdom, now a Royal Naval Pensioner, live in Eagle Cottage, Cottage Lane, Portsea, however, there is also a Census record for James Kingdon, Aged 44, ‘Not on Board’ ‘HMS Asia’ in Portsmouth & recorded as an AB Pensioner; In 1891 James & Elizabeth Kingdon live at #32, Alver Road, Portsea; In 1901 James & Elizabeth Kingdon live at #6, Ethel Road, Portsmouth; In 1911 Census James & Elizabeth Kingdon live at #6, Ethel Road, Kingston & East Southsea, Portsmouth; I believe that James George Kingdon Died in 1918 in Portsmouth Aged 81; Awarded the China Medal for service on ‘HMS Renard (Reynard)’ 1856-1860; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Edward: Royal Navy, Continuous service #28405A; ADM 139/685); (He is the Father of the following - James John Kingdon, a Coast Guard Petty Officer #PO/128972 who Died in WW1 aboard HMS India on 08.08.1915 off Norway; - Kingdon, Charles Walter: Royal Field Artillery No: 47983 Rank: Sergeant 1914-1920 WO 372/11; - Kingdon, Edward Arthur: #220316 Leading Seaman, Royal Navy who served in WW1; - Kingdon, Harry: #208949 Leading Seaman, Royal Navy; - Kingdon, William George: Petty Officer 1st Class, #155575, Royal Navy);

Kingdon, James L: Highland Light Infantry No: 4570 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: I believe that with a Regimental number of #4570 that James L Kingdon served in the Territorial Force of the Highland Light Infantry prior to WW1; This Soldier also served with the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry as # 64312, probably the 1st or 2nd Battalions; Insufficient Information to identify;

Kingdon, James John: Royal Navy, #PO/128972; ADM 188/172; - Died in WW1 - Petty Officer (NS, Coast Guard), died on HMS India, armed merchant cruiser, which was torpedoed and sunk by the German Submarine U.22 off Norway on Sunday 8th August 1915; Remembered with honour NARVIK OLD CEMETERY; Notes: This is James John Kingdon who was born in Portsea on 20.08.1869, the son of James George Kingdon, a Royal Navy Seaman, b.1837 in Portsmouth & his 1st Wife Elizabeth Elms b.1852 from Portsmouth who married in 1868 in Portsmouth; In 1871 he lived with his parents in #14, Taylor’s Court, Portsea, Portsmouth; In the 1881 Census James John Kingdom was a Scholar at the Greenwich Hospital School, Greenwich East, Greenwich, London Aged 12, (At the School in the 1880s better physical care and more nautically directed 'trades' training, made pupils an asset to all branches of the Navy.  More than 10,000 boys from Greenwich joined from 1874 to 1930. Of these, five became admirals); I failed to find James John Kingdon in 1891 Census but his Official Naval Number would indicate enlistment between 01.01.1884 & 31.12.1884 so I presume that he was already serving in the Royal Navy; James John Kingdon Married Elizabeth Harriett Rudd, (b.1874 in Burnham Overy, Norfolk) on 28.06.1900 in Docking, Norfolk; In 1901 Census they lived in Green Street, Thornham, Norfolk, James was a Coast Guard Boatman; At the time of his death his Wife, Elizabeth H. Kingdon (c/o Mrs. Clay, #24, Greenfield Road, Gillingham, Kent) was informed & notified; (Elizabeth Harriet Kingdon died on 05.01.1940 aged 66 at #57, Woodlands Road, Gillingham, Kent); I believe that there were other brothers who served in the Royal Navy as well: Namely William George, Harry & Edward Arthur Kingdon from Portsea, Portsmouth; Medals Record Roll on File; (Brother of Kingdon, Charles Walter: Royal Field Artillery No: 47983 Rank: Sergeant 1914-1920 WO 372/11, Royal Navy as a boy & then in the Army in WW1); (Brother of Kingdon, Edward Arthur: #220316 Leading Seaman, Royal Navy who served in WW1); (He is also the Brother of Kingdon, William George: Petty Officer 1st Class, #155575, Royal Navy); (Brother of Kingdon, Harry: #208949 Leading Seaman, Royal

Navy); (He was the Son of #40040 James George Kingdon, who served in the Royal Navy from 01.07.1853);

Kingdon, James William: Sergeant, Royal Marines, Discharged in the 1870’s;Notes: There is a record for a James Kingdon, from Barnstaple, serving with the Royal Marines at their Barracks in East Stonehouse, Plymouth in 1861; There are other records, with little information, that indicate a Sergeant James Kingdon being Discharge from the Royal Marines in 1870/1871? I believe that this is probably James William Kingdon, born 1827 in Barnstaple, the son of William James Kingdon (b.1787/91 in Torrington, Devon) & Mary Baron Baker from Barnstaple who Married in 1822 in Barnstaple; In 1841 James Kingdon lived with his parents in Barnstaple but I cannot find him in 1851 Census? In 1861 I found a Sergeant J Kingdon serving at the Royal Marine Barracks, Plymouth Division, in East Stonehouse, Plymouth; James William Kingdon Married Elizabeth Ann Prout (b.1832 in Modbury) in Plymouth in 1862; In 1871 Census James & Elizabeth Kingdon are the Innkeepers at the ‘Salutation’ Pub in Castle Street in Barnstaple, Devon; In 1881 Census James & Elizabeth Kingdon live at #10, Green Lane, Barnstaple, he is recorded as a Greenwich Pensioner; In 1891 Census they live on their own means at #37, Richmond Street, Barnstaple; I believe that James William Kingdon Died at that address on 21.04.1894, he was aged ??; (He was the Father of Kingdon, Thomas Baron Baker: #113097, Royal Navy);

Kingdon, Janet L (Female): Voluntary Aid Detachment 1914-1920 WO 372/23Notes: I cannot find this MIC Card reference or this person? The Voluntary Aid Detachment worked alongside military nurses during the two World Wars. The VAD were formed in August 1909 and the role of the Voluntary Aid Detachment nurses and assistants were to provide nursing and medical assistance during a time of war. These roles saw the VADs work in a variety of roles, which included nursing assistants, ambulance drivers, chefs, and administration roles. The majority of VADs worked within Britain and some were posted overseas such as those with the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in France during the Great War and in other countries such as Belgium, France, Gallipoli and Mesopotamia. No Medals Card on file? Initially I had insufficient information to enable identification; Follow up research: This could very well be Janet Lucy Kingdon born on 20.10.1891 in Dorchester, Dorset, the Daughter of Herbert Napier Kingdon, Schoolmaster & Clergyman, b.1850 Bridgerule, Devon & Janet Isabel Bannatyne from Scotland who married on 01.01.1891 in Dorchester; In 1901 Census Janet L Kingdon lived with her family at The Briary, Canterbury Road, Garlinge, Kent, where her Father ran a small boarding school for boys; In 1911 Census Janet Lucy Kingdon is aged 19 & living with her parents at Heathdene, Camberley, Surrey, her father is a Clergyman; I believe that Janet Lucy Kingdon was unmarried & Died in 1970 in Stratton, Cornwall Aged 78; (She is the Sister of Kingdon, Herbert Theodore: East Lancashire Regiment Rank: Captain 1914-1920 WO 372/11, also recorded as: Kingdon, H T: East Lancashire Regiment Rank: Temporary Captain WO 372/24); (Sister of Commander William Napier Kingdon, Royal Navy); (Sister of Kingdon, John Bannatyne: Lieutenant Commander, Royal Navy; ADM 196/145 & ADM 196/56);

Kingdon, Jesse: ‘The Buffs’ (East Kent Regiment), No: #103; Notes: This is Jesse Kingdon born in 1860 in South Molton, the son of James Kingdon b.05.05.1822 in Knowstone & Susanna Smith from Bishops Nympton, who married in South Molton in 1849; In 1861 he was 10 months old & lived with his parents in South Molton, Devon; In1871 Census he lived with his parents in East street, South Molton; In 1881 I believe that he was a platelayer labourer in Swansea, Wales; Jesse Kingdon enlisted in Bristol on 29.11.1881 and joined the Army at Dover on 03.12.1881, he was 21 years & 6 months old and a Labourer; He served for 12 years & was discharged on 28.11.1893, with 7 years & 161 days counting towards his Pension; He had served for 3 years & 62 in England & Dublin; For 226 days in Malta in 1885; For 1 year & 179 days in Shaib Settlements in the Himalayas from 1885 to 1887; For 2 years & 46 days in India and finally for 4 years & 217 days in England; (His records accurately record his elder siblings at the time he enlisted); (As was usual with serving soldiers in those days, Jesse had 2 cases of Gonorrhea in 1882 & a dose of Syphilis in 1888); In 1891 he lived with his brother George in Fishponds, Gloucestershire and is a General Labourer; Jesse Kingdon Marries Bessie Fry from Highbridge, Somerset in Barton Regis in 4 th Q 1891; Unfortunately Jesse Kingdon died in 1897 in Barton Regis, Gloucestershire & in 1901 his Widow lived in Bristol, she then remarries to her 2nd husband William Jenkins in 1907 but he dies and finally she marries to Jesse’s brother George Kingdon in 1916 in Bristol (his wife had died in 1915);

Kingdon, John: Private, 2nd Devonshire Regiment, Boer War;Notes: Devon Heritage Site has a reference to DEVON'S 2nd BOER WAR ROLL OF HONOUR 1899 – 1902 - KINGDON, J - (Son of John Kingdon 1852 & Mary Ann Lock - Bishops Nympton); Private John Kingdon of the 2nd Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment; Son of John and Mary Ann Kingdon. Born in Bishops Nympton in 1880. Wrote a letter about the Battle of Colenso in the Boer War, the last big battle of the war, which was published in a newspaper; The Battle of Colenso was fought on the 15.12.1899; I believe this soldier to be John Kingdon born 1882 in Bishops Nympton, Devon; He is the son of John Kingdon, an Agricultural Labourer, b.1852 in Romansleigh, Devon & Mary Ann Lock from Bishops Nympton who Married in 1873; In 1891 Census John lived with his parents at Knowles Down, Bishops Nympton; In 1901 John Kingdon is a Farm Labourer living with his parents at Poole Cottage, Bishops Nympton; I believe that he is a Police Sergeant in Bishops Nympton in 1928? I found no Medal Rolls for him; ((He is the brother of Charles Kingdon who served in WW1 as #28483 in the Grenadier Guards); (He is also a brother of William Kingdom who also served in WW1 as #19131 Devonshires & #P13292 Military Foot Police); (He is also the brother of Bertram Kingdon who served in WW1 #4/122407 Army Service Corps & #41026 Gloucestershires & #5881 Leinster Regiment);

Kingdon, John: Royal 1st North Devon Yeomanry No: 2418 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Also served with the Devonshire Regiment as #345181; Served in Gallipoli & the Dardanelles from 23.09.1915; (The Royal North Devon Yeomanry 1/1st history: August 1914: in Barnstaple, Part of the 2nd

South Western Mounted Brigade; October 1915: dismounted and moved to Gallipoli. Withdrew back to Egypt on 30 December 1915; In February 1916: Brigade was absorbed into 2nd Dismounted Brigade; 4 January 1917: merged with Royal 1st Devonshire Yeomanry to form the 16th (Royal 1st Devon and North Devon Yeomanry) Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment and came under orders of 229th Brigade in 74th (Yeomanry) Division. Moved to France, landing at Marseilles 7 May 1918); Medals Card on file; Insufficient Information to identify further;

Kingdon, John: No exact Military Records found but Recorded as serving with the Militia between 1880 & 1915;Notes: I believe that this is probably John Kingdon born in 1877 in Wincanton, Somerset as this matches the basic information contained in the Militia List; He is the son of William Kingdon, a Mason b.1853 in Goodleigh, Devon & Louisa Jane Bond from Wincanton, Somerset, who married in Wincanton in 1876; In the 1881 Census John Kingdon, Aged 4, lived with his parents in West Hill, Wincanton, Somerset; In the 1891 Census John Kingdon, Aged 14 & already working as a General Labourer, lived with his parents at #76, Bove Town in Glastonbury, Somerset; Unfortunately I lost this man after 1881? (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Frederick Percy: Dorsetshire Regiment No: 10616 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11; See also Kingdom, Frederick P: Royal Army Medical Corps No: 126610 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11); (He is the Brother of Henry William Kingdon who served with the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force, initially with ‘D’ Company #440914 & later with the 76th Depot Battery #1250407); I have not researched this soldier any further;

Kingdon, John: No Military Records found but Recorded as a Chelsea Pensioner in 1851 Census;Notes: Extensive research would indicate that this is John Kingdon baptised 10.02.1805 in Fremington, Devon; If I am correct then this is the son of Richard Kingdon, b.1779 Fremington & Mary Holland, who Married on 17.04.1803 in Fremington, Devon; I cannot find any Census Records for John Kingdon until the 1851 Census for Bishops Tawton Village where John & Patience Kingdon are recorded; John Kingdon is shown as being a Chelsea Pensioner & there is a Record for a John Kingdom from 1837 Barnstaple in the Chelsea Pensioner’s list; In 1851 Census there is also a Son in Law named Thos’ Down living with them; Further searches reveal that John Kingdon had Married a Widow named Patience Down in the 3 rd Q of 1845 in Barnstaple & that she was previously married to a William Down on 04.04.1824 in Bishops Tawton, her Maiden name being Patience Shapland or Shopland; Patience Shapland was baptised in Bishops Tawton on 31.07.1794; (In the 1841 Census Patience Down & her son Thomas Down were living 7 working as a Nurse for an elderly Elizabeth Grey in Bishops Tawton Village); In 1861 Census John & Patience Kingdon still lived in Bishops Tawton Village but John Kingdon Died in the 2nd Q 1865; In 1871 Census Patience Kingdon is a Widow living in Landkey Town, Devon; Patience Kingdon Died in the 1st Q 1874 in Barnstaple, Devon; I have no other information;

Kingdon, John: #27941 Royal Engineers, WO97-3237-051;Notes: This is probably John S. Kingdon born 1872 in Kingswear, Dartmouth; His Father was George Kingdon a Millwright of Dart View, West Dartmouth, Devon, born 1831 & baptised in Broadclyst on 27.03.1831 & Sarah from Broadclyst; In 1881 John lived with his parents at #1, Agra Cottages, Kingswear; In 1891 the family lived in Dart View in Brixham, Devon, both John & his Father are Engineers; John Kingdon was a Fitter in Civilian life & he enlisted in Newcastle Upon Tyne on 13.01.1894 into the Royal Engineers as #27941; He seems to have suffered with Bronchitis for 40 days of his service & spent much of this time in hospital; Sapper John Kingdon was eventually Discharged on 13.04.1894 at Chatham – his records are marked “Fitter Indifferent”? He had only served for 91 Days & was discharged in consequence of his not being qualified as a Fitter for the Corps of Royal Engineers & probably also for his bronchitis ; I did not originally research any further;Further Research: Kingdon, John Sampson: Trimmer, Mercantile Marine - Died in WW1;Further research has revealed that this is also John Sampson Kingdom who is Remembered on the Tower Hill War Memorial in London for his Death during WW1, at the age of 40, when he was serving in the Mercantile Marine as a Trimmer & was on board the ‘RMS Hesperian’ when she was sunk by the German Submarine U20 on 04.09.1915; There is some proof that he may have been employed by the Canadian Merchant Service at that time as there are Canadian Great War Project records for Trimmer John Kingdom’s Death also; The CWGC Certificate indicates that he was the son of the late George & Sarah Kingdon & Husband of Emilie Kingdon (nee Perry), of #38, Cranmer street, Stanley Road, Liverpool, Lancashire, England; This record also has his birth place as Dartmouth in Devon; I failed to find John Kingdon in the 1901 Census, perhaps he was at sea; In the 1911 Census I found John Sampson Kingdon, (b.1870 in Torquay) & Wife Annie Kingdon, (b.1870 in Liverpool), boarding & working as a Dock Labourer at #27, Borland Street, Bootle, Liverpool, Lancashire; I believe that they Married on 22.01.1908 in St Nicholas Church, Liverpool & that her name at that time was Annie Bethel & not Emilie Perry (her wedding banns record her Father as Richard Perry); Follow up research indicates that she was a 43 year old Widow at the time of her marriage & John Sampson Kingdon was a 40 year old Engineer; Awarded the 1914/15 Star, British War Medal & the Victory Medal;Further Research:I came across another reference to this Merchant Seaman at BT 377/7/128529 record, which indicates that John Sampson Kingdon was born on 07.06.1871 in Dartmouth, Devon & had a Merchant Marine Number of U1464; Royal Naval Reserve ADM 171/122 records have John S. Kingdon, Stoker, #1464/U being awarded the British War Medal; I have still not found a suitable birth record & did not research further;

Kingdon, John: No Royal Navy Records found but Recorded as having made a Will in 1702;Notes: The Kingdon Family Book (1932) has reference to a John Kingdon of the Royal Navy having made a Mariner’s will in 1702; A letter of Administration (admon.) was granted to Huldah Knight, (no identification), & a ship “Merchant” is noted; I believe that this was referring to the “Muscovia Merchant”, a Storeship, a Hired Vessel, which was acquired by the British Royal Navy on 28.05.1702, she carried a Crew of 45 men, 24 guns & was 94 feet keel length; I understand that this vessel was Captured & Out of Service on 10.04.1703; Insufficient information to enable identification;

Kingdon, John: No Military Records found but Recorded as serving with the Militia between 1806 & 1915;Notes: I believe that this is probably John Kingdon born in 1877 in Exeter as this closely matches the basic date of birth information of ‘1878 in Exeter’ contained in the Militia List; If I am correct then this is the son of Francis Kingdon, a Painter b.1838 in Exeter & Eliza Taverner b.1837 in Moretonhampstead, Devon, who Married in 1859 in Exeter; This John Kingdon comes from a large family & lived with his parents in Arthur’s Buildings in Exeter St Paul in 1881 Census; In 1891 Census John Kingdon is aged 14 & working as a Port Errand Boy & living with his parents in #2, Chapples Court, Exeter; In 1901 Census John Kingdon still lives with his parents in St Mary’s Place, Exeter, he is aged 24 & is also working as a Painter; I believe that John Kingdon then married a Widow called Emma Holcombe (nee Whitefield), originally b.1876 from South Molton, in 1905 in Exeter & lived in #77, South Wonford Terrace in Heavitree, Devon with his wife & 2 Step Children in 1911, (he is recorded here as John Kingdom); (I note that Emma’s dead husband, Frederick Holcombe, was also a House Painter in Exeter); I did not research further;

Kingdon, John: Private, 43rd Regiment & Australian Enrolled Pensioner Force;Notes: I have no other information on this soldier other than the fact that he sailed to Australia as a Pensioner Guard on the ‘Scindian’, which is widely considered to be the first convict ship to transport convicts to Western Australia; Private John Kingdon & his wife & 5 children all sailed from Portsmouth, England on 04.03.1850 & docked at Freemantle on 01.06.1850; There were 75 male convicts & 163 pensioner guards on board; John Kingdon, aka Kingdom, was aged 41 years at the time & therefore was born in 1809/1810 in UK; I believe that he had to have served with the 43rd Regiment The Monmouth Light Infantry; He enlisted for Western Australia in England in 1849; I understand that he died on 02.10.1851 Aged 42 years & is buried in St George’s Cemetery Perth; I have not researched this soldier any further;

Kingdon, John: Private #2933, 6th Battalion The Welsh Regiment; Notes: The 6th Battalion Welsh Regiment was a Territorial force which recruited men for 4 years’ Service in the United Kingdom; John Kingdon was Attested & Embodied on 13.01.1915 in Neath, he gave his address as #9, New Henry Street, Neath, Glamorgan but on checking I find this to be a house owned by the Bevan Family although there are 3 young Kingdon men lodging there at the time; I later discovered that his Mother may be Jane Bevan born in1859 in Neath & that Private John Kingdon records her as his “Mother” & next of kin in the records; At the time of his enlistment he gives his age as 23 years & 3 months, making him born in 1892, but this could also be aged 25 making him born in 1890; Birth records for a John Kingdon in Neath seem to support this argument; John Kingdon was Posted to the Welsh Regiment on 16.01.1915; However, he was found to be Medically Unfit for further Military Service after 157 days service on 18.06.1915 & was discharged; On his Discharge Papers he was serving with the 2/6th (Glamorgan) Battalion of the Welsh Regiment & suffering from feeble muscular development & a systolic heart murmur; His records also show that later on 19.01.1918 he was again assessed & awarded a Pension Gratuity of 15 pounds for having a 30% degree of Disablement; This is probably John Kingdon born 1890 in Neath, the possible son of David Kingdon b.1858 in Neath, a tin worker, & Jane Davies b.1861 in Neath who married in 1880 in Neath; (This family lived at #4, Bowen Street, in Neath in 1901 Census); I believe that John’s Father David Kingdon Died in Neath in 1904 aged 45 & that John’s Mother Jane was remarried to a Albert Bevan, a Sawyer from Herefordshire & lived in New Henry Street in 1911 Census, (but in the record Jane has been crossed out to read Margaret)? (Albert Bevan’s 1st wife was called Margaret Ann & she had died in Neath in 1903); David & Jane Kingdon’s other 3 sons certainly were lodging there in 1911, David Kingdon b.1888 Neath, Edwin Kingdon b.1889 Aberdare & Oliver Kingdon b.1894 Neath; Follow up research shows that Albert Bevan aged 41 was serving a prison sentence in Carmarthen Prison in 1901 Census; Follow up research indicates that Widow Jane Kingdon did marry Albert Bevan in 3rd Q 1905 in Neath; The issue of their being married for 27 years with 8 children & Jane being called Margaret, as marked on the 1911 Census, is yet to be resolved, but these people weren’t too trustworthy & Albert’s 1st wife was called Margaret so maybe it is just a slip of the memory when making out the census record; My other problem is that I cannot find a John Kingdon living with David & Jane Kingdon in Neath in 1891 or 1901 Census despite John Kingdon stating that his Mother was Jane Bevan on the Army Records? Why would he call her as his Mother if she wasn’t? Was this John Kingdon also a little feeble minded as well as being feeble in stature? I would suggest that his Father was David Kingdon; (Brother of #14508 David Kingdom, South Wales Borderers who enlisted for WW1 Service but was also rejected & discharged); (He is also the Brother of Kingdon, Edwin: Private #78084, Royal Field Artillery & # 12650); Note: He may well be mixed up with my records on Kingdon, John: Leicestershire Regiment No: 10192 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11 or is a Cousin of his – needs more research;

Kingdon, John: Private, #11642, Royal Marine Light Infantry, Plymouth Division; ADM 159/150;Notes: ADM records have a John Kingdon born 29.06.1884, no birthplace, but I cannot find any suitable candidates in any ancestry records? The records state that he joined the RMLI, Plymouth Division on 17.07.1902, served in WW1 & was Discharged to Pension; At the time of his medal issue, this Soldier was serving at the Royal Marine Barracks in Plymouth; Awarded the 1914-15 Star, Victory & British War Medals; Needs more research;

Kingdon, John: Welsh Regiment No: 26214 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11See also below: Kingdon, John: Machine Gun Corps No: 102248 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Medals Card on file; Insufficient Information to identify further;

Kingdon, John: Machine Gun Corps No: 102248 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11May also be recorded as, see above: Kingdon, John: Welsh Regiment No: 26214 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: This young man also served in the 3rd Welsh Regiment, which I believe was raised in August 1914 in Cardiff. A depot/training unit, it remained in UK throughout the war. Moved to Barry in August 1914, thence to Kinmel Park (June 1916) and in May 1917 to Redcar where it remained as part of Tees Garrison; There is a confusing Attestation Record on file which is dated 08.12.1915 in Cardiff & then dated a second time for his enlistment approval as 13.03.1917? However, this is probably John (Jack) Kingdon born in Somerset ca.1887 I believe; His address is given either as #29 Planet Street; #27, Alfred Street or #16, Bruce Street, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales; At enlistment he gives his age as 28 years & 7 months, unmarried & is a Retail Coal Seller; His Next of Kin is his Father, Richard Kingdon of #36, Andrews Road, Llandaff North, Glamorgan; I have found a John Kingdon born 1887 in Luccombe, Somerset, who is a Boarder & a Coal Carter living at #91, Alfred Street, Roath, Cardiff in 1911 Census, the owner is a Widow Mary Ann ‘Polly’ Frampton (nee Down) who is his Maternal Aunt; If I am correct then he is the son of Richard Kingdon b.1865 in Luccombe, Somerset & Sarah Down from Luccombe also who married on 1885 in Somerset; In 1891 Census the family lived in Canton, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales & John Kingdon is aged 4 years; In 1901 Census John is aged 14, a Grocer’s Assistant & living with his parents in Canton; In 1918 in Cardiff John Kingdon married Minnie James; Medals Card on file; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Richard Thomas: Cheshire Regiment No: 53786 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11 who also served in WW1);

Kingdon, John: Royal Scots Fusiliers No: 8503 Rank: Private1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Served with the 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers in France from 30.09.1915; The Regimental number #8503 would indicate enlistment between 29.01.1904 & 10.01.1905; Private John Kingdon Enlisted on 10.01.1905 but I have no records other than the SWB; Follow up research found Private John Kingdon, a Groom & aged 24 serving with the 1st Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers in Roberts Heights, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa; At the Age of 31 years he appears to have been discharged & put on the Silver War Badge list as John Kingdom; There is no indication of whether he was discharged for Sickness or because of wounds received; He was Discharged under King’s Regulations Para 392 (xvi) Army Order Para 2Bi on 15.04.1916; This is John Kingdon born 1887 in Aldershot, Hampshire, the son of ?? Kingdon b.?? in ?? & ?? from ?? who Married in ?? in ??; Awarded Silver War Badge #419749; Medals Card on file; (Insufficient information to identify);Additional Notes: This could very well be ‘Jack’ Kingdon born in Frensham in 1887, the son of Henry Kingdom, a Brewer’s Drayman, b.1865 in Wibley, Surrey & Fanny Smith from Frensham who married in 1889 in Farnham; In 1891 Jack Kingdon is aged 4 & living with his parents at #1, Selby Cottages, Chertsey, surrey, his Father was a Police Constable at that time; In 1901 Census Jack Kingdon is aged 13 & living with his parents in Chertsey, Surrey, his Father is now a Brewer’s Drayman; See above notes for remaining information; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Henry: Army Service Corps No: M2/034115 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11); (He is the Brother of Kingdom, Edgar: Royal Garrison Artillery No: 73969 Rank: Gunner 1914-1920 WO 372/11 who also served in WW1);Follow Up: Jack Kingdon is probably not this soldier after all as I understand that he may have died between 1901 & 1911?

Kingdon, John: Wiltshire Regiment No: 35369 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Also served with the Worcestershire Regiment as #42230; Medals Card on file; Insufficient information to identify;

Kingdon, John: London Regiment No: 7530 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Also served as #1667 with the 18th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) enlistment period between 01.03.1914 & 10.08.1914 & #7530, enlistment between 15.08.1916 & 21.12.1916, & #633727 with the 20th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (Blackheath & Woolwich); This is John Herbert Kingdon born 1892 in Lambeth, the son of John James Kingdon, a Carman, b.1868 in Westminster, London & Eliza Black also from Westminster who married on 17.07.1892 in Lambeth St John the Evangelist; In 1901 John H Kingdon aged 8 years lived with his parents in Westminster, London; In 1911 Census John Kingdon still lives with his parents but now at #45, Glasshouse Street, Kennington, Lambeth, London; John Kingdon aged 22 years & 1 month was Attested & Embodied on 05.08.1914 in London & was appointed to serve with the London Royal Irish Rifles as a Rifleman; At enlistment he gave his trade as that of Clerk in the Army & Navy Stores; He was transferred to the Reserve Battalion, (a Territorial Force Unit) on 23.12.1914 & to the Provisional Battalion on 19.06.1915, finally being Transferred & shipped to France in July of 1916 to join 2oth London Regiment; During his service in France he suffered from Pleurisy & Asthma in 1916 & 1917 & departed Boulogne for England on 07.04.1917 & attached to Depot Supply Unit & then to the 20th Reserve on 10.06.1917; He was Discharged from the Territorial Force (London) on 31.07.1917 under King’s Regulations Para 392 (xvi) for Sickness after some 2 years & 262 days service; His SWB records state that he had served overseas at some point in his service; I understand that he received a small disability pension from 1917; His address was given as #50, Glasshouse Road, Vauxhall, London SE2; I believe that John Herbert Kingdon Married Helen Florence Mason (born 21.06.1895 & baptised 14.07.1895 Lambeth) on 31.05.1917 in Kennington St Mark, he was a Private in the 20 th London Regiment at the time; I understand that John H Kingdon Died in Lambeth on 08.11.1924 Aged 32, his Probate is dated 09.12.1924 & he was living at #42, Carroun Road, Clapham, Surrey at the time of his death, he died in St Thomas’s Hospital Surrey; Awarded the Silver War Badge #222145; Medals Card on file;

Kingdon, John: Leicestershire Regiment No: 10192 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Also served with the 1/124 Royal Fusiliers, known as the City of London Regiment, as #6489 that has an enlistment date of between 27.03.1916 & 23.05.1916; His medal card says that he re-enlisted on 15.04.1919 with the Leicester Regiment #10192; He had also originally served with the Royal Defence Corps as a Private #76582 from 11.08.1914 until Demobilisation on 15.04.1919 to Class Z Reserve; Private John Kingdon first went to France on 20.07.1915 & also served in France in 1919; At re-enlistment on 14.06.1919 he was given the #G/132193 & as he was aged 28 years & 120 days, a Butcher by trade, living at #32, Britton Ferry Road, Neath, Glamorgan he was duly appointed to Garrison Duty; He had served until 1920 with promotions but reverted to Private for misconduct on 02.10.1920 when he was apparently discharged on 20.10.1920 ,but I believe that he again extended his service into the 1st Welsh Field Battalion RE & #2203198 on 02.11.1920 but this number may well have been changed to #6451529 at some later stage; In 1919 this Soldier was hospitalised with Gonorrhea for 4 days & again for 81 days from 17.11.1919 to 06.02.1920; This is John (Jack) Kingdom born in Neath Glamorgan in 1890; (For my own records this is a Grandson of Thomas Kingdon of High Bray & Sarah Davies from Wales); His Mother Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Kingdon was recorded as his Next of Kin when he enlisted; This is the son of Thomas Kingdom b. 27.11.1856 in Neath, Port Talbot & Elizabeth Ann Owens from Neath who married in 1877 in Neath; In 1891 & 1901 Census John Kingdon is living with his parents in Colliery Row, Neath; I finally managed to locate him in 1911 Census, living with his parents & working as a Butcher in a Slaughterhouse at Manthant Cottage, Eastland Road, Neath; I also understand that our subject soldier John Kingdon married a Christiana Channon in Neath in 1928, (Christiana was born Evans & she was previously married to Ernest Channon in 1915 in Neath – her 1 st husband had died in 1920 in Neath); I also understand that John Kingdon died in Neath in1953 Aged 63 & that his wife Christiana Kingdon Died in Neath in 1961 Aged 64; Medals Card on file; Note: He may well be mixed up with my records on Kingdon, John: Private #2933, 6th Battalion The Welsh Regiment or is a Cousin of his – needs more research; He is the Brother of Private David Kingdon of the Royal Horse Artillery who served pre WW1;

Kingdon, John: Royal Navy No: 283670 Rank: Stoker; ADM 188/454/170;Notes: The ADM Records have a #283670, Stoker, John Kingdon, born 23.08.1877 in Exeter, Devon; This Official Navy number would indicate enlistment between 01.01.1896 & 31.12.1896; I have double checked all Kingdon births for Exeter district in 1877 & can only find one john Kingdon born in March? This John Kingdon can be traced through all 1881 to 1911 Census records & there is no indication of him ever being

involved with the Royal Navy, subsequently I have discarded him as a candidate? Not identified, needs more research?

Kingdon, John: Royal Navy, Lieutenant & Commander; Served at Trafalgar; ADM 107/32 & ADM 36/13296 (Ship: Shannon, Muster, from 01.02.1796 to 31.12.1796), & ADM 196/5/42 & /44;Notes: This is John Kingdon baptised 08.05.1776 in Crediton and the son of Peter Kingdon b.1725 Coldridge & Sarah Reedwood of Burchen Park, Middle Hollacombe, Crediton, (his Father died when John was aged 3) who married in St Petrock, Exeter on 15.05.1775; At the age of 20 John Kingdon was probably a Pressed Man & forced into the Royal Navy as part of the Northam quota system; He joined ‘HMS Shannon’ at Sandwich on 09.03.1796 & served first as an Able Seaman & later as a Leading Mate in the North Sea, Newfoundland & Downs Station; There is also a reference to John Kingdon, Sub Lieutenant in 1797, having served in the Napoleonic Wars of 1793 to 1815, contained in the Services Reunited Web Site lists; In September 1798 he joined ‘HMS Chapman’ at Plymouth as a volunteer; In 1801 he transferred to ‘HMS Rosario’ & then as a Sub Lieutenant in ‘HMS Hibernia’ until in October 1805 he was serving on ‘HMS Pickle’ in Nelson’s fleet off Trafalgar; ‘HMS Pickle’ took no part in the battle but was sent back to England to carry the news of the victory & Nelson’s death back to Falmouth; After Trafalgar Sub Lieutenant John Kingdon served with ‘HMS Intelligent’ & then ‘HMS Inveterate’ but this vessel was wrecked near St Valery-en-Caux in 1807 & John Kingdon was taken prisoner by the French & imprisoned for the next 7 years, although he was not forgotten in England as he was promoted to Lieutenant in 1812; A short time before Trafalgar John Kingdon had married Emilia ?? & produced 2 daughters, Emilia in 1806 & Caroline in 1807; After his release by the French in 1814 there were 2 more daughters born, Stephena Charlotte in 1816 & Deborah Clarissa in 1817, but John Kingdon never went to sea again; John Kingdon was retired on promotion to Commander in 1855 at the age of 79 until his death in St Helier, Jersey in 1862; In 1851 Census John Kingdon was a Retired Naval Lieutenant on Half Pay living at #4, John’s Road, #2, York Place, St Helier; In 1861 he lives with his widowed daughter Caroline Howard at #23, Gloucester Street, St Helier, Jersey in the Channel Islands;I believe that Commander John Kingdon’s Will, dated 1856 is referenced as MISC Jersey HT – D/Y Judicial Greffe D/Y/A/31/ Commander; R.N.; [Testament] in Probate & Will Lists for Devon?Follow up notes: Additional records found which give his Pay Book number as #SLVO 33471; This record confirms that he fought at Trafalgar; Reconfirms his parent’s names as Peter & Sarah; Confirms that at the age of 29 he served on ‘HMS Pickle’ as a Sub Lieutenant & was Discharged from hospital on 18.10.1797 as ‘unserviceable’; The record states that he was Baptised on 08.05.1776 in Crediton, Devon; He appears to have passed his Lieutenancy examination on 06.03.1805; ADM 196/5/42 & 44 is dated 27.09.1801 & has his rank as Commander; Awarded the Trafalgar Naval General Service Medal in 1847; Appears as John Kingdom on the Trafalgar Roll 21.10.1805;Additional Notes: The ADM 27/3/481 for Naval Pay Allotments to Next of Kin has reference to a John Kingdon, Pay Book #SB 359, a Master’s Mate, serving onboard ‘HMS Chapman’ making an Allotment to his Wife, Emelia in 1801; There is also a further remark: Discharged 28.09.1801 to ‘HMS Rosario’;

Kingdon, John: Private Soldier in the Cornwall Militia;Notes: This is probably John H Kingdon born 1862 in Withiel, Cornwall; He was the son of Henry Kingdon, a Police Officer, b.22.09.1833 in Blisland, Cornwall & Mary Louisa Kestell from Withiel who married in 1859 in Bodmin; In 1871 Census John Kingdon lives with his parents in Forrabury, Cornwall; In 1881 Census John Kingdon is aged 19, a Carpenter & serving as a Private in the Militia, at the 35 th Brigade Depot, Thomas Chivers, Bodmin, Cornwall; I have not researched this man any further;

Kingdon, John: Royal Navy, Rank: Stoker; ADM 171/17; 1853 Kaffir Wars;Notes: The ADM 171/17 Records have reference to a Jno Kingdon serving onboard ‘HMS Styx’ & being awarded medals for conflicts between 1850 & 1853, the Kaffir Wars; Awarded the India Medal, Pegu Clasp for service on ‘HMS Styx’, the medal being sent to ‘HMS Hogue’ on 17.11.1856 where he was probably serving; Insufficient information to identify;Kingdon, John: Royal Navy, Rank: Carpenter’s Crew; ADM 171/18; 1853 Kaffir/ Caffre Wars;Notes: The ADM 171/18 Records have reference to a Jno Kingdon serving onboard ‘HMS Styx’ during the Caffre War which commenced on the 24.12.1850 & ended on 06.02.1853; Awarded the South African War Medal which was sent to him on 09.05.1856; Insufficient information to identify;

Kingdon, John: #82600, Stoker, Royal Navy; ADM 188/76/189;Notes: ADM 188 records have John Kingdon born in New Passage, Devon 23.09.1853 having served with the Royal Navy; (New Passage is a short street generally called New Passage Hill in Stoke Damerel); I believe that this sailor is John Joseph Kingdon born in 1852 in Stoke Damerel & that he was the son of George Frederick Kingdon, a Naval Dockyard Stoker & Naval Pensioner b.1830 in Devonport, & Jane Giles, b.1831 in Walkhampton in Devon, who Married in 1851 in Stoke Damerel; In the 1861 Census John Kingdon was living with his parents in Johns Street, Stoke Damerel; This sailor’s official Naval number of #82600 would indicate enlistment between 01.01.1873 & 31.12.1873; In the 1871 Census John Kingdon aged 18 is recorded as a First Class Boy serving on ‘HMS Carron’ in Devonport Dockyard (I believe that this was a Naval Tug; Young John Kingdon’s Father, George Kingdon was serving on a similar Devonport Dockyard Tug called ‘Trusty’ in the same 1871 Census); I understand that John Kingdon Married Ann Maria Deacon, b.1852 in Wilcove, Antony, Cornwall, in 1877 in Wilcove, Cornwall; In the 1881 Census Ann Maria Kingdon is living with her parents at #9, Wilcove, Antony in Cornwall, she is recorded as being a Stoker’s Wife; In the 1881 Census I believe that Stoker John Kingdon is serving onboard ‘HMS Iron Duke’ stationed in Hong Kong Harbour; In the 1891 Census John J & Ann M Kingdon live at #13, Morice Street, Stoke Damerel, Devonport, John is a Royal Navy Pensioner; John Kingdon appears to have Died on 04.10.1891 in Stoke Damerel at the age of 38 & was buried with his sister in a grave in the Stoke Damerel Burial Ground, Milehouse, Plymouth (his sister was ‘Bessie’ Elizabeth Susannah Bickford, nee Kingdon who dies 17.08.1892); In the 1901 Census his Widow Ann Maria Kingdon is living as her Father’s Housekeeper in Wilcove, Antony, Cornwall; In the 1911 Census Maria Kingdon still lives with her aged Father William Deacon (89) in Wilcove, Cornwall; I believe that Ann M Kingdon died in 1918 in Wilcove, Cornwall aged 65; (He was the Son of Kingdon, George: Royal Naval Dockyard Stoker, Paddle Tugs in Devonport); (He was the Uncle of Kingdom, W E: Royal Engineers No: 514302 Rank: Sapper 1914-1920 WO 372/24, See also: Kingdon, William E: Royal Engineers Regiment No: T1005 Rank: Sapper 1914-20 WO 372/11); (He was the Brother of #81288, Able Seaman, Joseph John Kingdon, Royal Navy); (He was the Father of Kingdon, William John: #183694, Seaman, Royal Navy; ADM 188/308/94);

Kingdon, John A: Royal Field Artillery No: L/35284 Rank: Gunner1914-1920 WO 372/11/167980;Notes: Served in France from 27.11.1915; The L/ prefix in his Regimental number marks him as a WW1 enlistment; Medals Card on file; (Insufficient Information to safely identify this soldier);

Kingdon, John Andrew Ford: #60947, Private, ‘C’ Company, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 30th

Reinforcements, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, WW1;Notes: This is John Andrew Ford Kingdon who was born in 1885 in New Zealand & aged between 20 & 46 years in September 1916; He was the son of John Stevens Kingdon, a Carter, & Margaret O’Brien who lived at #40, York Street, Opawa, Christchurch, New Zealand in 1911; At that time John Andrew Ford Kingdon lived with his parents & was working as a Picture Framer; This family lives at the same address in 1914; In September 1916 John Andrew Ford Kingdon enlisted in the 1st Division Reserve at #9 (Christchurch) Recruiting District for possible WW1 service; He is still working as a Picture Framer in Opawa; I believe that this Reservist was called up for Embarkation to Europe in 1917, giving his mother Mrs. M. Kingdon as his Next of Kin; The Nominal Roll for ‘C’ Company, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, records his trade as a Joiner & his address as #40, York Street, Opawa, Christchurch; John Andrew Ford Kingdon sailed from Wellington, New Zealand for Liverpool, England & then Europe as part of the 30th Reinforcements group on board the ‘HMNZT Corinthic’ on 13.10.1917 so they would have been in time for the battles of Passchendaele towards the end of the year; On the 07.05.1918 there was a Wounded Soldier Report, #849/10, for Private J.A.F. Kingdon, probably due to the fighting around La Signy Farm area during the 1918 German Offensive; I have yet to find any other military records for This soldier; However, in 1919 there is a Supplementary Electoral Roll for Christchurch East showing John Andrew Ford Kingdon living at #40, York Street & working as a Picture Framer; He then appears to continue to live at this same address for many years; By 1935 there is an electoral record for John Andrew Ford & Mary Kingdon at that address, I presume that this was his wife? He continues to live at #40 York Street as a Picture Framer in 1946 & 1949 but there was no indication of a Mary Kingdon in either of these records; I understand that John Andrew Ford Kingdon died in 1952 Aged 68; I researched no further;

Kingdon, John Bannatyne: Lieutenant Commander, Royal Navy; ADM 196/145 & ADM 196/56;Notes: This is John Bannatyne Kingdon born 09.11.1893 in Dorchester, Dorset; He is the son of Herbert Napier Kingdon, a Schoolmaster & Clergyman, b.1850 Bridgerule, Devon & Janet Isobel Bannatyne from Scotland who married on 01.01.1891 in Dorchester; In the 1901 Census this family lived at The Briary, Canterbury Road, Garlinge, Kent, where John’s Father ran a small boarding school for boys; On 15.09.1906 John Bannatyne Kingdon joined the Royal Navy as a Cadet; In the 1911 Census John Bannatyne Kingdon is aged 17, is a Naval Cadet & was living with his parents at Heathdene, Camberley, Surrey, his Father is a Clergyman; John B. Kingdon was made a Midshipman on 15.05.1911; In August 1912 he is a Midshipman serving onboard the Battle Cruiser ‘HMS Inflexible’ & also still serving on her in the Mediterranean in October 1913; He became an Acting Sub Lieutenant since 14.01.1914 & in April 1914 was serving onboard the Battleship ‘HMS Conqueror’; In November 1914 he is serving onboard the Torpedo Boat Destroyer ‘HMS Angler’; In April 1915 Sub Lieutenant John B. Kingdon is serving onboard the Torpedo Boat Destroyer ‘HMS Bulldog’; John B. Kingdon was promoted to Lieutenant on 05.09.1916 & was serving onboard another torpedo Boat Destroyer ‘HMS Rapid’ in October 1916; He is serving onboard ‘HMS Osiris’ in August 1917; Lieutenant John B. Kingdon is serving onboard the Torpedo Boat Destroyer ‘HMS Nymphe’ in January 1919; Lieutenant J.B. Kingdon Royal Navy, was Gazetted on 02.06.1920; Lieutenant J.B. Kingdon Royal Navy was promoted to Lieutenant Commander by the Admiralty on 15.05.1924, however, I understand that he Retired with a Gratuity in 1924 also; In 1936 John Bannatyne Kingdon is living at #49, Oxford Gardens, Kensington, London; I believe that John Bannatyne Kingdon Died in 1985 in Worthing, West Sussex, Aged 91; Awarded the 1914-15 Star, Victory & British War Medals; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Herbert Theodore: East Lancashire Regiment Rank: Captain 1914-1920 WO 372/11, also recorded as: Kingdon, H T: East Lancashire Regiment Rank: Temporary Captain WO 372/24); (Brother of Commander William Napier Kingdon, Royal Navy); (Brother of Kingdon, Janet L (Female): Voluntary Aid Detachment 1914-1920 WO 372/23); I did not research further;

Kingdon, John F: Royal Army Medical Corps No: 434077 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Also served as #2070 with Warwickshire Yeomanry as an Acting Sergeant; Served in Egypt from 22.04.1915; Reduced to Private in the RAMC by F.Y.C.M on 19.09.1919; This is John Francis Kingdon born on 21.09.1893 in Blackheath, Kent, the son of Zachary Harris Kingdon, a Civil Service Electrical Engineer, b.1856 in Exeter & Florence Kate Brindley from Sheffield, Yorkshire who married on 24.07.1890 in Greenwich, Kent; In 1901 John Francis Kingdon lived with his parents at #6, Belmont Hill in Lee, Lewisham, London; John Francis Kingdon went to the City of London School & studied as an Engineer’s Chemist & Metallurgist; In the 1911 Census John Francis Kingdon is found aged 18, boarding at #18, Wellington Road, Smethwick, Worcestershire & working for a Tool Manufacturer as a Metallurgist Chemist ; Private John Francis Kingdon had Enlisted on 30.01.1914, had served overseas during his service both in Egypt & the Sinai Peninsular & was Disembodied from the Royal Army Medical Corps (Territorial Force) at Woking on 15.08.1919 under King’s Regulations Para 392 (xvi) at the age of 25 years & 6 months; I understand that John Francis Kingdon Married Mary Foster Nicol (born 02.10.1900 in Taunton) in Cuckfield, Sussex in 1923, (Mary’s Father was quite wealthy & from Liverpool, her Mother from the USA); I believe that John Francis Kingdon tried emigration to South Africa and may have ended up as an orange grower in the Transvaal, returning to England in March 1923, presumably to get married, but he is recorded as having Died in Surrey, England in December 1972 & his wife Died in Canterbury, Kent in 1976; Awarded the Silver War Badge #B343085; Medals Card on file; (He is the brother of Kingdon, Roger: Royal Engineers Rank: Lieutenant 1914-1920 WO 372/11); (He is also the Brother of George Bodley Kingdon who served in the Royal Navy & the Royal Air Force from 1929 to 1940); (He is also the Brother of Kingdon, William Stephen: Served in the Royal Air force in WW1, AIR 76/277); (This family originates from the Thorverton Branch of Kingdons);

Kingdon, John Ernest: 1st Class Boy, #J85582, Royal Navy; ADM 188/818;Notes: This official Naval Number indicates enlistment between 01.01.1918 & 31.12.1918 & the prefix ‘J’ that he was a Seaman; This is John Ernest (Ernie) Kingdon born 14.07.1902 in Westminster, London, he was the son of Frederick Kingdon, a Costermonger (street fruit seller) born in Westminster, London in 1868 & Jane Belleini, b.1865 in Lambeth, who Married in 29.01.1894 in Walworth all Saints, Newington, Southwark, London, & John Ernest Kingdon was baptised on 24.08.1902 in St George’s Battersea; His parents lived at #62, Tufton Street, St John the Evangelist, Westminster, London at that time; (In the 1901 Census this family is incorrectly recorded as ‘Hingdor’ but live at #62, Tufton Street, & the Father is recorded as a Fruiterer); In the 1911 Ernie (John Ernest) Kingdon was living with his parents at #18, Howard Road, Brighton, Sussex, his Father was a General Dealer; John Ernest Kingdon must have joined the Royal Navy as a Boy in 1918 & was serving onboard ‘HMS Malaya’ at the end of WW1; I understand that John E Kingdon Married Jenny M Pryke in Brighton, Sussex in 1934; I believe that John Ernest Kingdon Died in 1978 in Brighton Aged 75; Awarded the British War Medal; (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Frederick: 1st Class Boy, #J8541, Royal Navy; ADM 188/664/41);

Kingdon, John George: Able Seaman, #J1615, Royal Navy; ADM 188/650;Notes: This Sailors Official Naval Service Number would indicate enlistment between 01.01.1908 & 31.12.1908 & the prefix ‘J’ was issued to identify that he was a Seaman; John George Kingdon was born on 03.08.1892 in Torpoint, Cornwall according to the Navy records, however this could be a records issue as the only John George Kingdon born in that period was one registered in Stoke Damerel, Devon in the 3rd Q 1891; a Death record for this John George Kingdon in 1976 in Plymouth at the age of 85 confirms his birth date as 03.08.1891; In the 1901 Census there is a George Kingdon, Aged 9 & born in Cornwall living with his Mother & Grandfather in Antony, Cornwall, his Mother is named as Maria Kingdon, a Widow, aged 47 (b.1854 in Cornwall), a Housekeeper & they live with her Father, William Deacon, a Mason, in Wilcove; (I believe that her real maiden name may have been Mary or Maria Jane Deacon); I have failed to locate or identify his Father’s name or his parents? In the 1911 Census for the Royal Navy, Jno Geo Kingdon was aged 18 & serving as an Ordinary Seaman on board the Cruiser ‘HMS Monmouth’ stationed with the China Squadron & located in Colombo, Ceylon on the night of the Census, he is recorded as being born in Anthony, Cornwall; I understand that Able Seaman John G. Kingdon was still in the Navy & serving with ‘HMS Indus’, probably the training establishment in Devonport at the time of his medals issue; Awarded the 1914-15 Star, the Victory & the British War Medals; This needs more research;

Kingdon, John H: Royal Field Artillery No: 740835 Rank: Acting Bombardier 1914-1920 WO 372/11 – Died in WW1 - Lance Bombardier John Henry Kingdom, #740835, 392nd Battery, 172nd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, who died age 35 on 20 December 1918; Son of John and Maria Kingdom; Husband of Charlotte Kingdom, of 27, Temple St., Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales; Remembered with honour RAMLEH WAR CEMETERY in Israel; Notes: This is John Henry Kingdom born 1885 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, son of John Kingdom b.1859 in Burnham, Devon & Maria Steer from Colebrook, Devon; In 1891 & 1901 Census John Henry Kingdom lives with his parents in Newport, in 1901 he is a Barber; John Henry Kingdom Married Charlotte Coles in 1st Q 1909 in Newport; Medals Card on file;

Kingdon, John Henry: Private, #4679, 6th Dragoon Guards & 3rd Bn Dragoon Guards;Notes: This is probably John Henry Kingdon born in 1867 in St John’s, Bristol, the son of John Henry Kingdon, a Bootmaker b.1841 St James, Bristol & Sarah Sophia Greenham from Bristol who married in 1866 in Bristol; In 1871 Census John Hy Kingdon lives with his parents at #3, Pomphrey Court in the Castle Precincts, Bristol; In 1881 Census this family lives at #4, Tower Lane, Bristol; John Henry Kingdon must have enlisted in the Army some time between 1885 & 1901 because in 1891 Private John Kingdon Aged 24 & born in Bristol, Somerset is serving with the 6th Dragoons in the Cavalry Barracks in Preston Brighton, Sussex; The 6th Dragoons had been in South Africa from January 1881 until November 1890 & then returned to Brighton; (The following Soldier was awarded the Queen’s South Africa Medal for service in the Boer War- #4679 Private Kingdom J.H. 3rd Dragoon Guards – this may not be the same man as this medal is only awarded for men who served in South Africa between 11.10.1899 & 3.05.1902); I have a Chelsea Pensioner record for John Henry Kingdon b.1868 Bristol on file & have assumed this is the same person; I believe that John Henry Kingdon Married Annie Louisa Jenkins, born 1874, in Bristol (Keynsham) in 1900 & then moved to Canton, Cardiff in Wales to work as a Police Constable; In 1901 Census they live at #52, Penypeel Road in Canton, Cardiff; By 1911 John Henry Kingdon had died in 1904 Aged 37 in Cardiff & his Widow & 3 children lived at the same address in Cardiff, she is working as a lavatory attendant; Awarded the Queen’s South Africa Medal & Clasps for Orange Free State, 1902 South Africa & Natal; (These may well have been forfeited later?);Follow Up Research indicates that this is the same person below:Kingdon, J. H: #4348 Private 12th (Prince of Wales’s Royal) Lancers – Boer War Deserter;Notes: There are Records for Private J H Kingdon (or J H Kingdom) having served in the 12 th Royal Lancers in South Africa as he is recorded on a Supplementary Medal Roll for that Regiment dated 25 th May 1903 in Umballa, South Africa; He appears to have been eligible for the Cape Colony Clasp & the South Africa Clasp 1902 but unfortunately these medals were forfeited as he had Deserted in South Africa; No applications were made for the issue of the Queen’s South Africa Medal for this soldier although these clasps are associated with that medal; There is also a record for a Trooper J. H. Kingdom, service number unknown, who served in the Boer War with the Imperial Light Horse during 1899-1902 but I can find no other detailsI believe that this is the same soldier but it needs more research;

Kingdon, John K: Royal Engineers No: 530107 Rank: Sapper 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Also served as #264 Royal Engineers (Territorial Force); I believe that this is John Knight Kingdon born 1881 St Pancras, the son of John Kingdon b.1835 South Molton, Devon & 2nd Wife Matilda ‘Tilly’ Knight Count from Nottinghamshire who married in Newark in November 1875, (John Kingdon’s 1 st wife Elizabeth Case died in 1875); In 1891 & 1901 Censuses John K Kingdon is aged 9 & 19 years respectively & lived with his parents at #32 Hastings Street, St Pancras, he is a Carpenter in 1901; I believe that John Knight Kingdon Marries in St Pancras in 1906 to Annie Ellen Dimes, b.1882 Saint Pancras, London; In 1911 Census John Kingdon is a Married Carpenter & Builder living/working at #9, Cromwell Hill, Maldon in Essex; I believe that his wife is living in Little Waltham, Chelmsford in 1911; I understand that John K Kingdon Died in 1949 in Chelmsford, Essex Aged 67; Medals Card on file; (Brother of Kingdon, Charles Oliver: #6878, Corporal, Royal Army Pay Corps); (Also Brother of Dr. Frank Kingdon who emigrated to USA & was Advisor to President Roosevelt);

Kingdon, John Luther: Royal Army Service Corps No: M/410958 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Also Recorded as: Kingdon, Luther J: Wiltshire Regiment No: 25466 Rank: Private 1914-20 WO 372/11Notes: This is Luther John Kingdon who was born on 18.07.1889 in Corsham, Wiltshire; The son of Tom Kingdon b.1863 in Dulverton & Louisa Gardener from Corsham, Wiltshire who were married in 1888 in Chippenham, Wiltshire & living in Chapel Street, Dulverton on Somerset in 1916; In 1891 Census the family lived in Ystradyfodwg, Glamorgan, Wales next door to widowed Grandfather Jacob Kingdon; In 1901 Census Luther John Kingdon Aged 11 lives with his parents in Dulverton, Somerset; John Luther Kingdon Enlisted on 08.02.1916 in Basingstoke at the age of 26; His original Attestation has him serving with the Wiltshire Regiment as #25466? (See below) & also # 22887 with Somerset Light Infantry but this has been crossed out on his record; He received a Gun Shot wound to his left cheek & head on 31.07.1917, 30% disability; He also suffered from Pleurisy in 1918; He was Discharged 25.02.1919 from the Royal Army Service Corps in Woolwich due to the wounds that he received; Awarded 30 % disability for 12 months from 17.03.1919; He is re-assessed for Pensions through 1922; Luther John Kingdon Marries Amy Callaway from Dulverton in 1927 in Dulverton, Somerset; Luther John Kingdon Dies in 3rd Q 1951 in Exmoor Aged 62; Did they have a daughter Beryl L Kingdon born 1931 in Dulverton, who later married a Geoffrey John Scoins in Exmoor in

1954; Awarded the Silver War Badge #B287925 as John Luther Kingdon; Medals Card x2 on file; Luther John’s Father Tom Kingdon b.1863 Dulverton also served in WW1 at home stations – see Kingdon, Tom: Royal Defence Corps No: 7970 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11

Kingdon, John Phillips: British Red Cross Soc. & Order of Saint John of Jerusalem 1914/20 WO 372/11Notes: Also Served with the 1st Battalion the Bedfordshire Regiment as a 2nd Lieutenant & on the General List as a Captain; Served in France from 15.09.1916; He was promoted from an Officer Training Corps Cadet to temporary 2nd Lieutenant with the Bedfordshire Regiment on 10.01.1916; His name appears frequently in the Bedfordshire Regiment’s War Diary from the battle front in 1917; This Officer was promoted from temporary 2nd Lieutenant to temporary Lieutenant on 10.07.1917 with the Bedfordshire Regiment; On 05.08.1918 Temporary Lieutenant J.P. Kingdon, Bedfordshire Regiment was transferred to the General List & promoted to Acting Captain whilst employed as Assistant Instructor of a School of Instruction; An application for his medals, with Emblems was made on 26.10.1921 & the medals sent on 01.12.1921, address was Corne House, Rottingdean, Sussex; This is John Phillips Kingdon born on 21.04.1881 in Brighton, (baptised 17.09.1881 Ovingdean, Sussex); (My Kingdon family tree for the Thorverton Kingdon line Chart XIV); He was the son of James Durant Kingdon, Vicar of Loose, b.1830 in ?? & Eleanor Katherine Stead from Ovingdean who married in Ovingdean on 30.07.1867; John P Kingdon went to Cantab for his BA in 1903 & Assistant Master for 19 years; John Phillips Kingdon Married Olive Gardner from London in Kensington in 1923; He also was Head Master of a School for Boys at ‘The Golden Parsonage’ Hemel Hempstead, Herts; Medals Card on file;

Kingdon, John Samuel: #7827, Royal Marine Light Infantry, Chatham Division; ADM 159/48;Notes: Records for the Royal Marine Light Infantry have John Samuel Kingdon born 06.06.1871, (no birthplace given), on their cards, with an Enlistment date of 24.04.1894; I have searched for matching ancestry records but there is nothing certain? Needs research;

Kingdon, John Sottridge: WW2 Home Guard Service, 1940 to 1945; WO 409/27/98/485;Notes: Too young to have served in WW1, this is John Sottridge Kingdon b.14.08.1900 Hartlepool, Durham, son of Bank Manager William Sottridge Kingdon, b.05.05.1860 in South Molton, Devon & Emily Jane Willcocks Loosemore, from Charles in Devon, who Married on 21.03.1891 in Bishops Nympton, Devon; John S. Kingdon was 7 months old & lived with his parents above the National Provincial Bank in Hartlepool in 1901 & in Norton Lodge, Norton, Stockton on Tees in the 1911 Census; I believe that John Sottridge Kingdon Died in Darlington, Durham, Aged 93 in November 1993; (He was the younger Brother of Kingdon, William L: Honourable Artillery Company No: 6825 1914-1920 WO 372/11) who served in WW1);

Kingdon, John Sidney: #280767, Stoker, Royal Navy; ADM 188/448;Notes: The ADM 188/448 Record has a Birth Date of 29.03.1877 in Hackney for this Sailor, but following a very detailed search of Kingdon & Kingdom family birth records for the period 1872 to 1879, I believe that I can safely say that there were no male Kingdons born in the area of Hackney, Tower Hamlets or Bethnal Green, Middlesex which would fit this information; This may well be John Sidney Kingdon born 1873 in Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex, a twin brother to Harry Bale Kingdon who later died in ca.1880, (his parents gave birth to another son named Harry Bale Kingdon in 1882 in Hackney); I believe that John Sidney Kingdon was the son of Harry Bail Kingdon, a Tailor b.1839, & Alice Amelia Stafford (nee Crossland) b.1844 in Clerkenwell, who Married in Hackney, London in 1872 & she appears to have used her maiden name of Alice Amelia Crossland in the records; (His Mother was previously married to James Thomas Stafford who died in 1872); In 1881 Census John S. Bale (assumed to be Kingdon) lived with his Mother Alice Bale (should read Kingdon) at #8, Great Hampton Street, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, but & I have failed to find his Father Harry Bail Kingdon in that Census; (His Father Harry Bail Kingdon may have died in London ca.1886); His Widowed Mother lived at #14, Durrington Road, Hackney, London, in the 1891 Census but I failed to find any John Sidney Kingdon in 1891; His official Naval Service Number of #280767 would indicate that he was a Stoker & that he enlisted between 01.01.1895 & 31.12.1895; However, I still cannot find this man after 1881?Additional Notes: This may be the same man?Kingdon, John Sidney: No Military Records found but Recorded as a Chelsea Pensioner;The Chelsea Pensioners List includes a John Sidney Kingdon born in 1875 London Middlesex; This may well be John Sidney Kingdon born 1873 in Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex;I failed to locate this person after 1881? (He was probably the Brother of Kingdon, Harry Bail: #11093, Private, Royal Marine Light Infantry, Chatham Division; ADM 159/54; (& the brother of Private Edward (Arnold Bail) Kingdon, #8679, Chatham Division, Royal Marine Light Infantry; ADM 159/49);

Kingdon, John Stewart: #23/473, Rifleman, ‘B’ Company, 1st New Zealand Rifle Brigade, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, WW1;Notes: This is John (Jack) Stuart Kingdon born in 1892 in Nelson, New Zealand, the son of Roger William Wellesley Kingdon, a Solicitor, & Annie Evelyn Curtis, living in Fielding, Oroua, New Zealand; (His original family are from the Thorverton & Exeter, Devon, Kingdon line); His Father Died in 1903 Aged 42; In 1914 Electoral Roll, John Stuart Kingdon is recorded as a Farmer, in Kimbolton Road, Fielding, Oroua; This Soldier enlisted in New Zealand in 1914 & is recorded on the Alphabetical Roll of New Zealand Expeditionary Force with an address Care of Mrs. A. Dermer, Fielding & his next of kin is shown as his Mother Mrs. R.W.W. Kingdon, Cheltenham, Fielding; I believe that this soldier Embarked from New Zealand on 09.10.1915 & served in Egypt & then France; (On the 27.01.1916 the newspaper ‘The Colonist’ had reported that his brother Sergeant Basil Kingdon had been visiting Nelson on final leave before being shipped to France & that he was the last of the 3 Kingdon Brothers to go to the Front; Both of his brothers were serving in Egypt in January 1916, one of which was this ‘Jack’ Kingdon); #23/473 Rifleman Kingdon J.S., 1st New Zealand Rifle Brigade, was reported as having been Wounded in Action on 14.10.1916, Casualty List #430/19; In 1919 Electoral Roll, John Stuart Kingdon is recorded as a Farmer, in Kimbolton Road, Fielding, Oroua; In the 1928 Electoral Roll his Mother Annie Evelyn Kingdon, his Brother Basil & his wife Emily Susette Kingdon & John Stuart Kingdon, were Farming at Ohaeawai in Bay of Islands, Northland; By 1935 I understand that John Stuart Kingdon was Farming at Walton, Rotarua; There are numerous later Electoral Rolls which could be researched further; I understand that John Stuart Kingdon Died in 1960 Aged 67; (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Roger Audley: #2698, Private, 28th Battalion, 6th Reinforcements, Australian Imperial Force, WW1); (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Basil: New Zealand Rifle Brigade No: 24/1915 Rank: Sergeant 1914-1920 WO 372/24); Could be researched further;

Kingdon, John W: Royal Garrison Artillery No: 165664 Rank: Gunner 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: This is John William Kingdon born in Tavistock in 1886; I believe that he was a 33 year old married Gardener living at Keepers Cottage, Adderley, Market Drayton, Shropshire when he was called up on 16.06.1917 in Shrewsbury & he was probably in the Reserve & being re-called for service in WW1 as his enlistment date was deemed to be 24.06.1916; There is correspondence on his file regarding his final release status & why he had to return from Ireland at the time of his call up (he was working there as a Gardener), but I believe that this was eventually resolved; His wife was Alice Kingdon (nee Hall) & I believe that they were married in 1911 in Pershore, Worcestershire, (there appears to have been 3 living children, Olive Kingdon b.1812 in Eton, Buckinghamshire, Arthur Kingdon & Ernest Kingdon born 09.03.1918 in Market Drayton; There may have been an earlier daughter Elizabeth born in 1911 Eton, Bucks. Who may have died); I believe that John William was wounded with a Gun Shot Wound to his left hand whilst serving in France around 21.09.1918 but his records are very damaged & difficult to read; He appears to have served until 08.02.1920 when he was transferred to the Class Z Reserve; John W Kingdon may have worked at Buckshaw Lodge, Sherbourne, Dorset after leaving the Army as this is the address for his medals to be issued; Medals Card on file; This person needs more research;

Kingdon, John Wesley: New Zealand, 1st Division Reservist, 1916, WW1;Notes: I do not believe that this man actually served in WW1, but he is recorded as a Reservist in the 1st Division Roll of #14 (Southland) Recruiting District in 1916, his address is recorded as being a Farmer at Kingsdale Farm, Gore, Southland, New Zealand; This is John Wesley Kingdon born in 1876 in New Zealand, the son of Nehemiah Stephens Kingdon & Mary Grose Webber who Married in Bodmin, Cornwall in 1862 & who sailed from London, England on 30.09.1865 to New Zealand arriving in Lyttelton on 01.01.1866 on board the ‘Mermaid’; In 1911, 1914, 1919 John Wesley Kingdon is a Farmer at Croydon Siding, Wakatipu, Otago; In 1928 he is recorded as a Farmer at Kingsdale, Croydon; In 1935, a Farmer in Croydon, Wallace, Southland; In 1938 John Wesley Kingdon is registered as a Farmer in Croydon siding, Mataura; I lost him from here? However, there is a John Wesley Kingdom recorded as dying in 1945 Aged 68; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, William Fletcher: New Zealand, 2nd Division Reservist, 1917, WW1); More research required;

Kingdon, John William: #V65309, Private, Australian Imperial Force; Notes: There are more records for this soldier in the Australian Military files; This is John William Kingdon born 1896 in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, the son of Joseph William Kingdon of East Caulfield, Melbourne; John William Kingdon, a Labourer, enlisted at the age of 21 years on 09.05.1917 in Prahran, Victoria & joined the 9/59 Battalion of the Australian Imperial force on 11.07.1917; For being found to be under the age of 18 his Attestation was Cancelled on 01.08.1917 by the Commanding Officer of Troops, Broadmeadows Camp; There is also a second Attestation for a John William Kingdon, a Chemist, aged 18, enlisting in September 1916 as #6393, a Private in the 20 th Reinforcements, 5th Battalion; According to the records this soldier embarked for Europe from Melbourne on 11.09.1916 on board the ‘HMAT Euripides’ with the 20th Reinforcements of the 5th Infantry Battalion, he disembarked on 20.10.1916 but was returned to Australia on 26.12.1916 for being under age; I believe that he had also tried to enlist under the name of Eric Balkan (alias John William Kingdon), #6393 or #6392, claiming birth in North Carlton, Victoria in 1894 & giving his next of kin as an Aunt living in #108, Newry Street, North Carlton; According to the records this soldier embarked for Europe from Melbourne on 11.09.1916 on board the ‘HMAT Euripides’ with the Reinforcements of the 5th Infantry Battalion; As a young soldier this man appears to have been constantly in trouble throughout 1916; He had been shipped off to the War but was returned to Australia under escort on 09.03.1917 for being under age; On 04.08.1916 his Father Joseph William Kingdon of #290, Ross Street, Port Melbourne, wrote directly to the Minister of Defence explaining that his son had enlisted under an assumed name as he was under 21 years old & had been refused parental consent to enlist, but that he was now willing to allow his son to join the army; There are however, more documents that would indicate that this soldier should really be John Joseph Kingdon & that he had previously served with the Australian Imperial force as 36393 John William Kingdon with 20/5th Bn. & as #66577 John William Stanlake who had escaped in Durban but had been arrested & returned to Australia on 26.11.1918; I believe that Private John William Kingdon, #71792, serving with ‘A’ Company, 3rd District Guard, Domain Camp, Australian Imperial Force was Court Martialed on 26.06.1918; In order to try & clarify this soldier’s records a Précis of Service of #6393/66577 Private J.W. Kingdon 5th Battalion, alias E. Balkan, alias J.W. Stanlake 21st G.S.R was issued for Forfeiture of Medals Board on 27.02.1922; This states – 11.09.1916 Embarked; 26.12.1916 Embarked at Plymouth for Return to Australia as Under Age; 10.03.1917 Discharged; At this stage he refused to sign any papers, stating that he was only 16 years old; 02.04.1918 Re-enlisted; 22.10.1918 Re-embarked; 19.11.1918 Broke Ship in Durban; 26.11.1918 Re-embarked for Return to Australia; 06.01.1919 Discharged; Both enlistments are fraudulent; He received a War Gratuity for the 2nd embarkation only & all medals were forfeited; On the Australian War Memorial internet site, www.awm.gov.au, there is a photograph showing troops prior to boarding ‘HMAT Euripides (A14)’. Identified (front row, centre, holding a kitbag) is #6392 Private John William Kingdon. Pte. Kingdon enlisted using an alias (Eric Balkan) on 24 June 1916. In August 1916 Kingdon's mother wrote to the Minister of Defence and asked that her son's records be changed to show his real name. He embarked on 11 September 1916 as J W Kingdon but was under age (16) and was returned to Australia on 26 December 1916. He later re-enlisted as #66577 Pte. John William Stanlake and embarked on ‘HMAT Boonah (A36)’ at Adelaide on 22 October 1918.Medals were Forfeited; This Soldier could still be researched further;

Kingdon, John William: New Zealand, 1st Division Reservist, 1916, WW1;Notes: I do not believe that this man actually served in WW1, but he is recorded as a Reservist in the 1st Division in 1916, recruited in #5 Recruitment Centre in Wellington, stating that he was living in Buick Street, Petone, Hutt, Wellington as a Picture Framer; This is John William Kingdon but I have yet to properly identify him or find a birth date for him? From the Electoral Rolls & Records I would suggest that he was probably the son of Walter Kingdon, a Fell Monger b.ca.1850 & Anne ?? as he lives at the same address as them on a number of occasions; In 1896 John William Kingdon lives in Victoria Street, Petone, Wellington, working as a Labourer; In 1905 & 1906 he lives in Buick Street, Petone & is recorded as being a Wool Classer; In 1911 & 1914 Rolls he is at #17, Buick Street, Petone, first as a Wool Classer & secondly as a Picture Framer; In 1916 John William Kingdon is recruited for WW1 New Zealand Army 1 st Division Reserves at #5, Wellington Recruiting District; I failed to find any military records for this man so assume that he did not serve in WW1? In 1919 he is back at the address in Buick Street, Petone, Hutt, Wellington working as a Picture Framer; In 1935 he is once again a Wool Classer living at #58a, Sydney Street, Petone; In 1938

John William Kingdon is at #30, Birdwood Street, Lower Hutt, Wellington as a Wool Classer; I do not believe that he ever married & that he died in 1940 Aged 70; Needs more research;

Kingdon, Joseph: Mariner ca.1798;Notes: There is a reference in the Kingdon Family Book (1932) indicating that a Seaman’s Will was prepared for Joseph Kingdon in 1798; A letter of Administration (admon.) was granted to a Widow Ann Kingdon but there is no clue as to her relationship with this mariner, was she his Wife or his Mother? The ships mentioned are the” Attack”, the “L’Eclaire” & the “Terror Bomb”, however I can find no information on any of these vessels except that the Sloop “L’Eclaire” may have been a French Privateer at one point & may have been captured & in Sheerness for repairs in 1793; Not identified;

Kingdon, Joseph John: Able Seaman, #81288, Royal Navy; ADM 188/74/88;Notes: ADM 188 records have Joseph John Kingdon having served with the Royal Navy a #81288 & born in Devonport on 28.01.1858; This Sailor’s Official Naval Number would indicate enlistment between 01.01.1873 & 31.12.1873; I believe this man to be Joseph John/William Kingdon born in Stoke Damerel in 1858; He was the son of George Frederick Kingdon, a Naval Dockyard Stoker & Naval Pensioner b.1830 in Devonport, & Jane Giles, b.1831 in Walkhampton in Devon, who Married in 1851 in Stoke Damerel; In the 1861 Census Joseph Kingdon was living with his parents in Johns Street, Stoke Damerel; In the 1871 Census Joseph Kingdon is aged 13 & living with his Mother in Wilcove, Antony, Cornwall; Joseph John Kingdon enlisted in the royal Navy in 1873; In the 1881 Census Joseph J Kingdon is a single serving Able Seaman onboard the 1 st

Class Ironclad ‘HMS Agincourt’ of the Channel Squadron, situated in Gibraltar; In 1882 this Sailor served with ‘HMS Agincourt’ in the Egyptian Campaign, both at Alexandria & Tel-El-Kebir between 16.07.1882 & 14.09.1882, his Ship’s Number was 5.799; The medals for this campaign were sent to him on 11.05.1883 at ‘HMS Agincourt’ where he was still serving; I understand that Joseph John Kingdon Married Elizabeth Jane Bickford, b.1861 in Plymouth, in Stoke Damerel in 1883; In the 1891 Census Elizabeth Kingdon is living alone with 2 young children at #48, Duke Street, Stoke Damerel, Devon, her husband is recorded as being away at sea; I failed to locate Joseph J Kingdon in the 1891 Royal Navy Census; In the 1901 Census Joseph & Elizabeth Kingdon live at #48, Duke Street, Stoke Damerel, Devonport, Joseph is a General Government Labourer; In the 1911 Census Joseph & Elizabeth Kingdon still lived at #48,Duke Street, Devonport, Devon, he is a Government Labourer; I believe that Elizabeth Jane Kingdon Died in 1931 in Devonport, Aged 77 & that Joseph John Kingdon died in Cornwall in 1935 Aged 78; Awarded the Egyptian Medal & Alexandria 11.07.1882 & Tel El Kebir Clasps; (He was the Son of Kingdon, George: Royal Naval Dockyard Stoker, Paddle Tugs in Devonport); (He was the Father of Kingdom, W E: Royal Engineers No: 514302 Rank: Sapper 1914-1920 WO 372/24, See Also: Kingdon, William E: Royal Engineers Regiment No: T1005 Rank: Sapper 1914-20 WO 372/11); (He was the Brother of Kingdon, John: #82600, Stoker, Royal Navy; ADM 188/76/189);

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Kingdon, ??: Captain, Regiment unknown, served in Madras, India ca. 1817;Notes: There are records in the ‘Families in British India Society Database’ that show a Captain Kingdon Departing from Madras for England on 23.03.1817 aboard the Ship ‘Lucy Maria’; I have no other information;

Kingdon, Kenneth Roy: Private, #3036436, 1st Depot Battalion, 1st Central Ontario Regiment; Canada WW1;Notes: I believe that this is Kenneth Roy Kingdon born 08.09.1897 in Lampton Hills, Ontario, Canada, the son of James Kingdon, a Farmer, born 01.08.1860 in Ontario & Annie Agnes Mason or Moran b.03.10.1862 Ontario who Married in Peel, Ontario on 11.03.1885; In 1901 Census Kenneth Kingdon lives with his parents in Etobicoke, York, Ontario, Canada; On 06.05.1918 in Toronto, Kenneth Roy Kingdon, a Farmer aged 20 years & 7 months was drafted for WW1 service into the 1st Depot Battalion, 1st Central Ontario Depot Regiment which in reality was a unit based in Canada feeding soldiers into the system; In 1919 Private K.R. Kingdon was recorded as being transferred from Kinmel Park to Toronto for Dispersal to the Royal Canadian Dragoons, Canadian Reserve Cavalry Regiment; On both occasions his Mother Annie Kingdon was his NOK; I believe that Kenneth Roy Kingdon Married Lorna May Howett (b.1907 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) on 12.03.1926 in Etobicoke, Ontario & that they had at least 3 children; I understand that Kenneth Roy Kingdon died in 1977 aged 80; I have not researched further;

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Kingdon, L W: 27th Reinforcements, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, WW1;Notes: The Auckland Weekly Newspaper reports on the 15.03.1917, that this soldier was part of the 27 th Draft- Waikato Men contingent for service in WW1 with the New Zealand Army; Unfortunately I failed to find any other references to L W Kingdon in New Zealand;

Kingdon, Leslie: #260483; Canadian Migrant, #12 OASC Service Company, #12, Artillery Depot Canadian Field Artillery, 1st Battalion, Saskatchewan Regiment;Notes: This is Leslie Kingdon born 22.07.1893 in Barnstaple, Devon, England, the son of Henry John Hutchings Kingdon, a French Polisher, b.1864 in Barnstaple & Florence Copp from Barnstaple, who were Married in Barnstaple in 1885; In 1901 Leslie Kingdon lives with his parents in Barnstaple; I have not found this family in 1911 UK Census yet? In 1913 Leslie Kingdon is aged 20 years & emigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on board the ‘SS Ascania’ to work in farming; By 1915 he was already a Canadian Citizen & had visited England as he returned to Canada on board the ‘SS Scandinavian’ in 1915; In the 1916 Canadian Census Leslie Kingdon is a Farm Labourer living in Saskatchewan; On 08.03.1917 Leslie Kingdon was medically examined at Saskatchewan for WW1 service in the Canadian Army, he was a Miner by trade at that time; He was called up on 09.05.1918 & finally Discharged in July 1919; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Stanley: Royal Engineers No: 122479 Rank: Sapper 1914-1920 WO 372/11 who Died in WW1 Drowned at Sea on 26.05.1917 in Iraq); (I have not researched this Soldier further);

Kingdon, Leonard: Worcestershire Regiment Rank: Second Lieutenant 1914-1920 WO 372/11 – Died in WW1 - Second Lieutenant Leonard Kingdon, 12th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps & the Worcestershire Regiment who died on 12th January 1916; Remembered with honour TOURNAI COMMUNAL CEMETERY ALLIED EXTENSION in Belgium; Notes: This is Leonard Kingdon, born 13.04.1890 in London, the son of William Frederick Kingdon b.1844 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire & Catherine Ann Gibbons from Manchester; In 1891 Leonard lived with his parents in Stoke Newington, London, his Father was a Book Seller? In 1901 Leonard Kingdon aged 13 was a pupil at Piermont College in St Peter Intra, Kent; Leonard Kingdon obtained his flying licence on 04.08.1915 at the Military Flying School in Farnborough, he was already a 2nd Lieutenant in the Worcestershire Regiment at the time & was Seconded to the Royal Flying Corps on 25.09.1915 & his appointment was Gazetted on 11.10.1915; He first went to France in November 1915; 2 nd

Lieutenant Leonard Kingdon was shot down by German Flying Ace Hauptmann Oswald Boelcke in Belgium at Luingne; See the Internet for a lot of information on this guy; Lieut. Leonard Kingdon was born in London on the 13th April 1890, son of William Frederick Kingdon (a bookseller) and Catherine Ann (nee Gibbons). His father William had remarried in 1884 after his first wife Maria (nee Maynard) had died in 1880. As a child Leonard was brought up in Stoke Newington, London. The family later moved to Beckenham, Kent and as a teenager Leonard was educated at the Pierremond College, Broadstairs, Kent. He later studied at London University and on 12.11.1913 joined the Northumberland Fusiliers on probation as a 2nd Lieutenant but later received a full Commission in the Worcestershire Regiment. Leonard was only 25 years old when he died; The local Belgian community held a funeral for him on the 16 th January 1916; His UK Will & Probate leave his effects to Frank Maynard Kingdon, Schoolmaster; His brother H.W. Kingdon Esquire, c/o Messrs.’ Thos. Cook & Son, Shanghai made the request for his medals; Medals Card on file; (He was the Brother of Herbert William Kingdon: Hampshire Regiment Rank: 2nd Lieutenant & Captain & then Served in the RAF);

Kyngdon, Leslie Herbert: Brigadier-General, Australian Army, the Boer War & WW1;Notes: This is Leslie Herbert Kingdon born 1860 in Exeter, Devon, England; (His family are from the Holsworthy Kingdon line – see the Kingdon book A Second Look published in 1974); His Grandparents & subsequently his parents adopted the old fashioned spelling of the name Kyngdon after emigration to New Zealand & Australia; He was the son of Boughton Kingdon b.1819 in Bodmin, Cornwall & Elizabeth Maria Cobb from Margate, Kent who Married in 1848 in Kent, (Boughton Kingdon was a Physician in Exeter, Devon & Croydon, Surrey before Emigrating to Sydney, Australia in 1878, his parents & other siblings had already emigrated to New Zealand in 1850); In 1861 Leslie H Kingdon was living with his parents in Exeter St Sidwell, Devon, he was aged 9 months; In 1871 Leslie H Kingdon lived with his parents in Topsham Road, Heavitree, Devon; This family emigrated to Sydney, Australia in 1878 I believe; Leslie Herbert Kyngdon became a regular soldier (rare in colonial Australia, which began with the NSW Volunteer Forces (Artillery) in 1878); He fought in the Sudan Campaign in 1885 with the New South Wales, Australian Infantry Battalion and later in the Boer War with the British Royal Artillery; In 1896 he was a Captain, & a Colonel from 1914; By 1919 Leslie Herbert Kyngdon had risen to the honorary rank of Brigadier-General after conspicuous service on the home front during WW1 as Commandant of Western Australia and Chief Inspector of Coastal Defences; At the time of his death on 13 April 1923, Kyngdon was the last surviving Australian officer who had served at Sudan in 1885; Could be researched further;

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Kingdon, Mark: #1817 of the 36th Regiment of Foot; W097 Records; Notes: Mark Kingdon enlisted in the Army on 01.03.1874 & served in England until 15.06.1874, however, he may well have attested in 1871? I believe that he was then posted to the East Indies; Private Mark Kingdon was considered to be unfit for further Military Service at a Regimental Board held on 23.06.1876 in Netley, England after having served in the East Indies for a period of 2 years & 33 days & with the Regiment for 2 years & 301 days; It would appear that he had been suffering from a general debility as a result of tropical climate service since September 1873; In 1874 he was recorded as being in a very weak & nervous state with heart palpitations & was subsequently declared unfit for further service, (he may well have had a drink problem too); Mark Kingdon was a Carpenter by trade & was born in the Parish of Tiverton & on discharge intended to live in Exeter, Devon; I believe that this is Mark Kingdon born in 1839 in Rackenford, the son of George Kingdon, a Carpenter b.1809 Bishops Nympton & Elizabeth Loosemore from Rackenford who married in 1833; Mark lived with his parents in Rackenford, Devon in 1841; In 1851 he was an 11 year old servant for a Butcher in Tiverton; In 1861 he was a Carpenter working in Plymtree, Devon; I cannot find Mark Kingdon in 1871 records? Mark appears again in the 1881 Census living as a Carpenter in the Tiverton Union Workhouse; I cannot find him in 1891 but in 1901 Census he is a Journeyman Carpenter working in Cullompton; Mark Kingdon died in Tiverton in 1910 Aged 71, I do not believe that he ever married;

Kingdon, Mark: No Military Records but noted on the Chelsea Pensioners List;Notes: The list for Chelsea Pensioners has reference to a Mark Kingdon born 1847 in Exeter, Devon; I believe that this is actually Oliver Mark Kingdon born 1846 in Exeter, the son of Abraham Kingdon, a Carpenter b.1807 Exeter & Elizabeth Melden, who Married pre 1835 in Exeter; In 1851 Census Oliver M Kingdon is aged 5 & living with his parents in Barrett’s Court, Magdalen Street in Exeter Holy Trinity, Devon; In 1861 Census Oliver M Kingdon is an Errand boy, living with his parents in St Leonards, Exeter; In 1871 Census Mark Kingdon is now aged 25 & working as a Painter, living with his parents at #2, Lock Beare Cottages, Holloway Street, Exeter St Sidwell; I believe that Oliver Mark Kingdon Married Jessy Stark Jarman (b.1852 Exeter) in 1873 in Exeter, Devon; In 1881 Census Oliver M. & Jessy S. Kingdon live at #5, Lansdown Terrace, Exeter Holy Trinity & is working as a House Decorator; I understand that Oliver mark Kingdon Died aged 51 years in Exeter; His Widow Jessy S. Kingdon lived alone as a Coffee House owner, Fried Fish & Tobacco Dealer at #100, Black Boy Road, Exeter in 1901; In 1911 she worked as a Cook/Servant for a Scottish Barrister at Bentham, Kingsbridge, Exeter; I understand that Jessy S. Kingdon (nee Jarman) remarried to a Thomas Sobey in 1915 in Exeter; I did not find any Military Records for this man?

Kingdon, Mark Leslie: #23346 & #6747, DUBB Depot Battalion, Australian Imperial Force; Notes: There are more records for this soldier in the Australian military Files; This is Mark Leslie Kingdon born 16.08.1891 in Yeovil, Somerset, England; He is the son of William Henry Kingdon, a Railway Clerk, b.1862 in Barnstaple, Devon & Annie Tilley b.29.02.1860 in Dorchester, Dorset who married in 1889 in Dorchester; In the 1901 Census Mark L. Kingdon is aged 9 years & living with his widowed Father (his Mother died in 1894) in #21, Colmer Road, Yeovil, Somerset, England; In 1906 Mark Leslie Kingdon worked for the Great Western Railway in Lawrence Hill Station as a Clerk; In the 1911 Census Mark Leslie Kingdon is a Railway Clerk with the Great Western Railway & visiting with his Uncle Thomas Charles Kingdon, a School Headmaster at Rackenford School in Creacombe, Morchard Bishop, Devon; Mark Leslie Kingdon probably served with the British Territorial Army, 6 th Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment for 3 years prior to emigrating to Australia; I believe that Mark Leslie Kingdon resigned from the Great Western Railway Company & was paid up to 31.03.1911; I also believe that Mark Kingdon sailed to Australia at the age of 19 on the Ship ‘Wakool’, arriving in Sydney on 20.06.1911, (this was around the same time that his brother Frank Kingdon emigrated to Canada); Mark Leslie Kingdon enlisted in the Australian Army in Cootamundra, New South Wales on 17.04.1916, claiming to be employed as a Journalist & giving his Father, William Henry Kingdon, #23, Elton Road, Bishopston, Bristol, England as his next of kin; He served initially with ‘D’ Company, 1st Battalion, Cootamundra Depot & then with ‘A’ Company, 4 th Battalion, Liverpool, ‘B’ Company the 4th Battalion Cootamundra & the DBBO Depot Battalion; By this time he was promoted to Acting Sergeant specifically for the journey to Europe & on 08.11.1916 he was sent to England on board the ‘SS Port Nicholson’ sailing from Sydney, arriving Devonport, England on 10.01.1917, with the 22nd Reinforcements, 4th

Infantry Battalion; After some further military training at Dorrington & reverting to the rank of Corporal he was then sent to France on 10.04.1917, where he appears to have been wounded by gun shots to the legs & arms on 06.05.1917, initially being treated in Rouen, France & declared seriously ill he was again reverted to the rank of Private & then treated in Edgebaston, England from August 1917 through July 1918; He was returned to Australia for Discharge on 21.07.1918 on board the H.M.A.T. ‘Boonah’ & finally discharged on 21.09.1918; Mark Leslie Kingdon Died on 24.05.1972 in New South Wales, Australia aged 80 & is buried in a Cemetery outside Riverina; Awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & the Victory Medal; (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Frank Neville: #928576 Private, 153rd (Wellington) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force);

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Kingdon (or Kingdom), Nathaniel: Royal Navy, Original page #260, Rating, served pre 1853;Notes: There are Royal Navy records for a Nathaniel Kingdon (also recorded as Nathaniel Kingdom) serving in the Royal Navy as a Rating from 16.10.1840 to 08.11.1843 with an Application made to the Admiralty on 16.11.1843 (I presume for a pension?); No other information on Year of Birth, Birth Place or his Age on Entry are given; There is, however, another record for Nathaniel Kingdon, Able Seaman, Royal Navy having served in the French Revolutionary Wars on ‘HMS Triumph’; He is recorded as having fought at the Battle of Camperdown on 11.10.1797; In addition, Services Reunited web site on the internet has a record for Nathaniel Kingdon, Able Seaman in 1848 having served in the Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815; There is little or no information to enable identification of this sailor but the possibilities are: Nathaniel Kingdon, a Mariner living in Brixham & his wife Mary had a number of children baptised there in the early 1800’s; Nathaniel Kingdon Married Patience Roach in Tiverton on 27.06.1789; Nathaniel Sanders Kingdom was Baptised in Topsham, Devon on 20.07.1775; Any one of these could be a candidate; Awarded the Naval General Service Medal Clasp, Camperdown T/20, for service on ‘HMS Triumph’; Insufficient information to identify accurately;

Kingdon, Nelson: #K27663, Stoker, Royal Navy, WW1; ADM 188/922;Notes: This is Nelson Kingdon born 24.03.1891 in Yatton, Somerset; He is the son of William Bradford Kingdon, a Railway Signalman b.1860 in Stoke Canon, Devon, & Sarah Emily Methin from Nailsea in Somerset, who Married in 1884 in Bristol; In 1891 Census Nelson is recorded as ‘Moses’ aged 12 days, living with his parents in Horsecastle, Yatton, Somerset; In 1901 Nelson lives with his parents in Horsecastle at the same address, his Father is a railway signalman; In 1911 Census the family still live in Horsecastle, Yatton in Somerset & Nelson is a Railway Engine Cleaner aged 20; Nelson Kingdon joined the Railway on 21.09.1908 in Yatton; He was a Railway Fireman 3rd Class in 01.01.1912 & continued to work for the railways until joining the Colours for WW1 Service in July 1915; Nelson Kingdon served with the Royal Navy until returning to work for the Railways on 23.04.1919 when he was demobilised, I do not know what capacity he served in the Navy but believe that it was as an Acting Leading Stoker as the prefix ‘K’ to his official number would indicate service as a Stoker; His official number also indicates enlistment between 01.01.1915 & 31.12.1915; In 1918 Edith May Shave & Nelson Kingdon, separately used the same Penny Street address for their voters records in Chalcombe Regis, Weymouth, so I presume that they were living together at that time; It was in 1919 that Nelson Kingdon then married Edith May Shave (nee Churchill) in Weymouth, Dorset, she was a Widow, previously married in 1902 to a Domestic Chauffeur Herbert Arthur Shave who had died in 1914, she was born in 1885 in Radipole, Dorset; Unfortunately I believe that Edith May Kingdom may well have died in 1921 in Marylebone aged 36 years; It then appears that Nelson Kingdon remarried on 13.10.1923 in Neath, Glamorgan, Wales to Catherine Mabel Morgan, b.06.04.1901 in Neath; They had 6 children, 3 born in Neath, Glamorgan, Wales & the other 3 born in Weymouth, Dorset, & Nelson Kingdon appears to have continued to have worked for the railways as an Engine Driver until his death on 13.10.1948 at Portwey Hospital in Weymouth, Dorset, Aged 57; He was living at #13, Wesley Street, Weymouth at the time of his death; I believe that his 2nd wife, Catherine Mabel Kingdon then Married Walter N Hawkins in Weymouth in 1958; She died in 1961 in Bridport, Dorset Aged 77; Awarded the Victory & British War Medals;

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Kingdon, O: London Regiment No: 1114 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11 – Died in WW1 – Captain Oliver Kingdon died age 31on 24 April 1918 in France. He is remembered on the Pozieres Memorial. Notes: This is Oliver Kingdon born in North West India in the Province of Ranikhet on 14.12.1886, son of Oliver Kingdon b.1857 Clerkenwell who served in India as a Warrant Officer & Maud Matilda Bateman from Cork, Ireland (who married in Bengal, India in 1882), returning to UK around 1895; Oliver’s Father was a serving Warrant Officer in India & was an Army Pensioner after his discharge; In 1901 Oliver & Maud lived in Goring Row in Southgate, Enfield, Middlesex; (Captain Oliver Kingdon is the Grandson of Oliver Kingdon b.1831 South Molton & 1st Wife Jane Blee, who married in 1856 in Hackney, London). Oliver Kingdon, aged 14, lived with his parents at #9, Goring Row, Southgate, Middlesex in 1901 UK Census (previous to that this family were in India); In 1911 Census Oliver Kingdon is aged 24, an Insurance Clerk & living with his parents at #84, Brownlow Road, New Southgate, London; #1114 Private Oliver Kingdon first served with the London Regiment, he was Commissioned on 21.05.1915 & served with the 7 th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regimentwhere he earned promotion from temporary 2nd Lieutenant to temporary Lieutenant on 04.02.1917, & then to temporary Captain on 15.07.1917; He was Mentioned in Despatches and received the Military Cross (MC) before he died age 31on 24 April 1918 in France. He is remembered on the Pozieres Memorial; There were quite a few requests for additional medals made; Whilst serving as a Temporary Captain with the Bedfordshire Regiment Oliver Kingdon was noted for conspicuous gallantry & devotion to duty in the London Gazette Supplement dated 16.09.1918, This Officer, at the end of 5 days constant fighting & marching, led his company in a dashing counter-attack against a village held by German troops, which resulted in its recapture & severe losses to the enemy, besides covering the retreat of other troops across a river; Medals Card on file; (He was also the Brother of Lieutenant George Alfred Blee Kingdon, Royal Field Artillery); (Son of Oliver Kingdon #1120 6th Dragoon Guards 1873 to 1891); (Also the Brother of Kingdon, Frank V: London Regiment No: 2283 Rank: Private. 1914-1920 WO 372/11);

Kingdon, O: #8315, Private, 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards; Notes: I believe that this is Oliver Abraham Francis Kingdon born on 07.04.1880 in Shoreditch & baptised on 02.05.1880 in Bethnal Green, son of Oliver Abraham Kingdon b.1847 Bristol & Elizabeth Durham Stephens from Liskeard in Cornwall who married in 1874 on 08.03.1874 in Lambeth; In 1881 & 1891 Oliver lives with his parents in Shoreditch, his father is a Police Constable but had previously served with the Grenadier Guards; Oliver Kingdon went to the Shap Street Infants School in Hackney until 1887; He was living with his parents at #45, Dunloe Street at the age of 7 when he went to Shap Street School in Hackney from 12.12.1887 until 18.04.1892; During his schooling he was exempt from receiving religious education; His Regimental #8315 indicates that Oliver Abraham Francis Kingdon must have enlisted in the Grenadier Guards between 05.01.1899 & 01.01.1900 & subsequently served in the Boer War in South Africa; In the 1901 Census Oliver Kingdon is now a soldier living in The Grenadier Guards Wellington Barracks in Westminster, London; I have a Medals Record that has a Private O. Kingdon #8315 being eligible for the South Africa Boer War Medal; I believe that Oliver Abraham Francis Kingdon died in 1907 in Orsett, Essex Aged 26; (His Father Kingdon, Oliver: Private, Grenadier Guards also served in the Army & in 1871 Census was at the Barracks in Brentwood, Essex);

Kingdon, Octavius Gillard: #109436 Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force; Notes: I believe that this is Octavius Gillard Kingdon born 03.07.1891 in Oystermouth, Glamorgan, Wales, the son of John Gaylord Kingdon, a Tailor & Draper, b.1842 in Swansea & (his 1st wife Sarah Maria Jones b.1843 from Mumbles died in Glamorgan in 1877), John G Kingdon remarried ca.1878 to his 2nd wife Ann Eliza Gillard from Tiverton in 1878, Octavius’s Mother; In 1901 Census Octavius lived with his parents in #3, Woodland Villas, Oystermouth, Glamorgan, Wales; In 1911 Census Octavius lives with his parents at the same address in Oystermouth & is a Shunter with the Great Western Railway; Octavius G Kingdon emigrated to Canada, arriving in Quebec on 24.06.1913 aged 21, aiming to settle in Montreal; He sailed from Liverpool on the ‘SS Teutonic’; Upon enlistment in Canada on the 27.11.1914 in Toronto, Octavius Gillard Kingdon was aged 23 years & 4 months & was a Railway Man; After WW1 I believe that Octavius Gillard Kingdon returned to England & married Nell Goddard in Wallingford in the 1st Q of 1919; Octavius Gillard Kingdon served as a Trooper with the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles from 27.11.1914 until 01.01.1916 & as a Private from 01.01.1916 until 20.04.1919 but was a Prisoner of war from 02.06.1916 & finally Repatriated on 29.11.1918; (I believe that he is the Brother of Kingdon, Benjamin Rufus: Liverpool Regiment No: 56170 Acting Colour Sergeant 1914-1920 WO 372/11 who served in England in WW1); (I believe that he is also the Brother of Hubert Kingdon who also emigrated to Canada in 1912 & served in WW1 as #109435 in the Canadian Expeditionary Force); (He was also the Brother of Royal Navy Apprentice Hedley Vicars Kingdon); I have not researched this soldier further;

Kingdon, Oliver: #1120, Garrison Sergeant Major & Special Constable, 6th Dragoon Guards;Notes: This is Oliver Kingdon born in 1857 in Clerkenwell, London, the son of Oliver Kingdon b.1831 South Molton, Devon & 1st Wife Jane Blee who married in 1856 in Hackney, London; In 1861 Census he was aged 4 & visiting with his Grandfather Oliver Kingdon b.1802 in Mill Lane, South Molton, Devon; In 1871 Census Oliver was a 14 year old Painter living with his parents in St Pancras, Marylebone, London; Oliver Kingdon enlisted into the 6th Dragoon Guards on 17th July 1873; On 29th November 1885, having attained the rank of Troop Sergeant Major, he transferred to the Unattached List (Ghazipur Volunteer Rifle Corps) as 1 st Class Sergeant Instructor, and on 28th September 1891 was promoted Garrison Sergeant Major; Oliver Kingdon was finally discharged to pension on 7th February 1901 having served for over 24 years in India; Whilst in India Oliver Kingdon Married an Irish girl from Cork, Maud Matilda Bateman in 1882 in Bengal; In 1901 Census Oliver & Maud Kingdon lived at #9, Goring Road, Southgate, Middlesex, Oliver was a Retired Warrant Officer & an Army Pensioner; In 1911 Census Oliver & Maud Kingdon lived at #84, Brownlow Road, New Southgate, London, he is an Army Pensioner & an Insurance Company Secretary; Oliver Kingdon died in Edmonton, Middlesex on 27.08.1946 Aged 89; Medals awarded to him were for Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp; Special Constabulary Long Service Medal G.V.R. 1st TYPE, with ‘The Great War 1914-18’ clasp (Oliver Kingdon) NEF, all of which have been on sale on the internet for ca. £325; (He was the Father of Lieutenant George Alfred Blee Kingdon, Royal Field Artillery who served in WW1); (He was also the Father of Captain Oliver Kingdon MC who Died in WW1 in 1918 in France); (Also the Father of Kingdon, Frank V: London Regiment No: 2283 Rank: Private. 1914-1920 WO 372/11);

Kingdon, Oliver: Private, Grenadier Guards;Notes: This is Oliver Abraham Kingdon born in 1847 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, the son of Abraham Kingdon, a Railway Clerk & Station Master, b.1814 in South Molton, Devon & Eliza Eades born 1815 from Reading, Berkshire who married in 1837 in Reading; In 1851 Census Oliver Abraham Kingdon was living with his parents in Bedminster, Gloucestershire; In 1861 Census he was a scholar living with his parents in Stixwold, Woodall, Lincolnshire; In 1871 Census he was aged 23 & serving with the Grenadier Guards at the Depot Foot Guards Barracks in Little Warley, Brentwood, Essex; Oliver Kingdon Married Elizabeth Durham Stephens, a Widow from Liskeard, Cornwall on 08.03.1874 in Lambeth, he was a Private serving in the Grenadier Guards at that time & took on her children; I believe that he joined the Police Force when he left the Army; In 1881 Census Oliver & Elizabeth Kingdon live in #45 Dunloe Street, Shoreditch; In 1891 Census Oliver & Elizabeth Kingdon live at #26, York Street, Shoreditch, he is still a Police Constable; I believe that Oliver Abraham Kingdon Died in the 3rd Q 1894 in the Strand Aged 46; (He was the Father of Kingdon, Oliver Abraham Francis: #8315, Private, 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards who served in the Boer War);

Kingdon, Oliver Alfred: Private, Royal Marine Light Infantry; Service in 1881; ADM 65/92 & ADM 157/325/57;Notes: This record picked up via the 1881 Census that has an Oliver Alfred Kingdon, Single, Aged 22, serving as a Private in the Royal Marine Light Infantry on board ‘HMS Miranda’ in Sydney, Australia; I believe that this is Oliver Alfred Kingdon born in 1859 in Exeter St Thomas; He is the son of Abraham Robert Kingdon, a Painter, b.1835 Exeter & Elizabeth Lake from Exeter, who Married ca.1856; In 1861 Census Oliver A Kingdon lives with his parents at #1, Garden Square, St Mary Arches, Exeter; In 1871 Census (Oliver) Alfred Kingdon lives with his parents in #3, Colleton Buildings, St Sidwell, Holy Trinity, Exeter; (The ADM File Records have Attestation forms for the Plymouth Division, Folios 57-65, for Oliver Kingdon, born in Devon, to serve in the Royal Marines at Plymouth, 1876 (when aged 17) & record that he was Discharged in 1882 as Paid 20 Pounds); In 1881 Oliver Alfred Kingdon is serving with the Royal Marines; Oliver Alfred Kingdon Married Emily Battershill from Woodleigh, Devon in Exeter in 1884 & in the 1891 Census they live at #6, Jubilee Street, St Leonards, Exeter & he is a Painter & Decorator; Emily his 1 st wife Died in 1897 Aged 35 & Oliver Alfred Kingdon Married for a 2nd time to Mary Jane Tett from Exeter in 1898 in Exeter; In 1901 Census Oliver A & Mary J Kingdon live in #1, Russell Street, St Sidwell, Exeter, he is a Painter; In the 1911 Census Oliver Alfred & Mary Jane Kingdon were living at #106.Cowick street, St Thomas, Exeter, he is a House Painter; I understand that Oliver A Kingdon died at the age of 68 in Exeter in 1928;

Kingdon, Oliver James: #3035621, Private, 70th Overseas Battery, #2 M.D., 1st Depot Battalion, 1st Central Ontario Regiment;Notes: The 1st Central Ontario Regiment was part of the "Territorial Regiment System" that was created in Canada to recruit and provide basic training for the overseas Expeditionary Force after 1917; The 1st Central Ontario Regiment was basically a reinforcement unit based in Canada, and an umbrella organisation which included other battalions. It fed soldiers into the system in a directed manner; Drafted under the Military Service Act of 1917, Oliver James Kingdon was medically examined in Toronto on 10.10.1917 & probably called up for service on 26.04.1918 in Toronto; He was a single Farmer living in Weston, Toronto & aged 21 years & 4 months at the time; I believe that this is Oliver James Kingdon born 24.12.1896 in Weston, York County, Ontario, the son of John Francis Kingdon, b.14.08.1866 Etobicoke, Ontario & Arabella Gracie or Gracey, b.in 1869 in Ontario, who were Married on 15.01.1896 in York County, Ontario, Canada; (I believe that his Grandparents were James Kingdon b.14.03.1827 in Devon, England & Catherine McKnight b.15.03.1837 in Ireland who married on 24.03.1856 in Toronto; James Kingdon emigrated to Canada from England in 1855; This needs more research); I cannot find Oliver James Kingdon’s family in 1901 Census; In the 1911 Census for Etobicoke, York County, Ontario Oliver James Kingdon lives with his parents & next door to his future wife’s family; After his WW1 service, Oliver James Kingdon Married Alice Elizabeth Sims on 08.09.1920 in Weston, York County – he is a Farmer & she is a School Teacher; His wife was born in Ontario on 06.04.1899;

Kingdon, Oliver Wissler: WW2, Royal Air Force, #1196221;Notes: This is Oliver Wissler Kingdon born on 16.01.1922 in Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire the son of Fletcher Monroe Kingdon, a Schoolteacher, b.1890 in Pateley Bridge & Letitia May Wissler b.1894 Leeds who married in St Martin’s Church, Potternewton in Leeds on 15.09.1920; Oliver Wissler Kingdon served in the Royal Air Force in WW2 & was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (#120149) on the 20 th August 1942; On 17.04.1952 Oliver Wissler Kingdon Married Joan Dyer Frazer, the second daughter of Lt. Colonel & Mrs. D.R. Frazer in Jersey; I believe that Oliver received other awards during his life for Public & Political Services in 1993; I understand that Oliver Wissler Kingdon Died in 1995 in Nottingham Aged 73; (He was the son of Kingdon, Fletcher Monroe: Army Service Corps No: T/401 Rank: Driver 1914-1920 WO 372/11);

PKINGDON – CAMPAIGN MEDALS & MILITARY SERVICE

Kingdon, Paul Kent: #13556, Sapper, New Zealand Field Engineers, Divisional Signaling Company, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, WW1;Notes: This is Paul Kent Kingdon born 1895 in New Zealand, the son of Thomas Medland Kingdon b.1859 New Zealand, a Sheep Farmer, & Emma Eleanora Reimenschnieder, who married in ca.1894 (she was the daughter of a German Missionary who had been in New Zealand since 1843); In 1896 this Kingdon Family are recorded as Settlers, living in Mangaone, Pahiatua; In 1900, 1905 & 1906, they are in Mangaone, Pahiatua, Manawatu-Wuanganui; In the 1911 & 1914 Electoral Rolls they are Farming in Levin, Otaki, Wellington; Paul Kent Kingdon joined for WW1 Service in early 1916; He embarked from Wellington in New Zealand for Plymouth or Devonport in England on board either the ‘HMNZT 55 Tofua’ on 27.05.1916 or the ‘HMNZT 54 Wilochra’; He served with the New Zealand Field Engineers in Europe & was wounded in January 1917; He was reported as being dangerously & seriously ill from 31.01.1917 to 02.03.1917 when he was taken off the seriously ill Lists; Sapper Paul Kent Kingdon returned home to New Zealand on 06.05.1918 with Draft #159; In 1919 he was an Engineer living at #9, Priestley Road, Napier, Hawke’s Bay; Paul Kent Kingdon Married Rosina Emily Judd in 1921, she was b.1894 in Carterton, Wairarapa; In 1928 they lived in Marine Terrace, Bayswater, Waitemata, Auckland; In 1935 they are recorded twice, as an Engineer at #36, Nile Street, Nelson & as a Traveller at #61, Cowper Street, Greymouth, Westland; In 1938 Paul Kent Kingdon is recorded as a Draughtsman at #104, The Terrace, Wellington North; In 1946 & 1949 they are both recorded living at #9, Boucott Terrace, Wellington Central, Paul is an Engineer; In 1954 & 1957 they are living at #222, The Terrace, Wellington Central; In 1963 Paul Kent Kingdon has Retired & they still live at #222, The Terrace, Wellington; I believe that Rosina Emily Kingdon died on 25.11.1963 Aged 69; In 1969 & 1972 Paul Kent Kingdon, Retired, lives at #57, Skerman Street, Marton, Rangitkei, Manawatu-Wanganui; In 1978 he is recorded as Retired at #61/63, Allendale Road, Mt Albert, Auckland but also recorded at Retired #57, Skerman Street, Marton, Rangitkei, Manawatu-Wanganui; In the 1981 Electoral Roll he is Retired, living at #20/30 Bond Street, Merton Rangitikei; I understand that Paul Kent Kingdon Died on 10.01.1986 in Marton; Paul Kent Kingdon was a Design Engineer & Artist, also a Member of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts & this family are well documented in the Kingdon Book ‘A Second Look’ dated 1974); (He was the son of Kingdon, Thomas Medland: #29419, ‘E’ Company, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 12th

Reinforcements, WW1);

Kingdon, Percival: Royal Engineers No: 449101 Rank: Sapper 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Served also with The Glamorgan Yeomanry as #90100 & Lovat Scout’s (probably as an attached Sapper) with the regimental number of #126716; Promoted to L/Cpl with the RE’s; This is Percival Kingdon born ??; Medals Card on file; Insufficient information to be certain of which Percival Kingdon?

Kingdon, Percy: Devonshire Regiment No: 267684 Rank: Acting Sergeant 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Also served # 368786 with Royal Engineers; When he first enlisted he was given #4603; Born Percy Edward Kingdon in 1884 South Molton, son of John Keys Kingdon, a Cabinet Maker, b.1844 South Molton & Mary Webber Greenslade from Charles, Devon who Married in 1868 in South Molton; They lived in Duke Street, South Molton in 1891 & in 1901 Percy Edward Kingdom was a Carpenter; In 1911 Percy Edward Kingdon is aged 28, is a Cabinet Maker & living with his parents at #13, Duke Street, South Molton; Percy Kingdon enlisted on 21.06.1916 in South Molton aged almost 32 years; Served at Home from 21.06.1916 to 20.07.1916, served in India from August 1916 to November 1917 & served in Mesopotamia from November 1917 to February 1919; He served attached to the Royal Engineers and then was compulsorily transferred to the ‘Sappers’ on 01.01.1918; He was examined for discharge in Baghdad on 21.02.1919 & discharged in UK on 03.05.1919; Recorded as an Absent voter in 1919 list for South Molton, Devon; Medals Card on file; (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Frank G: Devonshire Regiment No: 317 Rank: Corporal 1914-1920 WO 372/11 Also Recorded as: Kingdon, F: Devonshire Regiment No: 317 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/24);

Kingdon, Percival Hocking: #290562, 7th Battalion Devonshire Regiment & #R2564 Leading Seaman, Royal Navy, ADM 339/1;Notes: This is probably Percival Hocking Kingdon who’s records are marked up with service with the 7 th (C) Devons & later the 2/7th on 18.05.1916; (2/7th (Cyclist) Battalion formed at Totnes in October 1914 but remained in the UK throughout the war, moving to Sevenoaks in 1916, Margate in 1917 and Southminster in 1918. By November 1918 this unit was at Maldon & then under the orders of 73 rd Division from October 1917 to January 1918); The records indicate that Percival Hocking Kingdon’s Army enlistment date was on 01.11.1915 for 4 years service in the UK with the allocated #2196, at the age of 22 years & then #290562; On 14.06.1917 Percival Hocking Kingdon then appears to have been discharged from the Devon Regiment for re-enlistment in the Royal Navy where he appears to have served until the end of the War; At the time of his Army discharge in 1917, he had served 1 year & 226 days in the Army at Home Stations in the UK; I then researched in Royal Naval files & found Percival Hocking Kingdom, born 28.05.1893, serving as #R/2564 Ordinary Seaman, Able Seaman, Acting Leading Seaman paid, & Leading Seaman, see Catalogue Ref: ADM 339/1; ADM 171/127 records him as Acting Petty Officer, #R/2564; This is Percival Hocking Kingdom born 1893 in Plymouth, the son of James Hocking b.1867 in Plymouth & Mary Grace Coghlan or Mary Elizabeth Higgs b.1868 in Plymouth who married in 1886 in Plympton St Mary; (In 1891 Census James Kingdom, a Fisherman, b.1867 Plymouth & Mary Ann ?? b.1868 Exeter live at #11, Lambhay Street, Plymouth); In 1901 Percival Hocking, Aged 8 lives with his parents James & Mary Hocking in Plymouth, his Father is a Boatman; In 1911 Percival Hocking, Aged 17 lives with his parents James & Mary Ann Hocking (b.1869 in Exeter) at #11, Lambhay Street, Plymouth, his Father is a Seaman; Following the War, I understand that Percival H Kingdom may have Married Sarah E. Blight in Devonport in 1923; I believe that Percival H Kingdom died in 1938 in Plymouth Aged 44; I was having great problems with the name Hocking Kingdom as some records have simply Hocking, despite Percival’s records giving James Hocking Kingdom of #11, Lambhay Street, Plymouth? ADM 171/127 for the Royal Naval Reserve issue of WW1 Medals has a record for Percival H. Kingdom, Acting Petty Officer, #R/2564, Awarded the Victory & British War Medals; I have not researched this man further; (Probably related to Kingdom, Charles Michael Steer: #272243, Engine Room Artificer, Royal Navy; (Became an Officer, Engineering Lieutenant Commander); ADM 188/437 & ADM 171/107);

Kingdon, Percy: Royal Field Artillery No: 28726 Rank: Bombardier 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes; This is Percival Henry Kingdon born in 4th Q 1884 in Gloucester; He is the son of Alfred A. William Kingdon b.1861 Bradninch & Emily Aldridge of St Mary Church Road, Torquay; His Father was a Domestic Gardener in 1891 & a Cycle Agent Repairer in 1901; In 1891 & 1901 he lived with his parents in St Mary Church, Torquay, Devon; He was a Cycle Fitter when he enlisted on 17.11.1902 in Devonport, Extended his Service to 8 Years in 1904, Served in India from 19.10.1906 to 23.12.1910, Transferred to Army Reserve on 23.12.1910 & intended living at #32, Ellacombe Terrace, Ellacombe, Torquay; In 1911 Census he is recorded as an Army Clerk living with his mother Emily, a Nurse Attending at #32, Ellacombe Road, Tormohan, Torquay; Re-engaged on 07.07.1914 in Sheffield; Home based until 19.03.1915, posted to ME Force Egypt on 20.03.1915 until 29.08.1916; Returned Home on 30.08.1916; He suffered a Gun Shot Wound to his Right Leg & Arm on 28.06.1915 in Gallipoli; He Served in France in 1917; In 1917 his Wife lived at #52 Ecclesall Road, Sheffield; In 1918 his wife lived at #107 Eldon Street, Sheffield; He was Discharged 14.01.1919; He had Married Emily Olive Jeffery b.1892 in Sheffield on 04.07.1914 in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire West Riding; Percival Henry Kingdon died in Sheffield in 1934 Aged 49; Medals Card on file; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Alfred Gerald: Royal Army Service Corps No: M2/079207 Rank: Private, served in WW1 also);

Kingdon, Percy: Dorsetshire Regiment No: 30957 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11 – Died in WW1 – Private Percy Kingdon is remembered with Honourin Hautmont Communal Cemetery in France; His Name also appears on the Littleham & Northam War Memorial in Devon; Notes: Private Percy Kingdon#27670, 1st Battalion, Wiltshire Regimentwho died aged 19on 12th September 1918, Son of John and Alice Ann Kingdon, of Heale Lodge, Littleham, Bideford, Devon; Also served as #30957 Dorset Regiment; Percy Kingdon was born 2nd Q 1899 Bideford 5b.462, in Littleham, the Son of John Kingdon b.1869 Landcross & Alice Ann Shortridge from Bulmercott who married in 1892; In 1901 he lived with his parents in Littleham, Devon; Medals Card on file;

Kingdon, Percy: Private, #5030, Royal Marine Light Infantry, Plymouth Division; ADM 159/69;Notes: The ADM records have Percy Kingdon born 06.04.1870 (no birthplace mentioned), but I have failed to find any Kingdons who would match this name or profile? The RMLI records have him Enlisting in the Plymouth division on 06.08.1889 but again I can find no record of him in any Census? Awarded the WW1 British War Medal; Insufficient information to identify;

Kingdon, Percy James: Class ‘D’, 2nd Division Reservist, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1917, WW1;Notes: This is Percy James Kingdon born in 1875 in Cornwall, England, the son of James Kingdon, b.1844 in Advent, Cornwall, England & Elizabeth Jane Wendon, b.1848 in Lostwithiel, Cornwall, who had married in Cornwall, England in 1868 & sailed with young Percy J Kingdon & the rest of their family on 09.09.1879 from England to New Zealand on board the ‘Famenoth’, arriving in Cambridge West in 1880, where he established a Blacksmith’s business on the corner of Shakespeare & Cook Streets; (His Grandparents, Jonathan Kingdon & Mary Orchard Hill had arrived in New Zealand from Cornwall, England in 1872 on the ‘Celestial Queen’); (I understand that one of Percy’s brothers, Samuel Wendon Kingdon, died by drowning in a river at a Wesleyan Picnic in 1883 at the age of 12 years); Percy James Kingdon lived with his parents in Cambridge West as a Compositor in 1896 & 1900; In 1905 & 1906 Percy James Kingdon is recorded in Whangarei, working as a Printer; Percy James Kingdon Married Corinth Marie Louise Mullions on 29.09.1909 & in 1911 they are recorded living in Victoria Road, Cambridge; In 1914 Percy James & Corinth Marie Louise Kingdon are living in Cameron Road, Tauranga; In August, September, October of 1917 Percy James Kingdon registered for WW1 Service with the 2nd Division, New Zealand Expeditionary Force & was classified in ‘Class D’, having 3 children; There are no other military records for this soldier but I do not believe that he actually served in WW1; In 1919 they live at the same address in Tauranga, Percy James is a Printer; His Father died around 1919; In 1928, 1935, & 1938, Percy James & Corinth Marie Louise Kingdon live in Devonport Road, Tauranga & he is working as a Printer; In 1946 they have moved to #31, Eleventh Avenue, Tauranga, where they remained in 1949, 1954, 1957; I believe that Percy James Kingdon died in 1962 Aged 86 & his wife went to live in New Lynn at #21, Heaphy Street, SW3, she is recorded as being Retired; I understand that Corinth Marie Louise Kingdon Died in 1966; (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Irwin Wendon: Private, #48650, ‘A’ Company, Auckland Infantry Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, WW1): (He was the Brother of Archibald Henry Kingdon, 2nd Division New Zealand Reservist, WW1): (He was the Brother of Dick Kingdon, 2nd Division New Zealand Reservist, WW1): This family could be researched further;

Kingdon, Percy Walter Frank: Devonshire Regiment No: 30410 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: This is Percy Walter Frank Kingdon Born 14.10.1893 in Exeter, son of Walter Frank Kingdon b.1860 Exeter & Emily Denham who Married in Exeter in 1888; Percy Kingdon lived with his parents in Exeter in 1901, his Father was a GWR Railway Engine Cleaner; I believe that Percy Walter Frank Kingdon enlisted on 31.11.1916 & Served in France; He was Commissioned on 27.08.1918 to 2nd Lieutenant in the Devonshire Regiment; His Medals were sent to #77, Hoopern, Exeter, Devon 1920/23? I believe that Percy W. F. Kingdon Married Lavinia May Twitchin b.1899 from St Thomas, Exeter in 4 th Q 1920 in Exeter; In 1976 they lived at #6 Hanbury Court, Hanbury Road, Clifton, Bristol; Percy Walter Frank Kingdon Dies in 1978 in Bristol Aged 84; Medals Card on file;

Kingdon, Peter: Mariner, Pay Book #161, Royal Navy; ADM 48/50/157 & ADM 142/7;Notes: The Registers of Seamen’s Wills has records for Peter Kingdon, Mariner, Pay Book #161, Serving onboard ‘HMS Europa’, firstly at Plymouth Dock [Stoke Damerel] Devon in 1792 & secondly with a date of 14.11.1795; The Executor of ‘HMS Europa’ seamen’s wills was Richard Williams, Captain of Marines; I have no other information; In addition, Services Reunited web site on the internet has a record for Peter Kingdon, Mariner in 1795 having served in the Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815; Insufficient information to identify;

Kingdon, Peter: Soldier under Sir John Acland in 1680 – File QS/128/114/4 Devon Records Office;Notes: In the records for Silverton there is reference to a Soldier, Peter Kingdon, a Tailor & Soldier under Sir John Acland being Maimed in 1680; I have no idea who this is?

Kingdon, Philip Henry: 226th Overseas Battalion, No: 100529 Rank: Private Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force; Notes: This is Philip Henry Kingdon born 11.04.1892 in Newton Nottage, Glamorgan, Wales, a son of John Kingdon, a Greengrocer, b.1862 in Newton Nottage, Glamorgan & Mary Wylde from Laleston, Glamorgan, who married in 1888 in Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales; (Grandson of John Kingdon b.1830 North Molton, Devon & Mary Rees from Newton, Glamorgan, Wales & Great Grandson of Philip Kingdon b.1801 North Molton & Ann Smith b.1804 North Molton); In 1901 Philip Hy. Kingdon lived with his parents in Church Street, Newton Nottage, Glamorgan; In 1911 Philip H. Kingdon is living with his parents at Chestnut Cottage, Newton, Glamorgan, Wales, working as a Builder’s Labour with his Father; Philip Henry Kingdon then shipped to Canada aged 21 to take up work as a Farm Labourer onboard the ‘SS Tunisian’ in 1913 with his younger brother Albert John Kingdon; He registered for WW1 service on 02.02.1916 in Canada & was sent off to War; He served overseas in France as L/Cpl P. Kingdon #1000529 of the 16 th Battalion, Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force; I presume that he served in Europe as he was returned to Canada as a Convalescent Case in 1919 with a Debility & Gun Shot Wounds to his thighs, onboard the vessel ‘SS Essequibo’ from Liverpool, England to Portland, Maine, USA & subsequently to Winnipeg; There is no Medals Card; (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Eustace W: Welsh Regiment No: 59624 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11); (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Albert John: 226th Overseas Battalion, No: 100873 Rank: Private Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force); (He was the brother of Kingdon, Arthur R, (Richard Arthur Kingdon): Royal Welsh Fusiliers No: 75494 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11, who Died in WW1 on 14.06.1918 in Flanders); I have not followed up on any further research;

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KINGDON – CAMPAIGN MEDALS & MILITARY SERVICE

Kingdon, R: #94144 Royal Air Force in WW1;Notes: The Muster Roll for the Royal Air Force in WW1 records a #94144 Kingdon R. who enlisted & transferred from the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) on 01.07.1916; Insufficient information to enable identification;

Kingdon, R. A: Temporary Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class, WW1;Notes: The London Gazette Supplement dated 16.10.1915 has reference to the Reverend R.A. Kingdon, temporary chaplain to the Forces, 4th class, relinquishing his commission on 07.10.1915; I have no other information on this Chaplain except that he was a member of the Catholic Movement & the Society of the Holy Cross; (Amongst Members of the Society who engaged early in War Work were the Revds. R. A. Kingdon and C. F. Kempson, who in November, 1914, were reported to be on Active Service with the troops and asking for the prayers of the Society. At a later period seven Brethren were doing Chaplain's duty with the Forces, and before the War closed many others were engaged in various duties, while in 1917 the Secretary (F. H. Glaister) was designated by his bishop for War Work in France and the Assistant Secretary (L. T. S. Barrett) was engaged in naval duties); Needs further research;

Kingdon, Ralph: Royal Garrison Artillery No: 124087 Rank: Gunner 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: This is Ralph John Kingdon born in 1886 in Cardiff; Ralph Kingdon was aged 30 when he was called up in Swansea on 26.10.1916, deemed to have been enlisted 03.03.1916, & was a Warehouse Foreman living at #36, Rosehill Terrace, Swansea, Wales; At enlistment he gave his next of Kin as Isaac Kingdon (b.1861 Garndiffaith, Monmouthshire & Sarah Davies from Blackwood, Monmouthshire, who married in Pontypridd on 14.05.1883), living in Rosehill Terrace, Swansea; Ralph later married Evelyn Mary Saunders, b.05.12.1890 in Whitchurch, Herefordshire, in St Paul’s, Mill Hill, Middlesex on 24.02.1917; He served in France; He was promoted to Lance Bombardier & then Bombardier at time of discharge on 31.01.1919; He left for France from Southampton on 28th March 1917 and disembarked at Le Havre on 29 th March 1917. He was in a field hospital from 8th to 14th December 1918, listed as Sick. Having served in France he was discharged on 31st

January 1919. He was awarded the British War and Victory medals; Prior to his Army service, in 1891 Ralph John Kingdon lived with his parents at #26, Tenant Street, Canton, Cardiff; In 1901 Ralph lived with his parents at #70, Stockland Street, St Mary Cardiff & he was an Apprentice Printer; In 1911 the family lives in Swansea & Ralph is single, aged 24 & an Assistant in a Household Provisions Shop; Ralph Kingdon Died in Swansea in 1959 Aged 72; Medals Card on file; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Thomas: Army Service Corps No: M2/035242 Rank: WO Class 2 1914-1920 WO 372/11 who also served in WW1);

Kingdon, Ralph Henry: #772493 Private, 125th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, WW1Notes: The 125th Battalion was a unit raised for service in WW1 & was based in Brantford, Ontario, Canada; The unit began recruiting in 1915 throughout Brant County & sailed to England in August 1916; This unit was absorbed into the 8th Reserve Battalion on 16.04.1918; This is Ralph Henry Kingdon born 02.04.1897 in South Bend, Indiana, USA (some records have 02.04.1898); He is the son of Francis (Frank) Henry Kingdon, an Engine Moulder, b.03.04.1871 in Syracuse, New York, USA & Elizabeth (Lizzie) Cleora Peffley, b.1873 in Indiana, USA (her family line is American/Dutch), who were Married on 10.06.1896 in South Bend, Indiana, USA; In the 1901 Census Ralph H Kingdon lived with his parents in Brantford, Brant South, Ontario, Canada & they lived next door to his Grandparents also, (for my family research the Grandfather is probably John Hamlin Kingdon born 1843 in South Molton, Devon, England who emigrated to the USA in 1865); At the age of 18 years & 7 months Ralph Henry Kingdon Enlisted in Brantford on 27.12.1915 for service with the 125 th

Battalion, CEF; He gave his address as #90, Arthur Street, Brantford, Ontario, his occupation as a Clerk & his Father as his NOK; Ralph Henry Kingdon appears to have lived in the USA from 1923 to 1935, he was previously living in America from 1898 to 1904 according to the records; On 04.11.1924 Ralph Henry Kingdon Married Emily Pearl Freunt, (b.1899 in Ontario), in Brantford, Brant South, Ontario, Canada & I believe that they went to live in Detroit, Michigan soon afterwards; In 1930 Ralph Henry & Emily Kingdon live in Detroit, he is a draughtsman for an electrical company & is recorded as a WW1 Veteran on the Census; I believe that Ralph Henry Kingdon crossed the Canadian/USA border again on 18.10.1935 at the age of 37 years & 6 months to perhaps take up permanent residence in Pinehurst, Detroit, Michigan as an Engineer;

Kingdon, Reginald Charles: #M/18224, Cook’s Mate, Royal Navy; ADM 188/1054;

Notes: This Sailor’s Official Number would indicate enlistment between 01.01.1915 & 31.12.1915; This is Reginald Charles Kingdon, born 13.06.1896 in St German’s, Cornwall, according to the ADM records, however, I have Reginald Kingdon birth registration 1st Q 1897 in St Germans; (There is a Reginald Charles M Kingdon born in Kingsbridge, Devon in 3rd Q 1896); He was probably the son of Alfred Burlace Kingdon (b.1853 Maker, Cornwall who died on 31.03.1937 in Cornwall) & Helena Augusta Cotton Cock from Gosport, Portsmouth who married in East Stonehouse in 1876; In the1901 Census Reginald Kingdon, Aged 4, lived with his parents in Millpool, Cawsand, Rame, Cornwall; In the 1911 Census Reginald Kingdon Aged 14 lived with his parents at the same address in Cawsand; I understand that Reginald Charles Kingdon Married Rose Lily Sarah Eldridge, (b.1893 in Yarmouth, Isle of Wight), in 1923 in St Germans, Cornwall; I believe that Reginald C Kingdon Died Aged 31 in 1927 in St Germans, Cornwall; Awarded the Victory Medal & the British War Medal; (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Henry: Royal Navy, #M/7421, 2nd Class Shipwright; ADM 188/1032; - Died in WW1);

Kingdon, Richard: Private, Driver, #16357, Army Service Corps, Australian Imperial Force;Notes: There are more records for this soldier in the Australian Military Files; This is Richard Vincent Kingdon born in 1894 in Carlton, Victoria, Western Australia; He is the son of Richard Kingdon, an Iron Moulder, & Agnes Clara Byrnes of Woodbridge Terrace, Midland Junction, Western Australia; Richard Kingdon enlisted in Perth aged 23 years & 3 months, he was a Saddler by trade & attested for the Army on 26.10.1917; He had previously served with the Citizen Force, 88 th Infantry in Australia; During his WW1 Service he served in France & Belgium from 15.09.1918 until 1920 when he was returned to Australia on board the troopship ‘Bremen’; (In 1919 in Belgium he was charged for cantering a horse on a paved road, was insolent to an NCO & was not wearing his ID Discs, all contrary to good order & military discipline); I believe that Richard Vincent Kingdon Married Carrie Elizabeth Lord Salter, an English girl, on 31.10.1919 in Bath, Somerset, England; Richard Kingdon returned to Australia on the ‘Bremen’ on 14.06.1920 & was discharged from the Army on 14.08.1920; In 1925 Richard Vincent & Carrie Elizabeth Kingdon lived in Doyle Street, Cottesloe Beach, North Fremantle, Western Australia & he was working as a Barman; In 1931 & 1937 this family lived in #35, Johnson Street, Peppermint Grove, Claremont, Fremantle & he was a Fitter’s Assistant; In 1943 & 1949 this family lived at #23, Ord Street, Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia & he was a Labourer; In 1954 & 1958 this family lived in North Lake Road, Melville, Fremantle & he was a Civil Servant; I understand that this family may well have still been living in Fremantle as late as 1980? Awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & the Victory Medal; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, William Matthew: #2939, Private, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force; who Died in WW1);

Kingdon, Richard: Royal Field Artillery No: 2274 Rank: Driver 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Records have Richard Kingdom #2274 of the 5th London Brigade Royal Field Artillery but he signs his papers both as Kingdon & as Kingdom; Also served as #950940 C Battery, 56 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery; This is Richard Kingdon born 1898 in Peckham, London, the son of Richard George Kingdon (some records have him as George Richard Kingdon), a Print Compositor, b.1861 in Holborn & Mary Annie Stoneman from the Strand, London who married in Lambeth on 18.04.1881; The London School Records for Cator Street School in Southwark have his birth date as 26.08.1898 & his Admission Date at the age of 3 years as 26.08.1901, (they also have his correct address as #28, Cator Street, Camberwell but record his Father incorrectly as Charles); Richard Kingdom stayed at this school until at least 1903; In 1901 Census Richard lives with his parents in #28, Cator Street, Camberwell, London; In the 1911 Census Richard is aged 12 & living with his Widowed Mother at #28, Cator Street, Camberwell, his Father had died in 1910 Aged 47; Richard Kingdom enlisted in Kennington for 4 years service in the United Kingdom & was embodied & posted to the 2/13th Battery, 5th London Brigade at Paddington Stables, on 08.02.1915; His address was given as #2, Bagshot Street, Walworth London SE, he was aged 19 years & his trade was a Warehouseman; This soldier then served until 02.02.1919, including time spent in France from 21.06.1916 until 05.01.1919, when he was Disembodied on Demobilisation; Richard Kingdom had served with RFA Horses & as a Motor Driver; Richard Kingdon gave his next of kin as his mother, Mrs. Annie Kingdom as we know from the 1911 Census that his Father had died by the time he enlisted; Medals Card on file; (He was the Brother of Kingdom, Robert G: Royal Field Artillery No: 208295 Rank: Gunner 1914-1920 WO 372/11; Also recorded as: Kingdom, George Robert WO 372/23 – but his MIC card has been officially altered to KINGDON);

Kingdon, Richard: Army Service Corps No: DM2/227991 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: The prefix DM2 before the Regimental Number was for the Army Service Corps, Mechanical Transport Learners, this prefix was discontinued in November of 1916; Medals Card on file; Insufficient information;

Kingdon, Richard: Exeter, Devon Militia for 1803, Book 1670;Notes: The Devon: Exeter Militia List for 1803 has reference to a Richard Kingdon, a Draper who was willing to learn to use arms & may have served in the Militia; In 1803 Richard Kingdon was aged 31 (born ca.1772) & single; Not identified further;

Kingdon, Richard: Private, 7th Hussars (Queen’s Own) – Died in the 1857-1858 Indian Mutiny;Notes: This Soldier served in the Indian Mutiny in the Field at Oudh, East Indies from 04.02.1858 to 13.06.1858 including the Siege of Lucknow from 16th March 1858; He did not serve in the capture of Delhi & did not serve in the Defence of Lucknow; Richard Kingdon Died on 13.06.1858 in India; Awarded the Indian Mutiny Medal & the Lucknow Clasp, but these were returned due to his death; Insufficient information to identify further;

Kingdon, Richard Clyde: #1517924, Gunner, 16th Battery, L.H.A.A. Regiment, Royal Artillery; Died at Dunkirk in WW2;Notes: This is Richard Clyde Kingdon born in 1919 in Neath, Glamorgan, Wales; He was the son of Thomas Henry Kingdon, a Butcher b.01.06.1878 in Neath, & Agnes Wyatt, b.06.09.1881 in Port Talbot, Wales who Married in Bethany Chapel, Port Talbot, Glamorgan on 04.07.1904; Gunner Richard Clyde Kingdon Died during WW2, between 31.05.1940 & 02.06.1940, Aged 21, at the Defence & Evacuation of British & Allied Forces at Dunkirk in Europe & he is Remembered With Honour in the Dunkirk Memorial in France, Column 13; He is also remembered on the Pontardawe Roll of Honour in Glamorgan, Wales; At the time of his death, his parents were living at Cilybebyll in Glamorgan, Wales; Awarded the 1939-45 Star & the 1939-45 War Medal;

Kingdon, Richard Henry: Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force Enlistment in 1916, Canada WW1;Notes: I have no Regimental Number or Unit information for this soldier & subsequently no other records than his Enlistment Form, which has a reference to #1027101; I believe that this is Richard Henry (Harry) Kingdon born 10.11.1880 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; He was the son of George Samuel Kingdon, a Cooper, b.16.12.1842 in Peterborough, Ontario & Sarah Elizabeth Rook b.26.07.1849 in Ontario, who Married on 17.05.1870 in Newburgh, Ontario; (I believe that his Grandparents were William Kingdon, a Cooper, b.1806 in Chawleigh, Devon, England (who emigrated pre 1838) & Theresa Thirza Corneil b.1816 in Ireland, who emigrated to Canada in 1824/1825; I believe that they Married pre 1840 in Ontario); In 1881 Census Richard H Kingdon is aged 5 months & lives with his parents in West Peterborough, Ontario; In 1891 Richard Henry Kingdon aged 10 years lives with his parents in West Peterboro; In 1901 Census There is a Henry Kingdom aged 21 who fits Richard Henry Kingdon’s profile lodging as a Barber in East Toronto, Ontario; On 15.06.1903 in Peterboro, Ontario Richard Henry Kingdon, a Barber, Marries Ethel Sarah, or Sarah Ethel, Montgomery (she was born 04.02.1883 in Bridgenorth, Ontario); In 1911 Census Henry & Ethel Kingdon live in Peterboro West, he is a Barber & they already have 3 of their 5 children living with them at that time; On 08.06.1916 at the age of 35 years Richard Henry Kingdon enlisted in the Canadian Army for WW1 but I have no way of knowing if he served? He gave his wife’s name Ethel Sarah Kingdon as his NOK & his occupation as a Barber; I believe that Richard Henry (Harry) Kingdon Died on 22.04.1955 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada;

Kingdon, Richard J: South Wales Borderers No: 2095 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: His Regimental number #2095 would indicate an enlistment date between 10.08.1914 & 02.10.1914; Also served as #200523 with 1/1 South Wales Borderers (The Brecknockshire Battalion) & was promoted to Sergeant; He served in the 6c Asiatic Theatre of War from 03.07.1915 which was probably the time the Regiment was moving from Aden back to Bombay & where they stayed for the duration of the War; This could be Richard James Kingdon born in 1894 in Swansea, the son of James Kingdon b.1861 in Swansea, a House Painter, & Emma Isabella F. Allen from Leeds who married in Swansea in 1885; In 1901 Census Richard J Kingdon aged 7 lives with his parents At #23, Wye View Terrace, Builth Road, Llanelwedd, Radnorshire; In 1911 the family still lives in the same place & Richard James Kingdon is aged 17 & a Timber Merchant’s Clerk; Medals Card on file; Insufficient records to enable further research of this soldier;

Kingdon, Richard John: 1st Battalion The Welsh Regiment No: #4480, Rank: Private;SEE ALSO: Kingdom, Richard J: Welsh Regiment No: 2096 Rank: Acting Corporal 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: This is Richard John Kingdon born in the 1st Q 1878 in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, the eldest son of Richard Kingdon b.1854 in Bratton Fleming, Devon & Mary Rees from Swansea who married in 1876; (Richard John Kingdon is the Grandson of John Kingdon b.1817 Bratton Fleming & Grace Bale b.1815 in Parracombe); In 1881 & 1891 Census Richard John Kingdon lives with his family in Swansea aged 3 & 13 respectively, his Father is a Police Constable; Richard John Kingdon originally enlisted in Cardiff on 16.11.1894 Aged 18 years and declaring himself as a Labourer. Throughout his service years this soldier was regularly AWOL from 1894 to 1896 & punished accordingly; He was also an alcoholic & was reported for violence a number of times; He served at Home from 1894 to 1896; In India from 09.10.1896 to 05.10.1906; Served in South Africa from 06.10.1906 to 16.04.1909 then at home for 238 days before being posted to Egypt for 4 years; In 1911 Census he is recorded as a Private Richard Kingdon Aged 33, Single Serving in Cairo, Egypt with the 1st Battalion The Welch Regiment; In 1912 he suffered from severe Alcoholism & inflicted a self wound; On 20.02.1914 in Gosport Private Richard John Kingdon requested a Discharge from the Army after 18 years service. His character is recorded as being ‘Bad’ but he is also ‘honest & hardworking, any manual labour suiting him’; He is aged 37 Years & 4 Months at this time & intended to live at Yostodwon Villa, Llandybie, Caermarthen, Wales after his discharge on 07.03.1914; He had served for 19 years & 113 days; He was given a Chelsea Pensioner’s Number of #13652/D & an annual pension; On his Special Reserve, Short Service, Attestation Papers issued on 07.09.1914, he is Aged 36 years & 9 months, issued #2096 for the Welsh Regiment & he is posted to the Regiment & appointed Acting Corporal, but this does not last long; In January of 1915 he absents himself without leave to avoid being sent on active service & is awarded 84 days detention; He absents himself twice more in 1915, receiving punishments; In 1918 he is posted to the Regimental Depot & appointed to Corporal again by 21.12.1918; He is transferred to the reserve on 16.03.1919, his address is given as #52, Church Street, Cwmgors, Glamorgan; He had served in England from 07.09.1914 to 18.01.1915; In France at the Front from 19.01.1915 to 14.03.1918, for 3 years & 65 days; He was Gassed in the trenches on 11.03.1918; He then served back in England for a further 257 days, making a total of an additional 4 years & 191 days to his previous service; He gave his Father’s address as Richard Kingdon, Yostodwen Villas, Llandybie, Caermarthen; I believe that Richard John Kingdon dies in West Glamorgan in 1950 Aged 72; Medals Card on file; (I believe that he was the Brother of Alfred James Kingdon: Army Service Corps No: TS/742 Acting Farrier Sergeant, who served in the Regular Army also & then enlisted again in WW1); (Another Brother – William Henry Kingdon b.1878 in Swansea served with a Militia Unit at some time & may have been in receipt of a Chelsea Pension);

Kingdon, Richard T: Cheshire Regiment No: 53786 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Also served as #23616; Transferred to No.2 Company Western Driver Training, Royal Army Service Corps as #4T/53913, the T prefix indicating that he served with the Horse Transport section; This is Richard Thomas (Tom) Kingdon born on 17.10.1899 in Cardiff on his Army Records & in Somerset on the 1911 Census, the son of Richard Kingdon, a Timber Haulier & Coal Labourer, b.1864 in Somerset & Sarah Down from Canton, Glamorgan who married in Somerset in 1885; In 1901 Census Richard Thomas Kingdon lived with his parents in Canton, Glamorgan; Richard Thomas Kingdon was aged 17 years & 281 days when he Attested for Short Service in WW1 on 25.07.1917 in Cardiff, he gave his trade as a Warehouseman & his address as #36, Andrews Road, Llandaff North, Cardiff, which is where this family lived in the 1911 Census; Calling himself Thomas Kingdon he first joined for duty on 05.11.1917 in Cardiff as he had been kept on the Reserve due to his age; He did serve in France in May 1918 & was posted to the Cheshire Regiment on 07.06.1918; In August 1919 he was transferred back to the RASC & finally demobilised on 16.09.1919; Richard Thomas Kingdon Died in South Glamorgan in 1976 Aged 76; Medals Card on file; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, John: Machine Gun Corps No: 102248 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11 who may also be recorded as: Kingdon, John: Welsh Regiment No: 26214 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11);

Kingdon, Robert: Exeter Regiment, Devon Militia for 1803, Book 1670, 1 Exeter Regiment Volume;Notes: The Exeter Militia List for 1803 has reference to a Robert Kingdon, a Joiner who served in the Militia; Insufficient information to identify;

Kingdon, Robert: Royal Army Service Corps No: R4/144435 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: The prefix of R4 on his Regimental Number probably refers to his working with a Remounts Section in the Army Service Corps; Private Robert Kingdon Enlisted with the Royal Army Service Corps on 04.11.1915 at the age of 41 years & 10 months, he gave his trade as Labourer & stated that he was married; He gave his address as Puriton, Bridgewater, Somerset; His Medal Card indicates that he was probably discharged under the Silver War Badge system; Further research confirms that he was Discharged on 29.01.1919 under King’s Regulations Para 392 (xvi) due to Sickness in Woolwich; He is recorded as never having served overseas; This is probably Robert William Kingdon born 1874/75 in Bedminster, Somerset, the son of Robert Kingdon b.1850 in West Monkton, Nr. Taunton, Somerset & Mary Ann Edwards b.1850 from Wilton, Nr. Taunton who married in 1870 in Taunton; In 1881 Census Robert Wm. Kingdon Aged 6 is living with his parents in Taunton; His Father must have died pre 1891, probably in Wells, Somerset in late 1884 Aged 33, because his Mother remarried to a Labourer Frederick Clark from Wedmore, Somerset in Taunton in 1885, & in the 1891 Census Robert Kingdon is a Labourer aged 16 & living in Church Street, Puriton, Somerset; In 1901 Census Robert Kingdon now aged 26 is a Quarry Labourer living with his now Widowed Mother, Mary A Clark) in Puriton, Somerset; At the time of enlistment in 1915 he gave his Next of Kin as his Daughter Kate Kingdon, #4, Wembdon Road, Bridgewater at the time of his enlistment, which seems a little odd; The records indicate that he was married to Flora Annie Chedzey/Chedzoy, (born on 18.12.1878 in Puriton), on 29.09.1902 in Bridgewater, Somerset; I believe that his other daughters Flora Dorothy Sophia Kingdon was born on 18.04.1903 in Puriton & Lucy Alice Matilda Kingdon born 23.05.1906 in Puriton; In 1911 Census Robert & Flora Kingdon live in Puriton, he is a Stone quarry Labourer; The census records that they have been married for 8 years & have 3 children but 1 had died previously; In 1917 he was diagnosed with Corneal Opacities in both eyes & required glasses; I understand that he was declared No longer physically fit for War Service on 29.01.1919 & was discharged under King’s Regulations Para 392 with a Chronic Rheumatism disability, having served for 3 years and 87 days, all his military service was in Home stations; I understand that Robert W Kingdon died in Bridgewater, Somerset in 1942 Aged 67; I believe that his wife died in Taunton in 1975 Aged 96; Awarded the Silver War Medal #511386; No medals but Medals Card on file; (I believe he was the Son of Kingdom, Robert: Continuous Service #36669A, Royal Navy; ADM 139/767);

Kingdon, Robert: #31337, Royal Navy; ADM 139/314;Notes: The Royal Navy Register of Seamen has #31337, Robert Kingdon, born 20.03.1838 in Bristol, having Volunteered for Service on 01.09.1856; I believe that this is probably Robert Kingdon b.1838 in Bristol, however, the birth date shown in the Royal Navy files may very well be incorrect as there were no Robert Kingdon births in Bristol area in 1837 or 1838 that match; He was the son of John Christopher Kingdon, a Wood Engraver b.1812 in London, & Mary Ann ?? from Alliford, Somerset, who Married ca.1836; In the 1841 Census Robert Kingdon lived with his parents in Square Lane, Bristol St Pauls; In 1851 Census Robert Kingdon is aged 14, an Errand Boy, living with his parents in Bristol, St Michaels; In 1861 Census Robert Kingdon is aged 24 & is an Ordinary Seaman serving onboard the 90 Gun ship ‘HMS Caesar’ off Corfu in the Mediterranean Sea; In 1871 Census Robert Kingdon is aged 35, still single, an Able Seaman serving onboard ‘HMS Danae’, stationed North America & the West Indies, positioned in Bermuda Dock at the time of Census; I failed to find any definite naval records for this sailor after this period; Needs more research;

Kingdon, Robert Claude Hawker: Royal Field Artillery Rank: Second Lieutenant 1914-1920 WO 372/11 – Died in WW1 - Second Lieutenant Robert Claude Hawker Kingdon, 123rd Battery, Royal Field Artillery who died age 27 on 19 April 1917; Son of Frank Hawker Kingdon and Jessie Kingdon, of Bridgerule Vicarage, Holsworthy, Devon. Remembered with honour ECOIVRES MILITARY CEMETERY, MONT-ST. ELOI; Notes: Records also state he had service with Royal Horse Artillery & the RFA; This is Robert Claude Hawker Kingdon born 1890 in Bridgerule, son of Reverend Frank Hawker Kingdon b.1860 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire & Jessie Freyberg from Belgravia, London who married in 1886 in Richmond, Surrey; Robert C H Kingdon enlisted on 29.07.1916 I believe; His Will & Probate were administered in 1917 & he left a sum of 886 pounds to his Father Frank Hawker Kingdon; In 1891 & 1901 Robert C H Kingdon lived with his parents in the Vicarage in Bridgerule, Devon; In 1909 Robert Claude Hawker Kingdon was at Oxford University (Hertford) studying Mathematics; In 1911 Robert C.H. Kingdon was a 20 year old Student living with his Parents in the Vicarage in East Bridgerule, Holsworthy, Devon; Medals Card on file: (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Frank Denys: Royal Field Artillery Rank: Second Lieutenant 1914-1920 WO 372/11); (Brother of Bridget Mary Kingdon, Women’s Royal Air Force in 1918);

Kingdon, Robert: West Yorkshire Regiment No: 21345 Rank: Corporal 1914-1920 WO 372/11 – Died in WW1 - Corporal Robert Kingdon #21345, 15th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) who died on 29 September 1918; Remembered with honour TYNE COT MEMORIAL in Belgium; Notes: This is Robert Kingdon born in Leeds who probably also enlisted in Leeds; There is a Robert Kingdon born in Leeds in 1898 but I find it hard to believe that this is our man as he would have only been 20 years old at the time of death & probably too young to have been a Corporal; Medals Card on file; This Soldier needs more research as insufficient data to follow up accurately; Death was reported in the Craven Herald;

Kingdom, Robert G: Royal Field Artillery No: 208295 Rank: Gunner 1914-1920 WO 372/11; Also recorded as: Kingdom, George Robert in his Records: Royal Field Artillery No: 208295 Rank: Gunner 1914-1920 WO 372/23 – Records also have him as Kingdon? SHOULD BE KINGDON;Transferred from the Kingdom List: Notes: This is George Robert Kingdon born 17.01.1886 in Holborn, London, one of 9 children, the son of Richard George Kingdon or George Richard Kingdon, a Printer, b.1861 in Holborn & Mary Ann Stoneman from Covent Garden, Strand, London who married on 18.04.1881 in Lambeth; George Robert Kingdon was Baptised in Holborn in the City of London on 21.02.1886; In 1891 Census George Kingdon lives with his parents at #69 Mollinson Road, Battersea; On the 10.04.1893 George Robert Kingdom entered Cator Street School in Southwark, he had previously attended school in Clapham; The family were living at #59, Cator Street at that time; In 1901 Census George Robert Kingdon lives with his parents in Camberwell & is a Print Machine Operator, (His Father Died in 1910 Aged 47); In 1911 Census George Kingdom aged 25 lives with his Widowed Mother at #28, Cator Street, Camberwell, London, he is a Printer’s Assistant; I believe that he was married on 17.09.1911 to Emily Boyes from Sussex in North Peckham, they had one daughter, Ethel Agnes Kingdon born 17.05.1912 in Camberwell; Before the War he was a Machine Manager in London; Gunner George Robert Kingdom #208295 served with the 22nd Reserve Battery Royal Field Artillery & first joined for duty on 01.01.1916 in Camberwell & was Transferred to the Reserve on 25.02.1919; His Discharge address was given as #5A, Well Street, Albany Road, Camberwell, London; He was awarded the Military Medal according to his Pension Sheet in his records; He served in France from June 1917 until September 1918; He appears to have been Gassed in September 1918 in France, he also suffered from Rheumatism; He was initially treated in the 1st Australian Hospital in Rouen & then transferred to England to the Dundee Royal Infirmary; I believe that George Robert Kingdon Dies in London in 1948 Aged 63; Medals Card on file; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Richard: Royal Field Artillery No: 2274 Rank: Driver 1914-1920 WO 372/11 also served WW1);

Kingdon, Robert L: Royal Field Artillery No: 1887 Rank: Driver 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Also served as a Territorial Soldier T/74311 & #950914 London Brigade & #958174?; This is Robert Leonard Kingdon born 19.09.1898 in Lambeth, baptised 15.10.1898 in Lambeth St Mary Church, son of George Kingdon, (a Painter & later a Greengrocer & Fruiterer) b.1872 in Lambeth & Mary Ann Long b.1872 from Lambeth who married in Lambeth on 15.11.1891; In 1901 Census the family lived in #77, Vauxhall Street, Lambeth; The London School Records indicate Robert L Kingdon aged 3 years, attending Vauxhall Street School from 25.08.1902 until 27.08.1906 when he went on to the Boys School; In 1911 Census this family lives at #10, Dollar Street, Vauxhall, Kennington, Lambeth, London & Robert is a Schoolboy; Robert Leonard Kingdon Enlisted on 02.01.1915 for a term of 4 years as #1887 in the 5 th London Brigade, Royal Field Artillery; His address was then #125, Vauxhall Street, Kennington; Robert Leonard Kingdon obviously served overseas, was in France from 21.06.1916 until 14.11.1917 & may have been captured at some point; Driver Robert Leonard Kingdon was eventually Discharged from a Prisoner of War Camp on 11.03.1919 under King’s Regulations Para 392 (xvi) for Wounds he had received during his service, he is also on the Silver War Badge List & his discharge address was #125, Vauxhall Street, Kennington, London; I believe that he was awarded a pension having been wounded by gun shot on 05.11.1917 & also gas poisoned, captured & discharged from a Prisoner of War Camp as Surplus to Military Requirements having suffered impairment since joining the Service, (was this a German POW Camp or a UK POW Camp?); He had served a total of 4 years & 69 days; I believe that Robert Leonard Kingdon Marries Ruth Thring, (baptised 21.01.1903) from Lambeth in 1926 in Wandsworth & that he Died in Busbridge, Surrey on 28.12.1969 Aged 71; Awarded Silver War Badge #B330136; Medals Card on file; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Alfred John: Royal Field Artillery No: 1788 Rank: Gunner 1914-1920 WO 372/11);

Kingdon, Roger: Mariner from Exeter, Will in 1704;Notes: The Kingdon Family Book records the 1704 Death & Burial in Exeter of Roger Kingdon, a Mariner; He has 2 Sisters Lany Cherity & Jane Collings & the Executors of his Will were Richard & Mary Kingdon, however, this is one of the Devon “Lost Wills” & I understand that it was made in 1704 but this date is not Probate; I have no other information;

Kingdon, Roger: Royal Engineers Rank: Lieutenant 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Served in France from 20.04.1918; Applied for medals on 25.11.1923, addresses given as #3, The Terrace, HM Dockyard, Devonport & Chesterfield House, Matlock, Derbyshire; This is Roger Kingdon born on 03.08.1891 in Blackheath, the son of Zachary Harris Kingdon, a Civil Service Electrical Engineer, b.1856 in Exeter & Florence Kate Brindley from Sheffield, Yorkshire who married on 24.07.1890 in Greenwich, Kent; In 1901 Roger Kingdon lived with his parents at #6, Belmont Hill in Lee, Lewisham, London; In the 1911 Census Roger Kingdon is aged 19, a Journalist Pupil at college & living with his parents at #5, Grimstone Villas, Plymouth; Roger Kingdon went to the City of London School & was a Journalist & Foreign Correspondent; I understand that he also served with the 28 th County of London Battalion (Artist’s Rifles), County of London Regiment (Territorial Force); His promotion from a Cadet with the Artists Rifles, Officer Training Corps to a Probationary 2nd Lieutenant with the Devon Fortress Engineers, Royal Engineers was Gazetted on 09.08.1916, but this was later substituted with the rank of Private Roger Kingdon in a later London Gazette dated 09.11.1916; His promotion to Lieutenant is dated 10.02.1918; On 18.01.1922 the War Office Gazetted his promotion to Captain, Territorial Forces, Devon (Fortress) Engineers, Corps of Royal Engineers; I believe that he served with the Royal Engineers on the Western Front & in the Army of Occupation; I believe that Roger Kingdon worked for the British Council in many places in the World, including Cairo, Egypt, USA & Uruguay; Roger Kingdon may well have died on 21.05.1984 Aged 92 in Plymouth; Medals Card on file;Additional Information – This Officer’s Medals were on sale in 2012;Notes: Roger Kingdon was born on 3rd August 1891 in Greenwich, and had been educated at the distinguished City of London School, beginning his working career with the Western Morning News at Plymouth in 1908. Kingdon enlisted into the 28th Battalion, London Regiment - The Artists Rifles with the outbreak of the Great War and was latterly commissioned as a Lieutenant into the Royal Engineers seeing active service in France from 20th April 1918 and suffering from the effects of gas. Relinquishing his commission on the cessation of hostilities, Kingdon applied for the issue of his medals on 25th November 1923, at the time stating his address as H.M. Dockyard, Devonport, and also Chesterfield House, Matlock, Derbyshire. Between the end of the Great War and the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, Kingdon went to lived in Barcelona, and in the session of 1936-1937 he enrolled as a student at the University College London Phonetics Department staying on for a further two years when appointed to its teaching staff. During the Second World War he was posted to the British Council being sent first to Romania, from where he moved to Cyprus and then to Asyet in Upper Egypt where most of his time between 1941 and 1945 was spent. One outcome of this was an interesting specimen of Sa'idi Arabic, which he furnished with indications of intonation. Kingdon's long series of publications on English language teaching and phonetics were to include specimens of the Tabascan and Zapoteco languages of Mexico to which country he was also posted by the British Council in 1945. The specimen of the latter language was, like the Egyptian one, accompanied by intonations, making them probably unique among the International Phonetic Association specimens of non-toneme languages. Although making his home chiefly in Mexico City, Kingdon also spent spells of a year or more at Montevideo in Uruguay, Bogota in Columbia, and in Santiago de Chile, before retiring to Mexico in 1951. He wrote many articles for the English Language Teaching Journal. From the mid 1960's to 1970's Kingdon was involved in extensive lexicographical work, and attributed anonymously to the pronunciations of all 24,000 entries to the 1965 edition of Michael West's International Readers Dictionary, and also worked on the drafts for the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. In later life he worked was a tutor on the University of London Summer Schools on English until the age of 78 when he finally retired due to heart problems. Kingdon died from heart complications when aged 92 on the 21st May 1984. He had remained remarkably active for one who had come out of the Great War with a pensionable lung condition. This additional information presented with his Medal sales in 2012; (He was the Brother of Kingdon, John F: Royal Army Medical Corps No: 434077 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11); (He was also the Brother of George Bodley Kingdon who served in the Royal Navy & the Royal Air Force from 1929 to 1940); (He was also the Brother of Kingdon, William Stephen: Served in the Royal Air force in WW1, AIR 76/277); (This family originates from the Thorverton, Devon line of Kingdons);

Kingdon, Roger: Surgeon, Canadian Militia;Notes: There are Canadian Militia Records identifying a Roger Kingdon as the Surgeon serving with the 6th

Battalion, Peterborough Militia who was commissioned on 10.07.1847; I have no other information;

Kingdon, Roger Audley: #2698, Private, 28th Battalion, 6th Reinforcements, Australian Imperial Force;Notes: There are more records contained in the Australian Military Files; This is Roger Audley Kingdon born 1889 in Nelson, New Zealand, the son of Roger William Wellesley Kingdon, a Solicitor, & Annie Evelyn Curtis, living in Fielding, Oroua, New Zealand; (His original family are from the Thorverton & Exeter, Devon, Kingdon line); His Father Died Aged 42 in 1903; Roger Audley Kingdon left New Zealand for Australia at an early age; This soldier enlisted & joined the Australian Army on 20.08.1915 at the age of 27 years, in Blackboy Hill, Western Australia, his trade was a Miner; I believe that Roger Audley Kingdon served in Australia & embarked on ‘HMAT Ulysses’ on 02.11.1915 from Freemantle with the 6 th Reinforcements, 28th

Infantry Battalion, 7th Infantry Brigade, probably serving at Tel-el-Kebir in Egypt until being sent to France on 14.10.1916 where he became sick for 3 months or more from 16.02.1917; I believe that this soldier was wounded in action on 04.10.1917 but was returned for duty 7 days later. (On the 27.01.1916 the newspaper ‘The Colonist’ had reported that his brother Sergeant Basil Kingdon had been visiting Nelson on final leave before being shipped to France & that he was the last of the 3 Kingdon Brothers to go to the Front; Both of his brothers were serving in Egypt in January 1916, one of which was Roger Audley Kingdon); It appears that he then absented himself from 26.01.1918 whilst on leave in England & was given 28 days detention; He was then Court Martialled in the Field in France & charged with Desertion, pleading Not Guilty on 24.06.1918 but he was eventually found to be Guilty of the lesser charge of Absence Without Leave & was awarded 90 days in jail for absenteeism whilst on leave in England; Roger Audley Kingdon was returned to Australia on the Troopship ‘Anchises’ on 10.04.1919 & finally discharged from the Army on 03.06.1919; I believe that Roger Audley Kingdon had Married Alice Maude Peffers in 1915 in Australia between his Military Enlistment & his being shipped overseas; In 1925 this family were Farming in Australia; In 1931 Roger Audley Kingdon was the Postmaster, living in Holyoake, Forrest, Western Australia; In 1949 he had Retired & was living in Canning, Western Australia; I understand that Roger Audley Kingdon Died on 11.10.1957 in Mandurah, Western Australia Aged 68; I should note here that one of his twin sons John Kingdon, born 1916, served in WW2 & Died as a Japanese Prisoner of War & was probably buried in Changi Military Cemetery in Singapore; Awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals; (He was the Brother of Kingdon, John Stewart: #23/473, Rifleman, ‘B’ Company, 1st New Zealand Rifle Brigade, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, WW1); (He was the Brother of Kingdon, B: New Zealand Rifle Brigade No: 24/1915 Rank: Sergeant 1914-1920 WO 372/24); Could be researched further;

Kingdon, Roy Raynor: #10/1873, Wellington Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force; - Died in WW1 - Private Roy Raynor Kingdon, #10/1873, Wellington Regiment, N.Z.E.F. who died age 24 on 16 June 1915 in Gallipoli; Son of John Holman Kingdon and Elizabeth Jane Kingdon, of Wellington, New Zealand; Remembered with honour SHRAPNEL VALLEY CEMETERY in Turkey; Notes: The New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) was the title of the military forces sent from New Zealand to fight for Britain during World War 1. Upon the outbreak of war, New Zealand immediately offered to provide two brigades - one of infantry and one of mounted troops - a total of 8,500 men. This is Roy Raynor Kingdon a New Zealand citizen, born in 1892, he is the son of John Holman Kingdon who was a Lawyer & Secretary to the Treasury of the Seddon Government, & Elizabeth Jane Raynor; (Generally this Kingdon Family emigrated to New Zealand from Holsworthy/Exeter in England around the 1850’s); Private Roy Raynor Kingdon of the Wellington Infantry Battalion was in the 4th Body or Reinforcement Draft that sailed from Wellington, New Zealand to Suez, Egypt on 17.04.1915; He was about 24 years of age and lived for many years with his mother at Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand; For some three years he was engaged in farming pursuits in Western Australia and returned to New Zealand about 1914; Roy Raynor Kingdon’s Death, Killed in Action, was reported on 07.07.1915; A brother was serving with the Australian force; (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Henry Rodney Robert: #429, 10th Light Horse Regiment, 3rd Light Horse Brigade, Australian Imperial & Expeditionary Force); I have no other records;

SKINGDON – CAMPAIGN MEDALS & MILITARY SERVICE

Kingdon, Samuel: Rating, Continuous Service #22684A, Royal Navy; ADM 139/627;Notes: There is also a record for this Naval Rating, Samuel Kingdon, born 19.04.1839 Plymouth, Application to Whitehall on 17.01.1865, no age on entry 7 no dates served given – original page #268? ADM 139/627 records Samuel Kingdon, born 19.04.1839 in Plymouth, a date of volunteering of 26.07.1862 & an official naval number of #22684A; This number indicates issue between 1859 & 1867 & the suffix ‘A’ would indicate that he was probably serving prior to 1859; This is probably Samuel Samson Kingdon born 1839 in Plymouth; He was the son of Richard Kingdon, a Sawyer b.1792 in Maker, Devon, & Dorothy (Dorothea) Congdon(?) from Calstock, Cornwall who Married ca.1827, probably in Plymouth; In the 1841 Census Samuel Kingdon lived with his parents in Catherine Street, Plymouth St. Andrew, Devon; In the 1851 Census Samuel Kingdon was an 11 year old scholar at home with his parents at #24, Gasking Street, Plymouth Charles the Martyr; I presume that Samuel Kingdon was serving in the Royal Navy in 1861 as I did not find him in that Census? I believe that Samuel Kingdon Married Susanna (Grace) Gloyn, b.1839 in Stoke Damerel, in Stoke Damerel in 1862; In the 1871 Census there is a Samuel & Susanna Kingdon, a Storekeeper, living at #13, Jubilee Street, Charles, Plymouth, Devon; I believe that his wife Susanna Grace Kingdon Died in Plymouth in 1873 Aged 33; From this date I totally lost all members of this family including their daughter, Susanna Amelia Kingdon b.1865 in Plymouth; (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Edmund Joseph: Caulker, Royal Navy, Continuous Service #7723B & #40313; ADM 139/878 & ADM 188/5); Needs further research;

Kingdon, Samuel: #3620 & #H/47718, Various Cavalry Regiments & Hussars of the Line;Notes: There are some uncertainties regarding his parents & grandparents, which needs more detailed research, but for the purpose of this document I will record the following: This is probably Samuel George Kingdon b. 1875 in Swimbridge, the son of James Kingdon b.1838 Swimbridge & Sarah Louisa Sparks from Cornwall who married in 1869 in Cornwall; In the 1881 Census Samuel Kingdon lives with his parents in Steeple close, Swimbridge, his Father is a Railway Labourer; In 1891 Samuel Kingdon is aged 15 & is a Farm Servant at Henscott Farmhouse in Swimbridge, near Barnstaple, Devon; Samuel Kingdon Aged 19 years & 9 months Attested for a Short Service period with the Corps of Hussars of the Line on 16.10.1895 in Devonport; He recorded that he had been an Apprentice Blacksmith in Lynton for 3 years, that he was still serving with the Militia in the Devon Artillery & that he was born in Swimbridge, near Barnstaple, Devon; Other Army Regimental Numbers that appear in his records are H/47718, obviously Hussars Regiment, & #6274; It appears that he was sent to Aldershot with the 3rd King’s Own Hussars & served with them until extending his service to 12 years with the colours on 23.01.1900 whilst in Lucknow; In 1901 he confirmed that his next of kin was his Father James Kingdon living in Swimbridge; He was promoted to Shoeing Smith Corporal as his service progressed until being transferred to the Reserve on 01,06.1903, 4 years before the end of his Army Service; UK records have John Kingdom Married Jane Connal in Farnham in 1903 but Samuel’s Military records state that Samuel Kingdon Married Jane Connal on 23.02.1903 in Holy Trinity Church, Aldershot; Son William John Kingdon born 28.02.1904 in Aldershot & Son Frederick George Kingdon born 15.06.1905 Aldershot; Samuel Kingdon was Discharged from the Army Reserve on 18.10.1908; His records then show that he Re-engaged as a Corporal with the 8th Hussars on 12.10.1911; He was posted to the Northern Cavalry Depot on 05.11.1914, the 11th Reserve Regiment on 01.10.1915, the Reserve Cavalry Regiment on 27.05.1916 as an Acting Sergeant & again extended his service from 02.11.1916, he was posted to the 5 th Reserve Cavalry Regiment on 11.02.1917; His first 12 year Service Record says that he served at Home from 16.10.1895 to 13.11.1898; Served in India from 13.11.1898 to 22.12.1901; Served in South Africa from 23.12.1901 to 22.10.1902; Again served at Home from 24.10.1902 until 31.05.1903 & then he was on the Reserve from 01.06.1903 until 15.10.1907; It appears that he was finally Discharged in York on 21.01.1919 giving a residence address in Aldershot, having served a total of 23 years & 81 days, 16 years of which counted towards his pension, (Chelsea #8065/F); I believe that Samuel George Kingdon Died in 1945 in Aldershot Aged 70; He earned the Queen’s South Africa Medal, The King’s South Africa Medal, the South Africa Medal 1899-1902 (02) with the Orange Free State Clasp & the Transvaal clasp; (I believe Samuel Kingdon’s Father was #3727 James Kingdom/Kingdon (b.1838 Swimbridge) of the 11th Regiment of Infantry);

Kingdon, Samuel: Military Adventurer, Officer of the Devon Yeoman Cavalry & later Hussar Regiment of Guards in the Prussian Army;Notes: This is Samuel Kingdon born in 1809 in Thorverton, Devon, the second son of “Iron Sam” Samuel Kingdon b.1779 Mayor of Exeter & Sarah Eyre; Young Samuel Kingdon led a somewhat roaming life, he was an officer of the Yeomanry Cavalry who escorted Princess Victoria (later Queen Victoria) from Teignmouth to Exeter before there were trains; Following this he later joined the Prussian Army & held a Commission in the Hussar Regiment of the Guards, travelling with the King of Prussia when he visited England to attend the baptism of the Prince of Wales in 1830 as a Sponsor; After time he grew tired of Military life & emigrated to Victoria, Australia & acted as Sheriff & Gold Commissioner. He had previously trained as a Lawyer & in 1857 he settled at Nelson to practice law. He was a member of the Nelson Provincial Council & also held a Captain’s commission in the New Zealand Militia. At some time he suffered an accident that crippled him & forced him to withdraw from active life. In February 1850 Samuel Kingdon Married Julia Anna Budd from Landkey, North Devon (the only daughter of the Deputy Lieutenant of Devon), and they started a family of 9 children, the 1st born in Paris & the 2nd born aboard ship ‘Diana’ off St. Pauls. 2 more daughters were born in Victoria, Australia & all other children born in New Zealand; Samuel Kingdon Died in New Zealand aged 75 in 1885; (I believe that Samuel’s Father “Iron Sam” Kingdon was Captain of a Company of Artillery among the Exeter volunteers in 1803 when Napoleon Bonaparte was threatening to invade England);

Kingdon, Samuel: Corporal, #1080, Army Service Corps – Land Transport Company – Crimean War;Notes: Samuel Kingdon served in the Crimean War in the Land Transport Company, but I have insufficient information available to identify this soldier; He was awarded the Crimean 1854 – 1855 War Medal & was entitle to receive a Clasp for having also served at Sebastopol, Camp before Sebastopol 17.10.1853; However, there is a record which indicates that because of his Discharge the Medal was never effectively issued;See also: Kingdom, Samuel: Private, #3494, 90th Regiment of Light Infantry, Crimean War; WO 100/32; - Died at Sebastopol in the Crimea;Notes: There are records from the Crimean War for the 90 th Regiment of Light Infantry, (‘The Cameronians’ or The Scottish Rifles or The 90th Perthshire Light Infantry Regiment for this soldier Private Samuel Kingdom, #3494 who Died on the 10.12.1854 probably during the during the Siege of Sebastopol either from Enemy Fire or from Disease; His Crimean Medal & Clasps became ineffective due to his death; Insufficient information to identify further;

Kingdon, Samuel: Exeter Militia 1803, Book 1670;Notes: In 1803 there are records for the Devon Exeter Militia which indicate that a Samuel Kingdon, an Ironmonger, aged 24 & single was ‘willing to serve as a volunteer’ in the Militia; I believe that this is Samuel Kingdon (“Iron Sam”) who was eventually Captain of a Company of Artillery among the Exeter volunteers in 1803 when Bonaparte was threatening to invade England; This is Samuel Kingdon born on 28.04.1779 in Exeter & baptised in the Bow/Mint/George’s Meeting House on 25.01.1807, the son of Samuel Kingdon & Jane Kent; This is “Iron Sam” & full details of his life are recorded in the Kingdon Book – ‘A Second Look’ dated 1974 & subsequently do not need to be repeated here;

Kingdon, S C: Gunner, #821341 or #821401, Royal Field Artillery – 1933 to 1939 – WO 100/497;Notes: This soldier served with the 81st Battery Royal Artillery, his original papers were No. NB/1666 dated 22.06.1937? (I have no further information available to identify this man);Further Note: This may well be Stanley Charles Kingdom, born in Bideford, Devon in 1902, the Son of Charley (Charles) Kingdom b.1875 (Witheridge) & Alice Ellen Baker, who married in 1895 in Bideford, Devon; (The family lived in Bideford, Devon, Father was a Grocer’s Partner in 1901 & a Waggoner in 1911); In the 1911 Census Stanley Charles Kingdon was aged 9 & lived with his parents at #18, Richmond Terrace, Bideford, Devon; I believe that he was awarded the India Service Medal & the 1933 Clasp; (May well be the Brother of Reginald Kingdom, #34089 Private, Oxford & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, & #39500 5th

Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, who Died in WW1 in 1918 on the Somme; WO 372/11);

Kingdon, Samuel Henry: #1703, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force; - Died in WW1 – 30.08.1915 CWGC - Private SAMUEL HENRY KINGDON #1703, 2nd Reservists, 25th Battalion, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force who died on 30th August 1915; Remembered with honour CHATBY MEMORIAL just outside Alexandria, Egypt & in Al Iskandariyah Cemetery, Egypt; Notes: There are more records for this soldier in the Australian Military Files; There is a Death Record in the Queensland, Australia Death Index at #004795 on page 548 for Samuel Henry Drew, which I believe is the same person; There are very many conflicting records for this soldier, both as Samuel Henry Drew, S. H. Livingstone & Samuel Henry Kingdon, having served with the Australian Imperial Force in WW1 during 1914 & 1915;Drew, Samuel Henry: #143, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Australian Army - Died in WW1 – 30.08.1915;Notes: This soldier’s record is a rather convoluted story, which I have detailed briefly here; any serious researcher of his family should investigate all WW1 Australian Records;Summary: It appears that Samuel Henry Drew #143, enlisted on 21.08.1914 in the 2nd Light Horse Regiment & was returned to Australia on 01.03.1915 & discharged for disciplinary reasons in Melbourne;He then subsequently re-enlisted in Toowoomba, Queensland under the name of Samuel Henry Kingdon #1703, on 03.08.1915 in the 25th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcements & died of illness on 30.08.1915 whilst troop shipping from Australia to Egypt; The records indicate that he was admitted into Isolation hospital on board the troopship ‘Shropshire’ suffering from gonorrhea & finally contracted double pneumonia from which he died; In the 1914 enlistment he gave his name as Samuel Henry Drew, aged 30 years & 6 months, born in Plymouth, Devon, England & declared that he was a Labourer & that his next of kin was his Mother, Lucy Janet Drew of #1, Amerley Road, South Brisbane;In the 1915 re-enlistment he gave his name as Samuel Henry Kingdon, aged 36 years & 6 months, born in Devonport, Plymouth, Devon, England & declared that he was a Fireman, an ex Watchmaker’s apprentice in Plymouth for 5 years, & that he had served previously in the 2nd Devonshire Regiment & the 3rd Australian Contingent in the Boer War; he gave his Brother, Arthur James Kingdon of Annerley Road, East Tooroomba, Queensland as his next of kin; He is recorded as having a bullet wound scar on his forehead & some shrapnel scars on both shins at that time; The records indicate that this soldier embarked from Sydney on 20.08.1915 on board the ‘HMAT Shropshire’ with the 2nd Reinforcements, 25th Infantry Battalion, 7th Infantry Brigade;Numerous pension & gratuity claims from his Mother & from his Wife, Olive Amelia Drew (nee Daniels) are recorded in his extensive file records as well as a National Newspaper Search article used to locate his family & relatives in 1916;I understand that Samuel Henry drew was born in Oakhampton, Devon in 1879 & sailed to Australia with his Father Henry Drew (b.1845) & his Mother Janet Drew (b.1846), on the ‘Duke of Buccleuch’ from Plymouth to Townsville on 20.06.1884; Samuel Henry Drew Married Olive Daniels in Queensland on 19.12.1901 (Reg #001895, page #7045), produced at least 4 children, but may very well have deserted her earlier & lived with a woman called Minnie Livingstone in Coorparoo as man & wife & that there were also children of this union; He may have been issued the South African War Ribbon; His War Medals appear to have been forfeited but the Memorial Plaque was issued to his legal wife, Olive Drew (nee Daniels) & the Memorial Scroll to his de facto wife, Minnie Drew (nee Livingstone) in 1922; More information on record;

Kingdon, Samuel Richard: Class ‘C’, 2nd Division Reservist, New Zealand, 1917, WW1;Notes: I do not believe that this man actually served in WW1, but he is recorded as a Reservist with 2 Children in the 1917 registration in Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand; At that time he was a Sanitary Inspector & living at #215, Queen Street, Masterton; This is Samuel Richard Kingdon born in 1879 in New Zealand, he is the son of Samuel Kingdon, a Plumber, & Elizabeth ?? who Married in ??; In 1905 & 1906 Samuel Richard Kingdon is a Plumber living in Queen Street, Masterton; Samuel Richard Kingdon Married Ethel Armitage in 1908 in Masterton, Wellington & in 1911 they live in Beattie Street, Fielding, Oroua, Manawatu-Wanganui, he is a Plumbing Inspector; In 1914 Samuel Richard & Ethel Kingdon live in Kimbolton Road, Fielding, Oroua, Manawatu-Wanganui, & he is working as a Borough Inspector; Following his enlistment in the New Zealand Army Reserve & in 1919 this family are living at #215, Queen Street, Masterton, he is a recorded as a Sanitary Inspector; In 1928 they live in #97, Western Springs Road with is widowed Mother in Grey Lynn, Auckland; In 1935 & 1938 Samuel Richard & Ethel Kingdon live at #297, Great North Road, W2, Grey Lynn, Auckland, Samuel is now recorded as a plumber with his son; I believe that Ellen Kingdon Died in 1949 Aged 67 & that Samuel Richard Kingdon died in 1951 Aged 71;

Kingdon, Sidney Walter: #8147, Manchester Regiment; Notes: This Regimental Number would indicate enlistment in the Regular Army Battalions of the Manchester Regiment between 25.02.1902 & 22.01.1903; This is Sidney Walter Kingdon born 1884? in Roath, Cardiff in his Army Records, but I believe that he may have lied about his age when he enlisted because I have him born on 07.05.1887 in Cardiff, Wales, the son of William Kingdon, a Painter, b.14.06.1840 in Taunton & Mary Ann Rose b.14.06.1854 from Bristol, Gloucestershire, who probably Married in 1870 in St Saviours, Southwark, London I believe; I cannot locate a sailing or passenger record for his parents but they did emigrate to Canada ca.1874; (His parents lived in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1881 as Sidney’s elder siblings were mostly born in Canada); In 1891 Wales Census Sidney Kingdon aged 3 lives with his parents at #4, Crofts Street, Roath, Cardiff, Wales, they are also at the same address in the 1901 Census where Sidney is aged 13 years; Sidney Walter Kingdon Enlisted on 17.11.1902 in Aldershot, he was a Messenger by trade & aged 18 years & 6 months, which may not be true (see his birth date details above); I believe that he initially served with the 2 nd Battalion at Home from 17.11.1902 to 06.02.1903, he was then posted to the 3rd Battalion in South Africa on 06.02.1903 where he served until 09.10.1905; Whilst in South Africa he was in hospital for a month with Scarletina; He was returned to home duty & Transferred to the Army Reserve on 16.11.1905 where he served until being mobilised for WW1 Service (whilst living in Canada) from the Army Reserve on 30.09.1914 but was discharged on the same date as being no longer physically fit for War Service under King’s Regulations, Para 392 (xvi); For the records his service time was counted from his initial served time plus his Army Reserve time & equalled a total of 11 years & 318 days; I understand that Sidney Walter Kingdon & his parents emigrated back to Canada in December 1905 on board the ‘SS Virginian’; More research confirms that S W Kingdon Aged 21 sailed from England to Quebec, bound for Peterborough, on board the ‘SS Tunisian’ in November 1905; Further research indicates that Sidney Walter Kingdon sailed to the UK from Canada in July 1906 on board the ‘SS Tunisian’; His Father William Kingdon sailed to UK from Montreal on 27.08.1906 on the ‘SS Dominion’; Then I found Sidney & his Father William travelled back to Saint John, New Brunswick on the ‘SS Empress of Britain’ in December 1906, both painters & both marked as Returning Canadians; I have no idea why Sidney Walter & his Father William Kingdon should both travel separately to England in 1906 & then return to Canada together in December but wonder if it was for work or perhaps a family bereavement; In 1911 Sidney Kingdon lived with his parents back in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; Sidney Walter Kingdon then Married Nellie Capewell, born ca.1889 in Staffordshire, England, in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada on 03.07.1911, (I note that Sidney’s estimated birth year was 1885 on his marriage records & that he is a painter too, like his Father); Nellie Capewell’s family emigrated to Canada in 1906; I believe that Sidney Walter Kingdon died in Sutton West, Ontario, Canada on 21.06.1965 Aged 78; Further Notes: Some people on Ancestry.com have Public Trees with this guy as Sidney J Kingdon, but this is not correct & they have his whole family mixed up; (There is probably a Brother named Gordon William Kingdon, born in 1875 in Toronto, Canada & who seems to have served at some time in UK because there is a Chelsea Pensioner of that name & with the correct birth place on records, who I am also following up); (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Ernest: Royal Irish Fusiliers No: 13731 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11); (I also now believe that his Father was probably Kingdon, William: Private, #3063, 2nd European Light Infantry, East India Company Army); This Family needs a little more research although I am in touch with a descendant since August 2012 & will request clearer details;

Kingdon, Sidney J: Royal Field Artillery No: 132909 Rank: Gunner 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: The Regimental number #132909 would indicate joining No. 7 (Territorial force) Artillery Training School in early March 1916; This Soldier also served with the Royal Garrison Artillery as #212685 which is quite a late number for WW1; Medals Card on file; Additional Notes: The Spring 1919 Absent Voters List for South Molton Division, Devon – Parish of George Nympton, has a Reference #4868 to a Kingdon, Sidney who is absent from the village & serving as Gunner #944554 with the 66 M.T. Company, Royal Field Artillery in 1919; Is this the same soldier? There are other soldiers’ records with similar numbers who were renumbered with 944xxx before the end of 1916 & they all appear to have joined 538 th Howitzer Battery, which I assume was in the 283rd Brigade Royal Field Artillery (4th London Brigade) & broken up in November 1916; Some of these men subsequently went to C/332, then D/210; I also understand that 66 M.T. Coy, would also indicate Army Service Corps service at some point? (I note that there is also a Kingdom, Sidney J: Royal Army Medical Corps No: 457514 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11 but I have not linked the three); Insufficient information to identify accurately;Further Notes: Following more research in South Molton in Devon I believe that we located Sidney John Kingdon’s son & he confirms that his Father, Sydney (known as ‘Blind Sid’), served in France in WW1 in the ‘heavy artillery’ but only lost his sight after the war & not during WW1; Subsequently, I believe that this is therefore Sydney John Kingdon, born 10.03.1896 & baptised on 05.04.1896 in George Nympton, Devon; He was the son of Thomas Wotton Kingdon, an Agricultural Labourer, b.30.03.1856 in Kings Nympton, Devon & Elizabeth Kingdon Setherton b.1855 in Romansleigh, who Married on 31.03.1880 in South Molton, Devon; In the 1901 Census Sidney J Kingdon lived with his parents in the village of George Nympton; In 1911 Census Sidney Kingdon was aged 15 & working as a Cow Boy on a farm in South Molton; Following his WW1 service, Sidney John Kingdon Married Catherine (Kate) Annie Andrews, b.1902 George Nympton, on 27.09.1922 in George Nympton, Devon; Sidney John Kingdon Died on 14.06.1977 & was buried in George Nympton on 18.06.1977 Aged 81;

Kingdon, Stanley: Royal Engineers No: 122479 Rank: Sapper 1914-1920 WO 372/11 – Died in WW1 – Sapper Stanley Kingdon #122479, Royal Engineers, Drowned at Sea on 26.05.1917; Notes: I believe that Stanley Kingdon enlisted in Bournemouth (records say), lived in Cardiff & first served in France 25.11.1915; Stanley Kingdon was born in 4th Q 1895 in Barnstaple, the son of Henry John Hutchings Kingdon, a French Polisher, b.1864 in Barnstaple & Florence Copp from Barnstaple, who were Married in Barnstaple in 1885; In 1901 Stanley Kingdon lives with his parents in Barnstaple; His military record on Ancestry.com says that he was living in Bournemouth when he enlisted? I needed to follow this one up? Notes: A second look at Pension Records reveal – Stanley Kingdon, born in Barnstaple & Aged 20 enlisted in Bournemouth on 13.02.1915, declared as working for the Post Office; Originally allotted #S/8241 in The Black Watch; He then appears to have been Discharged under King’s Regulations Para 392 (??) on 09.03.1915? not being likely to become a proficient soldier, having served 25 days; His eyesight may have been below standard?; However, there is some anomaly as another set of Records have #S/8241 Stanley Kingdon serving with the Royal Highlanders? In this record his Father is Harry John Kingdon living at #4, Hanover Road, Springbourne, Bournemouth; Is this the same Stanley Kingdon? Notes: A third look at CWGC Records reveals – There is also another address reference on the CWGC records - Son of Mr. H. I. and Mrs. F. Kingdon, of "Luzern", Surrey Rd., Branksome, Bournemouth; This also states that Sapper Stanley Kingdon was aged 22 when he died & was serving with the Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport Section; - Died in WW1 - Sapper STANLEY KINGDON, #122479, Inland Water Transport, Royal Engineers who died age 22 on 26 May 1917; Son of Mr. H. I. and Mrs. F. Kingdon, of "Luzern", Surrey Rd., Branksome, Bournemouth. Remembered with honour at the BASRA MEMORIAL in Iraq, which has Rolls of Honour held at the CWGC Commission’s Head Office commemorating by name all the Commonwealth casualties who died in Iraq during the two World Wars; Medals Card on file; (There is a Brother Leslie Kingdon who emigrated to Canada & served with a number of different Units as #260483);

Kingdon, Stanley Craig: #8/3828, Corporal, 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment, ‘D’ Company, 9th

Reinforcements, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, WW1;Notes: This is probably Stanley Craig Kingdon b.1887 in New Zealand, the son of Josiah Stephens Kingdon, b.1842 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England & Catherine Johnson who Married in 1868 in New Zealand; However, the Military Records for this New Zealand WW1 Soldier actually records that his Mother was Mrs. F.M. Kingdon of Yaldhurst, Christchurch; This has caused some confusion as I can find no birth records that support this statement? The only F.M. Kingdon I can find is Frances Mary Kingdon, b.1876, daughter of Josiah Stephens Kingdon & Catherine Johnson? She is the Spinster Sister of Stanley Craig Kingdon b.1887 & his brothers? This could mean that there is either a mix up in the Military Records or that there is another Stanley Craig Kingdon who is perhaps the illegitimate son of Frances Mary Kingdon but, again, I can find no birth or other records? In 1911 Stanley Craig Kingdon lives at #526, South Road, Hornby, Riccarton, Canterbury & is working as a Carter; In 1914 Stanley Craig Kingdon still lives in South Road, Riccarton, but is also recorded as being a Prison Warder working at HM Prison in Invercargill, Southland, this prison was only established in 1910 & operated as a borstal until 1981; On the 11.01.1915 S.C. Kingdon of Invercargill & other recruits of the 8th (Southland) Regiment passed through Christchurch on their way to Trentham to fill Southland’s quota to the 3rd Reinforcements for WW1 Service; The Military Records for Stanley Craig Kingdon, Corporal, #8/3828, clearly indicates that he was a Labourer at enlistment & confirms his mother as Mrs. F.M. Kingdon of Yaldhurst, Christchurch; These records also state that he Embarked on 08.01.1916 at Wellington with the 9th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, ‘D’ Company, New Zealand Expeditionary Force; He was on board the ‘HMNZT Maunganui’ which sailed from Wellington to the Suez in Egypt, S.C. Kingdon was #21 on the Nominal Roll & recorded on Page #28 of the Roll; On the 16.08.1917 there is a Wounded Report #648/10 for #8/3828 Private Kingdon S.C. of the 9th Reinforcements which was also reported in the local press on 30.08.1917 stating that he was not reported as a severe case; In 1919 Stanley Craig Kingdon is again recorded as a Prison Warder at Invercargill Prison; However, there is also a record for a Stanley Craig Kingdon being a Carter & living at #526, South Road, Hornby? I understand that Stanley Craig Kingdon Married Florence Ella Clements in 1919; There are also electoral registrations for Stanley Craig & Florence Ella Kingdon, a Labourer, living at #53, Mortlake Street, Islington, Kaiapoi, Canterbury in 1928, 1935, 1946, & 1949; In 1954 & 1959 Stanley Craig lives at the same Mortlake Street address & is now retired; I believe that they had no children; Florence Ella Kingdon died in 1951 Aged 64 & Stanley Craig Kingdon died in 1965 Aged 78; (He was the Brother of Kingdon, George: New Zealand, 1st Division Reservist, 1916 WW1); (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Albert John: New Zealand, 1st Division Reservist, 1916 WW1); (He was the Brother of Kingdon, James Alexander: #41577, ‘F’ Company, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, New Zealand Army, WW1); (He was the Brother of Kingdon, Charles Ford: New Zealand, 2nd Division Reservist, 1917 WW1); Or was he in fact a Nephew of all of the Kingdon men mentioned here? This man needs a lot more research;

Kingdon, Stanley William George: #M35851, Shipwright, Royal Navy; ADM 188/1089;Notes: This is Stanley William George Kingdon born 31.03.1903 in St Germans, Cornwall; In the 1911 Census there is a Stanley W. Kingdon, a scholar aged 8, visiting with the Hoyle family living in Wilcove, Near Torpoint, Cornwall, (I have yet to make a family link); When his WW1 medals were issued I believe that this sailor was serving on “HMS Vivid”; This Sailor was a 2nd Class Shipwright who made a career out of the Navy & was still serving on board ‘HMS Guardian’ on 30.06.1936; Stanley W.G. Kingdon Married Rosemary M. Jenkin in St Germans, Cornwall in 1929; I believe that Stanley William G. Kingdon Died in 1987 in Exeter, Devon Aged 83; Awarded the British War Medal only, serving on ‘HMS Vivid’ at the time; Issued with his Royal Navy Long Service & Good Conduct Medal on 30.06.1936; Insufficient information to identify further, need more research;

Kingdon, Stuart: Army Ordnance Corps No: 034292 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: I believe that this is Stuart Kingdon born in 1887 in Bradninch, Tiverton, Devon, the son of George Kingdon, a Railway Worker, b.1864 Stoke Cannon & Caroline Wood from Bradninch who married in 1884 in Tiverton; (Stuart’s Mother died in 1900 Aged 37); In 1891 Census Stuart lived with his parents in Fore Street, Bradninch & in 1901 Census with his widowed Father in Millway Road, Bradninch & was working as a Cutter Boy in a Paper Mill; In 1911 Census Stuart Kingdon is aged 23 & is boarding at West End, Bradninch, working as a Breaker Man in a Paper Making Factory; I believe that Stuart Kingdon Married Minnie Sarah Sweet from Collumpton in Tiverton in 1911; I believe that Stuart Kingdon Died in Exeter in 1968 Aged 80; Medals Card on file; (I did not research this Soldier further);

Kingdon, Sydney C: Devonshire Regiment No: 1420 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Enlistment dates for this number were between 29.07.1885 & 03.02.1886; Also served as #240218 Devonshire Regiment; Territorial Force, only issued with the Victory Medal & the Territorial Force Medal; From his records it appears that he may have re-enlisted on 13.05.1912 & that he did serve overseas at some point in his service; This is Sidney Clarence Kingdon born on 02.04.1895 in Tavistock, Devon, the son of Edward Andrews Kingdon, an Iron Moulder, b.1867 in Tavistock & Elizabeth Jane Lucas b.1870 in St Ives, Cornwall who married in 1889 in Tavistock; In 1901 Census Sydney lives with his parents at #5, Madge Hill, Tavistock; In 1911 Census Sidney Kingdon is aged 16 & is a Golf Caddie living with his parents at #62, West Bridge Cottages, Tavistock, Devon; Acting Lance Corporal Sydney Clarence Kingdon was Discharged in Exeter on 03.03.1919 under King’s Regulations Para 392 (xvi) due to wounds that he had received during his service; Address given on his MIC card is #62, West Bridge Cottages, Tavistock, Devon; I understand that Sydney Clarence Kingdon Married Winifred Emma Ada Vanstone, b.1896, from Sampford Spinney, Devon on 01.08.1921 in Tavistock; I believe that Sydney C Kingdon dies in Caerphilly, East Glamorgan, Wales in 1963 Aged 68; (His 1st wife may well have died in 1934 in Cardiff aged 37); Awarded the Silver War Badge #B213635; Medals Card on file; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, William: Devonshire Regiment No: 5215 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11);

Kingdon, Sydney Charles Kent: Royal Engineers No: 71616 Rank: Sapper 1914-1920 WO 372/11 Also Recorded as: Kingdon, S C K: Indian Army Reserve of Officers Rank: Lieutenant 1914-1925 WO 372/27Notes: Served also with BH Cable Section, Royal Engineers & the Indian Army Reserve of Officers; On 15.10.1918 The King approved the admission of 2nd Lieutenant Sydney Charles Kent Kingdon into the Infantry Division of the Indian Army Reserve of Officers; This Soldier served since 20.06.1916 with the Royal Engineers; This officer served in India, Poona District & was placed on the Officers List on 14.10.1918 & recommended for the Indian Defence Medal on 29.12.1919; S.C.K. Kingdon was promoted from 2nd

Lieutenant to Lieutenant with the Indian Army Reserve of Officers on 15.10.1919; Medals issued 12.09.1922, address was Lambrook Farm, Taunton, Somerset; I believe that this is Sydney Charles Kent Kingdon born 02.05.1897 in Exeter, the son of Henry Kingdon, a House Painter b.1863 Exeter & Selina ?? b.1865 from Topsham who Married in ?? ca.1888; In 1901 he lived with his parents in Exeter; & in 1911 Census the family lived at #14, Jubilee Street, Exeter St Leonards; I believe that Sidney C K Kingdon Married Olive L Cowley (b.1896) in Exeter in 1920 & that he resigned his commission on retirement but retained the rank of Lieutenant on 01.05.1922; Sydney Charles K Kingdon Died in 1976 in Taunton Aged 79; Medals Card on file; (I have no further information);

Kingdon, Sydney John: Merchant Seaman, WW1; BT/351/1/607;Notes: There is a Medals Record Card for a Sidney John Kingdon shown in the WW1 Board of Trade Merchant Seaman’s Medals; I believe that this is Sydney John Kingdon born 1882 in Barnstaple Devon; He was the son of John E. Kingdon (b.1855), of Barnstaple, England, a Fisherman, Shipbuilder & Bargeman & Elizabeth Limebeer from Barnstaple who married in ?? (she may have been previously married as there is a stepdaughter in 1891 Census); (Many members of this family emigrated to Manitoba in Canada ca.1906); In 1891 Sydney J. Kingdon was aged 8, a scholar, but recorded as living as an In Patient in the North Devon Infirmary in Barnstaple, Devon; There is no indication of his illness; In the 1901 Census Sydney Kingdon was aged 19 & living with his parents in #10, Signal Terrace, Barnstaple, Devon, his Father is a Shipwright & Bargeman, Sydney is a Bargeman working on his own account; In 1902 there are Ship’s Records for the “Wheatear”, #48880 out of Poole in Dorset, which has reference to Sydney J. Kingdon (b.1881 Barnstaple) being a member of the Crew of the ‘Wheatear’ having joined 05.01.1902 in Newport as an Able Seaman but having left this ship on 15.02.1902 in Bristol; The record shows that his previous ship in 1901 was the “Acacia” out of Barnstaple; I understand that Sydney John Kingdon moved to Swansea in Wales as he appears to have Married a Mary Emily Sullivan, b.1889 Swansea, in Swansea in 1908; In the 1911 Census Sydney John & Emily Kingdon live at #81, Colbourne Terrace, Swansea, Glamorgan, wales, he is a General Labourer; I have no other records except that Sidney J Kingdon probably Died in 1947 in Wolverhampton at the age of 64; Further research required to find his WW1 Merchant Seaman Records; (He was the Brother of Kingdon, John (Jack): Royal Field Artillery No: 49756 Rank: Sergeant 1914-1920 WO 372/23); (He was also the Brother of Kingdon, Bruce: #622376, Private, Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment); who died aged 27 on 25th October 1916 in the Area of the Somme); He was also the Brother of #174744 Sergeant George Kingdon of the Royal Garrison Artillery);

TKINGDON – CAMPAIGN MEDALS & MILITARY SERVICE

Kingdon, T: #F12661 Royal Navy, Royal Naval Air Service: ADM 188/585;Kingdon, T: #212661 Royal Air force Mustering:Notes: Royal Navy records have a Thomas Kingdon, #F12661; Research indicates that the prefix ‘F’ indicates service with the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS); This record gives his date of birth as 21.03.1880 in Bristol; I then researched further & found a T. Kingdon having served as #212661 in the Mustering of the Royal Air Force list with an enlistment date of 01.03.1916, this numbering also indicates transfer or enlistment from the RNAS; Subsequently I have assumed that this is the same person & a later set of records has him as Thos. Kingdom, #F12661 Air Mechanic 1; This is Thomas Kingdon born 21.03.1880 in Bristol, the son of George Kingdon, a Paper Hanger, b.1846 in Bristol & Elizabeth Ravenhill from Wilmington, Gloucester who Married in 1866 in Bristol; In 1881 Census Thomas Kingdon lives with his parents at #1, Old Coach Yard, Bristol St Paul; In 1891 Census Thomas Kingdon is a Scholar living with his Ravenhill family Grandparents in Woolaston Grange, Woolaston, Gloucestershire; In 1901 Census Thomas Kingdon was aged 21 & is a Groom boarding at #6, Montpellier Road/Passage, South Hamlet, Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Thomas Kingdon Married Lucy Jane Noble from Berkeley, Gloucestershire in 1910 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire; In 1911 Census they live at #148, Finborough Road, West Brompton, London & Thomas is a Domestic Chauffeur; I believe that Thomas Kingdon died in St Austel, Cornwall in 1980 Aged 100 years; ADM 171/107 records award of the British War Medal to Thos. Kingdom #F.12661, Air Mechanic 1st Class;

Kingdon, Thomas: Lieutenant, The Royal Regiment of Horse Guards, 25th Dragoons – Died in St Thomas, near Madras, India on 25.04.1817 Aged 26 – but another record has his Death as 1827? Which I believe to be incorrect; This is probably Thomas Kingdon born 30.08.1790 & baptised in the Bow/Mint/George’s Meeting House Chapel on 02.01.1791 in Exeter, the son of Samuel Kingdon & Jane Kent, who married on 17.10.1768 in Exeter St Petrock; On 26.09.1812 the War Office reported that Cornet Thomas Kingdon was promoted to Lieutenant by purchase, via Lt. Campbell who had been promoted; This Officer was serving with the 25 th

Dragoon Guards & involved in the Anglo Indian conflicts at the time of his death;

Kingdon, Thomas: Private, #15107, Royal Marine Light Infantry, Plymouth Division; ADM 159/156;Notes: The ADM records have a Thomas Kingdon born on 08.03.1892, no birthplace, but I can find no matching Kingdons born in 1892 who might fit this profile? The RMLI records have Thomas Kingdon Enlisting in the Plymouth Division on 22.09.1910; At the time of the WW1 Medals issue ADM 171/169 records that he was serving with ‘HMS Resolution’; Awarded the 1914-15 Star, Victory & British War Medals; Insufficient information to identify for certain;

Kingdon, Thomas: Army Service Corps No: M2/035242 Rank: WO Class 2 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Originally served with the 1st Mounted Division of the Army Service Corps (Territorial) on 24.09.1914 & joining on 16.12.1914 as #93 having signed on for 4 years service at the age of 24; This is Thomas Kingdon born 21.01.1890 in Cardiff, the son of Isaac Kingdon b.1861 in Garndeffactk, Monmouthshire & Sarah Davies from Blackwood, Monmouthshire who married on 14.05.1883 in Pontypridd; 1891 Thomas Kingdon lived with his parents at #26, Tenant Street, Canton, Cardiff; In 1901 Census Thomas Kingdon lived with his parents at #70, Stockland Street, St Mary’s Cardiff; In 1911 Census Thomas Kingdon was Aged 21 & a Colliery Surface Labourer living with his parents in Rosehill Terrace, Swansea; Private Thomas Kingdon re-enlisted into the Regular Army & was attested for Short Service for the Duration of the War on 20.02.1915 & joined for service in Bury St Edmunds; Address given as #36, Rosehill Terrace, Swansea, he was aged 25 years & was a Chauffeur by trade; On 27.06.1915 Thomas Kingdon Married Annie (Nancy) Morgan, a Widow, in Brunswick Wesleyan Chapel, Swansea & his wife lived at #50, Lycock Road, Skelty in Swansea, (his Stepdaughter was Wenham Louisa Morgan born 21.03.1901 at East Battersea, his own child was born on 29.09.1915 I think)? I believe that he spent most of his service in UK until 19.06.1918, but he was sent to France on 07.06.1916 & on 22.10.1916 was slightly injured in the shoulder whilst loading ammunition; Eventually, serving with the 260th Company (MT) he was promoted to Company Sergeant Major at the age of 29 & on 23.02.1919 was serving in Baghdad since 29.08.1918 & prior to his return to UK & his Discharge on 12.08.1919; I believe that Thomas Kingdon Died in 1943 in Swansea; Medals Card on file (in the name of Slanus Kingdon); (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Ralph: Royal Garrison Artillery No: 124087 Rank: Gunner 1914-1920 WO 372/11 who also served in WW1);

Kingdon, Thomas: #1410 Troop Sergeant Major of the 9th Lancers; W097 Records; Notes: Thomas Kingdon enlisted in the Army at the age of 18 years on 04.03.1844 in London, Middlesex; He attested for the 9th Queen’s Royal Lancers declaring that he was a Grocer by trade; This is Thomas Kingdon born 1825 in Barnstaple, Devon, the son of William Kingdon b.1791 in Torrington & Mary Baker or Baron from Barnstaple who married pre 1823; In 1841 he lived with his parents in Barnstaple & was a Grocer’s Apprentice; In 1851 he was serving in the Army in the East Indies, probably Bengal, India; In 1861 it appears that Troop Sergeant Major Thomas Kingdon was serving with the Divisional staff Barracks Chaplains Department in South Camp Aldershot, his future 1st wife was a Nurse in Aldershot in 1861; Further research now reveals that #1410 Private Thomas Kingdon was serving in India in the Sikh Wars & fought in the Sutlej Campaign at the Battle for Sabraon on 10.02.1846; As a Sergeant, Thomas Kingdon fought in the Indian Mutiny at the battles for Delhi, Relief of Lucknow & Lucknow in 1857-1858; Thomas Kingdon married Susan Sharland (his 1st wife, 10 years his junior) in 1862 in Exeter but she will die on 25.10.1898 in Exeter; On 27.03.1868 Troop Sergeant Major Thomas Kingdon requested a free discharge after having served 14 years & 6 months in Bengal, East Indies & 24 years in the Army, this was awarded with a pension; He received good Conduct Badges, Long Service Medal, Punjab Medal with Clasp for Chillianwallah & the Indian Mutiny Medal and Clasps for Delhi, the Defence of Lucknow & the Relief of Lucknow; Some of his Army time was spent with the North Devon Yeomanry; He was discharged finally on 14.04.1868; Upon discharge he gave his expected trade as Grocer & intended to live at #49, High Street, Barnstaple Devon; In 1871 Census Thomas is a Sergeant Chelsea Pensioner living in Barnstaple with his wife Susan; In1881 & 1891 Censuses Thomas & Susan Kingdon live in Well Street, Great Torrington, Devon, he is a Pensioner; At the age of 74 he is living in Northgate Cottage, Barnstaple with his 2nd wife, Elizabeth ?? Aged 50 from Ilfracombe; His widow Elizabeth lived at #117 Boutport Street, Barnstaple in the 1911 Census; Thomas Kingdon died in 1911 at the age of 85 in Barnstaple; Awarded the Sutlej Medal for Sabraon in the 1 st Sikh War in India; Awarded the Indian Mutiny Medal with Clasps for Delhi, Relief of Lucknow & Lucknow;

Kingdon, Thomas: No Specific Details;Notes: In the Spring 1919 Absent Voters List for Devon, South Molton District, Parish of Bishops Nympton there is reference #214 for Kingdon Thomas – East Port Cottage, Wellington GWR Station, Somerset? This is a little confusing but I believe that this may well be Thomas Kingdon born 1891 in Bishops Nympton; If I am correct then he is the son of William Kingdon, a Farm Labourer, b.1863 Bishops Nympton & Charlotte Tucker Loosemore from Mariansleigh who Married in 1882 in Barton Regis; In 1891 Census Thomas would be aged 3 months & lived with his parents in Bishops Nympton at Stone Lake; In 1901 Census the family are living at Higher Fyldon in North Molton, Devon; I have not researched further at this time? There are no military records on file? (He may be the Brother of Kingdon, James: Royal Engineers No: 105699 Rank: Sapper 1914-1920 WO 372/11);

Kingdon, Thomas: No Specific Details;Notes: In the 1841 Census Records for the Finchley Road East Barracks in Marylebone, London there is a record for Thos Kingdon Aged 25 (b.1816), not born in Middlesex County, who is serving as a Soldier; There is no mention of any Regiment in these records; I did not identify this man further;

Kingdon, Thomas: Private, #2267/S, Royal Marine Light Infantry, Portsmouth Division; ADM 159/207;Notes: The ADM/159 records have this soldier as Thomas Kingdom, all other records for Thomas Kingdon born 25.12.1892, no birthplace, Enlisting in the RMLI, Portsmouth Division for ‘Short Service’ on 19.01.1916; This Royal Marine Private was Demobilised on 24.02.1919; I can find no matching Thomas Kingdon or Kingdom birth that would fit this profile? Awarded the Victory & British war Medals; Needs more research;

Kingdon, Thomas: Rifle Brigade No: S1075 Rank: Corporal 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: The prefix S/ on his Regimental Number denotes WW1 Service; Also served previously as #9082 Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own): This is Thomas Henry Kingdon born in Bristol St Pauls in 1868, the son of William Kingdon b.1840 in Bristol St James, a Shipwright & Elizabeth Morgan? from Newport in Monmouth who may have married in Bristol in 1858?; In 1871 Thomas Henry Kingdon lived with his parents in Horfield, Gloucestershire; In 1881 Census Thomas Henry Kingdon is a 13 year old Scholar living with his parents in Clifton, Bristol; I cannot find him in the 1891 Census & I believe that he was already in the Army then; It would appear from his records that his very first Army Service Engagement expired on 01.11.1899 & that he was transferred to the 1st Class Army Reserve on 13.02.1900; Thomas Henry Kingdon Married Blanche Mary Vear in Bristol on 11.04.1898, she was born in Bedminster in 1878; Their children were Nellie May Kingdon born 09.10.1898 in Clifton, Bristol; Thomas Charles Henry Kingdon born 25.06.1900 in Clifton, (who I believe emigrates to Ontario & is recorded in Canada as a Defaulter, having never registered there for WW1 Military Service, he was apprehended on 31.07.1918; He states he was born in Cardiff, Wales on 25.06.1900, is a Farmer & his next of kin is Miss Nellie Kingdon of #36, Ambre Vale, East Clifton, Bristol, England; He then is put into the Canadian Army, 2nd Depot Battalion EOR as #3327602); & another son William Ernest Kingdon born 20.05.1903 in Bristol who I believe serves in the Royal Navy; In 1901 Blanche Kingdon & daughter Nellie & son Thomas live in Ambrose Road, Clifton, Bristol; Thomas Henry then served as #9082 in the Rifle Brigade from 16.02.1900 to 05.06.1900 at the Rifle Brigade Depot in Gosport, England; Served in South Africa from 06.06.1900 to 09.08.1902 & had been promoted to Sergeant in 1901 until he was ‘Tried for drunkenness whilst on Active Service’ & reduced back to the rank of Corporal; He served back in England from 10.08.1902 until 15.02.1904; A total of 4 years & was Discharged & Transferred to the Special Reserve on 15.02.1904 upon the termination of his engagement; On his re-enlistment papers he states that he isn’t married (widower is crossed out, so perhaps his wife had died?) when he re-enlists at the age of 40, (in Cardiff), coming from the Reserve on 05.09.1914 to serve in WW1; He joined in Winchester, going to France on 22.07.1915; He gives his next of kin as David Kingdon, #45, Ambre vale East, Clifton, Bristol, his younger brother; These re-enlistment records also state that he had previously served for 14 years with the Rifle Brigade; Between 1914 & 1916 he was promoted to Corporal & was finally discharged from the Army on 18.10.1916 as being physically unfit & suffering from old age, Rheumatism & an enlarged heart; He was given the Chelsea Pensioner #75737E; There is a record in his file which is dated 14.03.1917 which may have been another medical board regarding his pension, but his address is given as #75, Glovers Road, Small Heath, Birmingham? However, further research indicates that he Died of Heart Failure after discharge on 14.03.1917 in Birmingham Aged 48; Awarded the Silver War Badge #34181; WW1 Medals Card on file; This career Soldier also received Medals for the South Africa Campaign 1900 – 1901 & South Africa Medals Clasps for Cape Colony & Transvaal; (Father of Kingdon, Thomas Charles: Canadian Expeditionary Force No: #3327602, Rank: Private); Father of William Ernest Kingdon, #SS10518 Royal Navy);

Kingdon, Thomas Baron Baker: #113097, Royal Navy; ADM 188/141;Notes: This is Thomas Baron Baker Kingdon born 22.09.1864 in Plymouth, Devon (registration records have 4th Q 1865 Plymouth), the son of James William Kingdon b.1827 in Barnstaple & Elizabeth Ann Prout b.1832 in Modbury who married in 1862 in Plymouth, Devon; (I believe that his Father, James William Kingdon was serving as a Sergeant in the Royal Marines at that time, who was later discharged in Plymouth ca.1870 & afterwards lived in Barnstaple; Another clue is that Thomas Baron Baker Kingdon’s Paternal Grandparents were William James Kingdon & Mary Baron Baker who married in 1822 in Barnstaple); In 1871 Census Thomas Kingdon is aged 5 & living with his parents in the ‘Salutation’ Public House in Castle Street, Barnstaple, Devon, his Father was the Innkeeper; Thomas Baron Baker Kingdon’s Official Naval Number would indicate enlistment; between 01.01,1880 & 31.12.1880; In 1881 Thomas B. B. Kingdom is a 2nd Class Boy serving in the Royal Navy aboard the Training Ship ‘HMS Impregnable’ stationed in Hamoaze, Devonport; After this I lost this person? (I believe that he is the son of Sergeant James William Kingdon, Royal Marines, who was serving in Plymouth in 1861 & probably discharged in 1870); Needs more research;

Kingdon, Thomas Charles: 2nd Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, Canadian Expeditionary Force No: #3327602, Rank: Private; Notes: This is Thomas Charles Henry Kingdon born 25.06.1900 in Clifton, Bristol, England, the son of Thomas Henry Kingdon, a British Soldier, b.1868 in Bristol & Blanche Mary Vear from Bedminster, Gloucestershire, who married in Bristol on 11.04.1898; His Father served in the South African Boer War & in WW1 & was a bit of a drunkard who was discharged from the British Army as unfit in 1916 & died of heart failure in 1917; His sister was Nellie May Kingdon born 09.10.1898 in Clifton, Bristol; His brother was William Ernest Kingdon born 20.05.1903 in Bristol; Thomas Charles Henry Kingdon probably was forcibly emigrated to Ontario in January of 1913 as a “Home Child” aboard the ‘SS Hesperian’; His Father had obviously abandoned his family, but where was his Mother? Did his mother die or abandon her children? I checked the 1911 UK Census & found a female Kingdon lodging at #37, Ambre Vale East in Clifton; In early 1918 Thomas Kingdon was apprehended in Ottawa, Ontario as a Non-Registered Military Service Defaulter; On 01.03.1918 he is examined & states that he was born in Cardiff, Wales on 25.06.1900, is a Farmer & that his next of kin is Miss Nellie Kingdon of #36, Ambre Vale, East Clifton, Bristol, England; (Did he lie about his origins? As his Father passed away in 1917 I suspect that he believed that he was born in Cardiff); On 05.07.1918 he is recruited into the Canadian Army, 2nd Depot Battalion, E.O.R. as #3327602 & sent overseas to England & then France; On 30.05.1919 Private Thomas Charles Kingdon returns to Canada onboard the ‘RMS Empress of Russia’, arriving in Vancouver, presumably for discharge; On 30.12.1924 in Ottawa, Thomas Charles Henry Kingdon Married Helen Margaret Morrison, born 22.06.1902 in Wyman, Quebec; Thomas states his residence as Detroit on his marriage registration dated 30.12.1924; Thomas continues to state that his Father was from Cardiff & that he was born in Cardiff, Wales; The family must have returned to Detroit after the marriage, as we find them living in Detroit, Michigan in the 1930 US census where Thomas is employed as an electrician in an auto plant. (They have 5 children; John Thomas Kingdon born in 1929 in Michigan, USA; Richard C Kingdon born 03.12.1932 in Shawville, Quebec; Blanche Ann Kingdon born in 1936; David Herbert Kingdon born in 1939; & Robert Hayes Kingdon born in 1940); Strangely, Thomas Charles Kingdon attempts to re-enter the USA at the Rochester border crossing on 05.12.1945 to join the US Army? He is aged 45 & declared his correct birth date of 25.06.1900 but this time in Bristol, England; He gives his last Canada address as Shawville & his wife’s name as Helen Kingdon; He confirmed that he had previously lived in Detroit from May 1921 to 1930; (On the border card there is reference to January 1911 ‘SS Hesperian’ which may be when he first emigrated to Canada, but I now believe that this should read 1913? Thomas Charles Kingdon was referred to the B.S.I. for further investigation, but failed to appear – the border immigration noted that “This man has an Honorable Release from the Canadian Air Force (Medical Category APBP) 21.11.1945; He has a wife & 5 children in Canada. He is referred to B.S.I. at Niagara Falls NY L.P.C. because he has no visa, he has no money & says that he would look for a job if rejected by the US Army”; After this date I have not followed him any further; I believe that Thomas Charles Henry Kingdon Died on 28.03.1974 in Montreal Aged 73; (His Father was Kingdon, Thomas Henry: Rifle Brigade No: S1075 Rank: Corporal 1914-1920 WO 372/11 who also served as #9082 in the Rifle Brigade); (He is the Brother of William Ernest Kingdon, #SS10518 Royal Navy);

Kingdon, Thomas James: #7919A, 2nd Class Boy, Royal Navy; ADM 188/1;Notes: There is a Royal Navy record for #7919A Thos. Jas. Kingdon, serving as a Boy 2nd Class on the shore based ‘HMS Fisguard’, having signed up for 10 years service on 08.04.1862 in the ADM 188 records, which indicates enlistment between 01.01.1853 & 31.12.1874, however the prefix ‘A’ would indicate enlistment after 1859 & before 1867; There is very little other information but I believe that ‘HMS Fisguard’ was a Training Ship in Woolwich Harbour around this time; I can find no Thomas James Kingdon births that would fit this profile; Insufficient information to identify;

Kingdon, Thomas Medland: #29419, ‘E’ Company, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 12th

Reinforcements, WW1;Notes: This is Thomas Medland Kingdon born 1859 in New Zealand, the son of Paul Kingdon, a Lawyer b.21.08.1824 in Devon of the Kingdon/Thorverton line, & Rachel Ellen Parker who married in 1857 in Islington, England & soon after moved to Wellington, New Zealand; In 1890 Thomas Medland Kingdon was recorded as a Settler living in Karori, Wellington; Thomas Medland Kingdon Married Emma Eleanor Reimenschnieder in New Zealand ca.1894, (she was the daughter of a German Missionary who had been in New Zealand since 1843); In 1896 Thomas Medland & Emma Eleanor Kingdon are recorded as a Settler, in Mangaone, Pahiatua; In 1900, 1905 & 1906, they are in Mangaone, Pahiatua, Manawatu-Wuanganui; In the 1911 & 1914 Electoral Rolls they are Farming in Levin, Otaki, Wellington; Thomas Medland Kingdon was recruited for WW1 Service on 21.06.1916 with #3 Group, Paeroa, at the Auckland City Recruiting Station, he was a Farmer & records that his wife’s address was c/o Mrs. J.R. Oakley of Gisborne; He embarked from Wellington in New Zealand for Plymouth in England on board the ‘HMNZT Tofua’ on 11.10.1916; He served with the New Zealand Rifle Brigade in Europe & returned home in October 1918; In 1919 Thomas Medland Kingdon is recorded at the Grosvenor Hotel in Fielding, Oroua as a Sheep Farmer; In 1928 & 1935 he is a Farmer in Hobsonville, Auckland; Thomas Medland Kingdon died on 01.08.1935 Aged 76, his UK Probate & Will were not processed until 1947 by the New Zealand High Commission; (He was the Father of Paul Kent Kingdon & this family are well documented in the Kingdon Book ‘A Second Look’ dated 1974); (He is the brother of Guy Havelock Kingdon, New Zealand Army Reservist, WW1); (He was the Father of #13556 Sapper Paul Kent Kingdon, New Zealand Field Engineers);

Kingdon, Thomas Sidney: Private, #174320, 86th Machine Gun Battalion, Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force;Notes: There is some confusion with this record, as there appear to be two Enlistments/Attestations for the same person? There is a Thomas Sidney Kingdon, born 13.09.1878 in Barnstaple, Devon, England, living at #202 Jamison, East Hamilton, Ontario, a Married Fitter who had served previously with the A.S.C. for 3 months, who Attested for WW1 service on 23.08.1915 in Hamilton, Ontario; He gave his wife’s details as Helena B. Kingdon & was aged 36 years & 3 months at the time; The second record is for a Thomas Sydney Kingdom (but he signs as Kingdon), born 13.11.1879 in Barnstaple, Devon, England, living at #17, West Avenue, North Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, a Married Chauffeur who had served for 6 months previously with A.M.S, who Attested for WW1 Service on 11.02.1915 in Toronto; He gave his wife’s details as Helena Beatrice Kingdom & was also aged 36 years & 3 months at the time? I believe that these records are for the same person as there are too many exactly similar details; It is possible that he enlisted in two different places in 1915 as he was perhaps tired of waiting to be called up from the February attempt or because he had changed addresses? I would suggest that this is Thomas Sidney Kingdon born 13.09.1878 in Barnstaple, Devon (there are no records for any matching Kingdon in November 1879 as noted on the 2nd attestation papers); He is the son of George Kingdon a Ship’s Carpenter, b.1833 in Barnstaple & Matilda Loosemore b.1834 Barnstaple who Married in 1855 in Barnstaple; In1881 Census Tomas Kingdon is aged 2 years & lives with his parents in Lemons Houses in Pilton, Barnstaple; In 1891 Thomas Sidney Kingdon is aged 13 years & is with his married sister Edith Matilda Gould & her husband as boarders in Swansea, Wales; I believe that Thomas Sidney Kingdon Marries Helena Beatrice Trezise (a widow or a divorcee with children), nee Phillips b.1868 Bristol, in Barnstaple in 1899; The Kingdon family then emigrate to Canada on separate vessels in 1910 – Thomas on the ‘SS Tunisia’ 15.05.1910 & Helen Beatrice & their 2 children on the ‘SS Laurentic’; In the 1911 Canada Census, Thomas Sidney & Helena Kingdon live in Hamilton, Ontario; I understand that Private #174320 Thomas Kingdon sailed from Liverpool, England on the Canadian forces 5 th Sailing of 1918 for Medically Unfit Soldiers, returning to Canada for Discharge; Thomas Sidney Kingdon died in Hamilton, Ontario on 11.12.1925 of Septic Pneumonia; This Soldier needs more research;

Kingdon, Thomas Wesley; #53209 Private, ‘D’ Company, Otago Infantry Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, WW1;Notes: This is Thomas Wesley Kingdon born 30.07.1896 in Gore, Southland, commonly known as Wes Kingdon; He was the son of Arthur Henry Kingdon, a Farmer b.1863 & Elizabeth Falconer, who Married in 1894; Prior to WW1 Service Thomas Wesley lived with his parents in Gore & was involved in Farming; This soldier enlisted in in the Otago Infantry in 1917 & embarked for Devonport in England from Wellington, New Zealand on 12.06.1917 on board the ‘HMNZT 87 Tahiti’, with the 1st Draft of the 27th Reinforcements, New Zealand Expeditionary Force; He served in France where he was wounded on 09.10.1918 & subsequently invalided back to England for treatment; He remained in an English Hospital until being transferred back to New Zealand with #231 Draft onboard the Hospital Ship ‘Maheno’ in 1919, arriving home on 20.04.1919; He then began his recovery at the local hospital in Gore, Southlands before returning to Farming; From then until 1938 he was recorded as being a Farmer in Gore, Mataura before marrying a Mary Simpson ?? in ??; In1946 & 1949 they were still Farming in Gore but residing at #3, Howard Street; In 1957, 1963 & 1969 they were still at the same address but Thomas Wesley Kingdon was a Storeman; By the year 1972 & 1978 he had Retired but they continued to live at #3, Howard Street, Gore, Wallace, Southlands; In 1981 Thomas Wesley & Mary Simpson Kingdon lived at #30, Main Street, Gore; I did not research further;

Kingdon, Tom; #3259 Royal Marine Artillery, Short Service, (#RMA/3259/S); ADM 159/101;Notes: In the Spring 1919 Absent Voters List for Devon, South Molton District, Parish of Morchard Bishop there is reference #5558 to a Kingdon, Tom – Rudge Rewe (No service details given); Following research this is obviously Tom Kingdon born 1st Q 1899 Crediton 5b.364 (Morchard Bishop); He was the son of Charles Kingdon, a Farmer b.1864 Colebrooke, Devon & Alice Sarah Fish, from Brompton Ralph in Somerset, who married in 1891 in Islington, London; In the 1901 & the 1911 Censuses he lived with his Parents at Rudge Rewe Farm, Morchard Bishop, Devon; Tom Kingdon enlisted in the Royal Marine Artillery, Short Service, on 14.06.1918; Tom Kingdon Married Dorothy Annie Ellicott, b.1890 St Mary Church, Devon, in Crediton in 1925, Children Marjorie Ethel b.1926 Morchard Bishop & John Sylvanus b.1927 Morchard Bishop; After emigrating to Canada on the ‘SS Aurania’ on 26.05.1928, Tom Kingdon lives at #368, Edmonton Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; (Tom’s Wife Dorothy Annie Kingdon & Children, as immigrants, plus Tom’s Mother, Alice Sarah Kingdon now a Widow, travel to Canada on the ‘SS Aurania’ on the 18.05.1929,); (This man is part of the Coldridge Kingdon family line, see the Kingdon Book 1932); I can find no Medals card for this man & presume that he joined the War very late on & did not serve overseas, however later research of ADM 171/169 indicates award of the British War Medal; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Charles S (Charles Sylvanus Kingdon): Royal Garrison Artillery No: 65306 Rank: Corporal 1914-1920 WO 372/11);

Kingdon, Tom: Royal Defence Corps No: 7970 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11;Kingdon Tom: Royal Marines; ADM 157/658/974;Notes: This is Tom Kingdon born 1863 Dulverton, son of Jacob Kingdon b.1836 Kings Brompton & Maria from Dulverton; In 1871 & 1881 Tom Kingdon lived with his parents in Dulverton, Somerset; The ADM 157 Records indicate that this Tom Kingdom, born 1863 in Somerset, was Attested in 1882 for Service with the Royal Marines at the age of 19; He was also Discharged in 1883 as paid 10 Pounds; Tom Kingdon Married Louisa Gardener from Corsham, Wiltshire on 28.06.1888 in Chippenham, Wiltshire; In 1891 they lived in Ystradyfodwg, Glamorgan, Wales next door to widowed Grandfather Jacob Kingdon; In 1901 they lived back in Dulverton, Somerset, Tom was a Mason’s Labourer in the Summer & a Tree Feller in the Winter; Tom Kingdon enlisted in the Royal Defence Corps on 01.02.1915 aged 30 Years & was discharged on 19.09.1918; He also joined as #20664 with the Somerset Light Infantry at the time of Enlistment; Having suffered a Rupture/Hernia in service as a Storeman at Tidworth, he was issued a truss & allotted to Tree Felling Duties after his injury. In total he served for 3 Years & 231 Days; He was awarded a Pension/Gratuity for his injury; Private Tom Kingdon was Discharged on 19.09.1918 under King’s Regulations Para 392 (xvi) for Sickness at the age of 55 years & it is recorded that he never served overseas; Awarded the Silver War Badge #B12952; Medals Card on file; (His son, Luther John Kingdon also served in WW1);SEE ALSO Father of Kingdon, Luther J: Wiltshire Regiment No: 25466 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11 - Father of Kingdon, John Luther: Royal Army Service Corps No: M/410958 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11

VKINGDON – CAMPAIGN MEDALS & MILITARY SERVICE

Kingdon, Victor P: Royal Army Medical Corps No: 114598 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: This is Victor Percy Kingdon born 24.05.1900 in Huntsham, Devon & baptised there on 01.07.1900, the son of John Kingdon, a Domestic Gardener b.1870 Bishops Nympton & Mary Anna Didham, b.1862 Colyton, Devon, who married in Somerset in 1892; (BDM records has Victor Percy Kingdom); In 1901 Victor Percy Kingdon lived with his parents in Rectory Lodge, Huntsham, Devon, his Father is a Gardener; In the 1911 Census Victor Percy is aged 10 & lived with his parents at Gadbridge, Thurlbeere, Taunton, Somerset, his Father is a Farm Labourer; There is no indication of when Victor Percy Kingdon enlisted in the Army for WW1 Service; Victor Percy Kingdon Married Hilda Littlejohns in Taunton in 1926, (probably b.07.12.1901 in Taunton, Somerset); I believe that Victor Percy Kingdon Died in May 1985 in Yeovil, Somerset Aged 85; Medals Card on file; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Alfred John Walter: Leicestershire Regiment No: 235220 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11who also served in WW1);Further Information: There are further records for a Victor Percy Kingdon which do not logically link with this person, however, I have recorded them here as they may be relevant; I also researched every birth record for a 5 year period in Devon looking for any other Victor Percy Kingdon or Kingdom, but to no avail: Could this RAMC Soldier also have served with the RN Reserve? It seems strange to me also that Victor Percy & Hilda Kingdon did not have any children until 1935 despite having been married in 1926? Was he serving away with the Merchant Navy?Kingdon, Victor Percy: Merchant Seaman, Navy, #DA20499; BT 377/7/68220;Notes: Birth given as 01.01.1900 Near Bampton in Devon; Service (??) Date range 01.01.1908 – 31.12.1955;Kingdon, Victor Percy: Merchant Seaman, Navy, #SBD634; BT 377/7/100793;Notes: No other information but a Date range of 01.01.1908 – 31.12.1955;Kingdon, Victor Percy: Royal Naval Reserve, Deck Boy, #634/SBD – Notes: No other information; ADM 171/122 records the issue of WW1 Medals, Victory & British War Medals;No resolution found;

Kingdon, Victor W: Gloucestershire Regiment No: 4352 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: #4352 Gloucester Regiment denotes enlistment between 24.01.1894 & 13.08.1895; This Soldier also served as an Air Mechanic, Class III Rigger with #103 Squadron Royal Air force HQ, Ground Staff in France in 1918; Further research revealed that he was #405280 Kingdon V. W. who enlisted in the Muster of the Royal Air force on Transfer from the Army on 01.06.1915 as his Royal Air Force number block suggests; Following on, I now believe that this is actually William Victor Kingdon born 1894 in Barton Regis, Gloucestershire as we can find no records for a Victor W Kingdon other than his Military one. I understand that he was generally known as Victor Kingdon; He was the son of William J. Kingdon, a Cabinet Maker b.1871 in St James, Bristol & Louisa Nicholson from Bedminster who Married in 1892 in Barton Regis, Gloucestershire; In 1901 William (B) Kingdon aged 7 lived with his parents in #17, Unity Street, Bristol & at the same address in the 1911 Census where William is now a 17 year old Cabinet Maker (Furniture) just like his Father; William Victor Kingdon died in 1926 in Bristol Aged 32; Medals Card on file for the British War & Victory Medals; I did not research any further;

WKINGDON – CAMPAIGN MEDALS & MILITARY SERVICE

Kingdon, W: #3158, Private, 1st Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment;Notes: The 1st Battalion South Staffords served in South Africa from 1900 & were mostly involved in minor skirmishes with the Boers, returning to England in 1904; There are Medal Rolls for Private W. Kingdon for service in South Africa in the Boer War; One is dated 30.06.1903 & the other dated 14.09.1903 in Harrismith O.R.C; Medals awarded were: King’s South Africa; Queen’s South Africa; Clasps South Africa 1901 & 1902; Clasps Transvaal; Insufficient information to identify this soldier;

Kingdom, W: Royal Marines Bn. RN Div., Marine Light Infantry, #PO/1887(S), Rank: Private; - Died of Sickness in WW1 - Private W KINGDOM, PO/1887(S), Royal Marines Battalion Royal Naval Division, Royal Marine Light Infantry who died age 22 on 18 th September 1918; Son of Eva and Cornelius Hocker (Stepfather), Native of Liskeard, Cornwall; Remembered with honour Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport in France; Transferred from the Kingdom List;Notes: This soldier appears to have died from illness and not from enemy action, this cemetery was also used for soldiers who died at one of the nearby General Hospitals in Le Treport; His Ancestry WW1 Death record says that he died from disease and that his grave is unknown or not recorded, his Mother is recorded as Eva Hocker, #2, Pound Street, Liskeard, Cornwall; Another Record states that he died of Dysentery in the 16 th

General Hospital in Le Treport, death was due to privation & exposure while on active service! (This record also has this information: 2nd RM Bn. Draft for BEF 19/5/17, Invalided to UK (undated, sick); 2nd RM Bn. Draft for BEF 3/4/18-18/9/18 DD.; And the following: Notes: CWGC = W. Kingdom, RM Bn.; ADM/159 = William John Yendell Kingdon; Papers misfiled in back of ADM/157/2734 (W-Y 1918), signature reads "Kingdon"; GRO & ADM/242 = William J.Y. Kingdon, 2nd RM Bn.; Mother, Eva Hocker, 2 Pound St., Liskeard, Cornwall); This is actually William John Yendall Kingdon born in Launceston, Cornwall on 15.11.1896; He is the son of Thomas Kingdon, a Blacksmith born 1867 in Polbathick, Cornwall, & Eva Jane Carne, b.05.10.1867 in Doddycross, Menheniot, Cornwall, who Married in Liskeard, Cornwall on 24.12.1889; In the 1901 Willie Kingdon lives with his Mother Eva J. Kingdon in Menheniot in Cornwall in 1901 Census; (I am assuming that his Father was away from home)? In the 1911 Census William Kingdon is aged 14 & living with his Mother Eva Kingdon in Higher Lux Street, Liskeard, Cornwall, & working as a Bakehouse Boy in a Bakery; (I am assuming that his Father was away from home)? (William Kingdon’s Father must have died or abandoned the family, post 1911 & pre 1917, as his Mother remarried in 1917 in Liskeard, Cornwall to Cornelius Hocker, a widower & granite polisher, & lived in Cornwall, I understand that she died on 15.02.1931 in Cornwall); A further search of Royal Marine Records confirms that this should be William John Yendell Kingdon, #1887 who enlisted in the Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth division – Short Service, on 12 th February 1917; This record gives his Birth Date as 22nd August 1896 – ADM 159/206 reference; I originally found no Medals Card on record but having searched further, ADM 171/169 records that he was awarded the Victory & British war Medals; (William John Yendall Kingdon’s elder brother Claude Carne Kingdon served in WW1 also, as #178198 in the Machine Gun Corps);

Kingdon, W A: Soldiers Christian Association 1914-1920 WO 372/23; WW1 period;Notes: This is the Military Auxiliary of the YMCA; This is Winifred Adams Kingdon whose name appears on the Absent Voters List for #21, Yew Tree Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire for 1918 & again in 1919; Her credentials are indicated as A.I.B.D. which probably stands for Australian Infantry Base Depot which was situated in Rouelles, near Le Havre, France; She is recorded as being an absent voter with a Elizabeth Frances Kingdon of the same address; Winifred Adams Kingdon obviously came from a wealthy family as in the 1911 Census she is aged 36 & living with her Widowed Mother & 3 other spinster sisters, all on ‘Private Means’, at The Croft, St Annes Road, Eastbourne, Sussex; (This family originates from the Cory Kingdon, Holsworthy, Devon line); Winifred Adams Kingdon was born in Spondon, Derbyshire in 1874, she is the daughter of Godfrey Kingdon, a Clergyman b.1838 in Poughill, Cornwall & Frances Adams, b.1833 in Nottingham, 1863 in Radford, Nottinghamshire; In the 1881 Census Winifred A Kingdon is aged 6 & lives with her parents, who were absent on the census date, at the St Mary’s Church Vicarage, Spondon, Derbyshire; In the 1891 Census her Father was the Vicar of Taunton St James in Somerset & Winifred A Kingdon lived with her parents at Salisbury House, Taunton St Mary Magdalene Within, Somerset; In the 1901 Census she is living with her parents at Witherley Rectory in Leicestershire; In 1935 & in 1939 Winifred Adams Kingdon lived with her spinster sisters at #13, Yew Tree Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire; Winifred Adams Kingdon Died a Spinster Aged 75 on 01.03.1950 at Penlee, Landscore Road, Teignmouth, Devon; There is no MIC Card but this name appears in the UK Medals & Awards Archives for WW1; (She was the Sister of Kingdon, Elizabeth Frances: Soldiers Christian Association 1914 -1920, WO 372/23);

Kingdon, W. J.: #4420, Private, 1st Battalion Prince Albert’s Somerset Light Infantry, India 1890’s; WO 100/86;Notes: I have a Medals roll record for the issue of the 1895 India Medal & Clasps dated 16.09.1898 in Kuldanna for the 1st Battalion, The Prince Albert’s Somerset Light Infantry, for a Private W. J. Kingdon #4420, however, the W has been crossed out but unfortunately the replacement letter is not clear? This Soldier probably enlisted between 18.03.1895 & 09.06.1896 according to his Regimental number of #4420; Prince Albert’s Somerset Light Infantry served in India from 1893 to 1908 & then in England from 1908 to 1914; Awarded the 1885 India Medal & the 1897-1898 Punjab Clasp for service with the Punjab Command; Insufficient information to identify further;Further Notes: It is possible that this Soldier may very well be John Kingdon, a Private in the 1st Battalion, Prince Albert’s Somerset Light Infantry, who at the age of 24, (born 1776), Died & was Buried in Murree Gullies on 28.05.1900 in Bengal, (see British Library India Office Ref. N/1/283 f.129);

Kingdon, W. M: #2939, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force; - Died in WW1 – 26.09.1917 CWGC - Private W M KINGDON #2939, 51st Battalion, 7th Reinforcement, Australian Infantry, Australian Imperial Force who died on 26th September 1917; Remembered with honour OOSTTAVERNE WOOD CEMETERY in Belgium; Notes: There are more records for this soldier in the Australian Military Files; This is #2939 Private William Matthew Kingdom who was the subject of the Australian Red Cross Society Wounded & Missing Enquiry Bureau for the 1914-18 War; There are numerous enquiry correspondences which would indicate that ‘Billy’ Kingdon was wounded in the leg at Polygon Wood in September 1917 & whilst being carried on a stretcher from the front line was killed by a shell & that he was buried where he fell between Polygon Wood & Zonnebeke;Detailed Military Records have this man as William Matthew Kingdom born 1896 in Carlton, Victoria, Australia; This soldier enlisted on 13.06.1916, aged 21 years & 2 months & joined for duty on 11.07.1916 in Perth, Australia; He gave his next of kin as his Father, Richard Kingdon & Agnes Clara Byrnes of Woodbridge Terrace, Midland Junction, Western Australia, stating that he had served earlier with the Citizen Force, 88 th

Infantry Unit at home in Perth as #2087 & that his occupation was a Packer; The unit he was assigned to embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia on board HMAT A8 ‘Argylshire’ on 09.11.1916, arriving in Devonport, Plymouth, England on 10.01.1917, with the 7th Reinforcements, 51st Infantry Battalion; William Matthew Kingdom then proceeded to France from Folkestone on 10.04.1917, he was taken on unit strength on 01.05.1917 & was Killed in Action on 26.09.1917; This soldier’s family were awarded a pension of 40 Australian Shillings per fortnight as compensation for the loss of their son; William Matthew Kingdon’s body was exhumed from his battle burial location in 1928 & interred in Oosttaverne Wood Military Cemetery in Belgium; Medals awarded, 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals sent to his Father in 1922; (He was the Brother of Richard Vincent Kingdon, #16357, Australian Army Service Corps);

Kingdon, W L: Army Service Corps No: MS/4249 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11SEE ALSO: Kingdom, William L: Army Service Corps No: MS/4249 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO372/11Notes: This is William Llewellyn Kingdom born 4th Q 1892 Oakford/Tiverton; Private in the Army Service Corps (Mechanical Transport) #4249, the MS/ prefix denotes service as Mechanical Specials; I believe that he served from 23.09.1914; Son of William Kingdom b.1861/3 Oakford & Catherine Emily Dyer b.1864 Swindon, Wiltshire, who married in Tiverton in 1891; They lived in Tiverton in 1901, William was an Innkeeper; William Llewellyn lived with parents in #64, Bampton Street, Tiverton, in 1901; In 1911 William Llewellyn lived with his parents at the Castle Inn, Bampton, he was a Motorists Attendant; William Llewellyn Kingdon Marries Bertha Maud Luscombe from Penzance on 14.11.1917 in Tiverton; 2x Medals Cards on file; (Brother of Percy Arthur Kingdom b.1899 Tiverton who served in WW1 & Horace Donald Kingdon b.1896 Stoodleigh who Served in WW1 & Died in France on 06.05.1917; All 3 Brothers are recorded & remembered on the Bampton Memorial Roll in Devon);

Kingdon, Walter: Sergeant, Royal Horse Artillery, India;Notes: This is Walter Kingdon born in 1852 in West Monkton, Somerset, he is the son of John Kingdon b.1827, a Railway Labourer, in North Petherton, Somerset & Sarah Rice? from Cheriton Fitzpaine who married in 1850 in Taunton; In 1861 Walter Kingdon is aged 9 years & lives with his parents at Heathfield Leach Cottages in West Monkton; I seem to have lost this man until I discovered a Marriage record for Bengal, India in 1881; Subsequently, it would appear that Walter Kingdon joined the Royal Horse Artillery pre 1881 & was posted to India; Walter Kingdon Married Sarah A. Gardiner from Canterbury, Kent in 1881 in Bengal, India, volume 175, folio 138 in the Bengal Marriage Index; His wife may well have been a Widow as her name is recorded as Bull nee Gardiner in the records; Further research of WO 69/72/215 supports this marriage data with a record indicating Walter Kingdon of ‘C’ Brigade, Royal horse Artillery, Married Sarah Ann Bull on 16.02.1881 at Peshawar, Archdeaconry of Lahore, India; In 1891 Census this family were living in the District Grand Depot Barracks in Woolwich Arsenal; This soldier probably had a Chelsea Pension awarded before he died; I believe that Walter Kingdon Died in Lambeth in 1896 Aged 44; His widow then lived in #23, Tenison Street, Lambeth as a Charwoman in 1901 Census; In 1911 She lived with 2 of her sons & a daughter at #27, New Street, Kennington, London & was a Cleaner at the House of Commons (the records indicate that she had had 8 children but only 3 of them were still living at that time although this may well not be totally correct because I believe that she had another son Walter George Kingdon born 1890 in Woolwich who was serving in the Army since 1907); (Sergeant Walter Kingdon was the Father of Kingdon, Walter G: Royal Field Artillery No: 47379 Rank: Sergeant 1914-1920 WO 372/11 SEE ALSO Kingdom, W G: Royal Field Artillery No: 47379 Rank: Driver 1914-1920 WO 372/11); (Also the Father of #464504 Private Harry Kingdon, ‘C’ Company, Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force, #439435a & 439435b);

Kingdon, Walter F: London Regiment No: 555062 Rank: Rifleman 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: I would suggest that this is very likely Walter Harold Kingdon born 29.12.1897 in Forest Hill, Lewisham, London; I believe that the 16th Battalion was generally made up of Lewisham men & there does not appear to be any other suitable Kingdon or Kingdom candidate born in that period with the name Walter F Kingdon? He was the son of George Kingdon, a Butcher b.1861 Silverton & Emily Harriett Norris from Forest Hill, London, who married on 14.06.1886 in Silverton, Devon; In the 1901 Census Harold Walter Kingdon lives with his parents at #25, Dalmain Road, Lewisham, London, he is aged 3; In the 1911 Census Walter Kingdon is aged 13 & is a Schoolboy, living with his parents at #40, Dalmain Road in Lewisham; The Medals MIC Records card has Walter F. Kingdon serving with the 16 th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (Queen’s Westminster Rifles), his number denotes that he enlisted between 04.12.1916 & 01.01.1917; This was a Territorial Force; Further research records that he Enlisted on 07.06.1916 & served overseas at some point in his service, therefore his Regimental Number would have been issued when renumbering occurred in 1917, but I have no idea whether he served with the 1/16 th or the 2/16th? The 1/16th

Battalion served in the Somme in 1916, in Arras in 1917 & again in the Somme in 1918; The 2/16 th Battalion served in Ireland & Salonika in 1916 & then in Egypt from July 1917; This unit left Egypt for France in June 1918; I believe that Rifleman Walter F Kingdon probably served with the 1/16 th Battalion; There is also the issue of a Silver War Badge 3476969 being issued for this soldier, indicated that he was Discharged on 22.04.1919 under King’s Regulations Para 392 (xvi) for Sickness at the age of 20; I believe that Walter Harold Kingdon Married Edith Maud Batchelor, (b.20.09.1899 Greenwich) on 19.04.1924 in St Pauls, Greenwich, Kent; I understand that Walter Harold Kingdon died in Bath in Somerset in 1986 Aged 88; Awarded the Silver War Badge #476969; No Medals issued but Card on file; May be the Brother of Kingdon, Frederick George: - Died in WW1- #22491, 16th Waikato Coy. 1st Battalion, Auckland Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force; Needs more research to be certain of identity;

Kingdon, Walter: Somerset Light Infantry No: 11358 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: This is Prince Albert’s Somerset Light Infantry since 1912; Walter Kingdon also served with the Labour Corps as #246703; Served in France from 02.05.1915; Transferred to Class Z Reserve on 27.03.1919; Medals Card on file; (Insufficient information to identify properly);

Kingdon, Walter G: Royal Field Artillery No: 47379 Rank: Sergeant 1914-1920 WO 372/11SEE ALSO Kingdom, W G: Royal Field Artillery No: 47379 Rank: Driver 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: This is Walter George Kingdon born in 4th Q 1890 in Woolwich, Greater London, Kent, son of Walter Kingdon b.1852 in West Monkton, Somerset & Sarah A. Gardiner from Canterbury, Kent; They Married in 1881 in Bengal, India, volume 175 folio 138 – she must have been a Widow because her name is recorded as Bull nee Gardiner in the Bengal Marriage Index; In his records he gives his next of kin as his Widowed Mother Sarah Kingdon #23, Tennison Street, Lambeth, Brothers Francis Henry & John Albert Kingdon, who he lived with in 1901 Census; His Father was Sergeant Walter Kingdon of the Royal Horse Artillery serving at the District Grand Depot Barracks in Woolwich Arsenal in 1891 with his family also, including Walter George Kingdon aged 6 months; A recently provided London Schools Record reveals that Walter Kingdon was born on 18.09.1890 & attended St John & All Saints School in Lambeth on 07.01.1895 aged 4 years; His address is recorded as #23, Tennison Street, Lambeth; Walter Kingdon left this school on 20.12.1897 when he was transferred to the Boys School; His Father died in 1896 in Lambeth; (His Mother & Brother John Albert were Cleaners in the House of Commons in 1911 Census); Driver W.G. Kingdom, served with 29th Brigade Royal Field Artillery, probably enlisted for WW1 on 23.08.1914; Sergeant Walter G Kingdon, served with the Royal Field Artillery; there are two Medals Card Records on file;Service Records & Pension Records for Walter George Kingdon – had already been serving with 7th

Battalion Rifle Brigade Militia at time of enlistment, he was 18 years old and a Porter by trade; He enlisted into the Army on 04.07.1907 in London, he is recorded as having a number of tattoos; He contracted Gonorrhea in 1910 & spent 89 days in hospital; His first transfer to the Reserve was from 181 st Battery Royal Field Artillery on the expiration of his period of Army Service on 03.07.1913 having served for 6 years; His conduct was very good & he was accustomed to the care of horses; He is noted as having been a Carter previously; He gave his intended address as #27, New Street, Kennington, London; In one record sheet there is reference to a W.G. Kingdon #45379 & not #47379? At some stage he suffered from Trench Nephritis on his face & loins in 1915 & spent 81 days in hospital in Bagthorpe, Nottingham; I believe that he re-signed between 12.09.1913 & 03.07.1914 for further Reserve/War service; He was promoted to Sergeant in 1917; He appears to have been demobilised on 24.02.1919 having served a total of 11 Years & 235 Days; I believe that Walter George Kingdon died in Elham, Kent in 1936 Aged 45; (His Father served with the Royal Horse Artillery in the 1890’s, Sergeant Walter Kingdon b.1852 in West Monkton, Somerset); (Also the Brother of #464504 Private Harry Kingdon, ‘C’ Company, Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force, #439435a & 439435b);

Kingdon, Walter Henry: #K22413, Stoker 1st Class, Royal Navy; ADM 188/911;Notes: Royal Navy Records have Walter Henry Kingdon, #K22413, born 25.01.1896 in Bexley Heath, Kent, serving in WW1; At the end of the War he was probably serving on ‘HMS Gibraltar’ which was a Destroyer Depot Ship at that time I believe; This is probably Walter Henry Kingdon, who was actually born on 25.01.1899 in Bexley Heath, the son of Benjamin George Kingdon, a Laundry Owner b.1857 in West Monkton, Taunton, Somerset (died in 1901), & Elizabeth Turner from Norton Fitzwarren, Somerset, who Married in late 1884 in Taunton, Somerset; In 1901 Census Walter H Kingdon lives with his parents in Lion Road, Bexley Heath, Kent; In 1911 Census Walter Henry Kingdon Aged 12 living with his Widowed Mother Elizabeth Kingdon, a Laundress, in #61, Lion Road, Bexley Heath, Kent; This Sailor’s official number would indicate enlistment between 01.01.1914 & 31.12.1914 & the prefix ‘K’ would confirm that he was a Stoker; I believe that Walter H Kingdon Married Ether Ivy Bowers (b.11.12.1904) in Yeovil, Somerset in 1924; This Stoker made a career out of the Royal Navy & was still serving on board the Submarine Depot Ship ‘HMS Titania’ in the 1930’s & was issued with his Long Service Medal at Pembroke in April 1936; I understand that Walter Henry Kingdon may have died in Yeovil, Somerset in 1958 Aged 59; Awarded the 1914-15 Star, Victory Medal & British War Medal; ADM records indicate that he received his Royal Navy Long Service & Good Conduct Medal in 1936; (He is probably the Brother of Kingdom, F: Royal Horse Artillery No: 54710 Rank: Driver 1914-1920 WO 372/11 – see also Kingdon, Frederick G T: Royal Horse Artillery No: 54710 Rank: Driver 1914-1920 WO 372/11); (He is probably also the Brother of Ernest John Kingdon #220465 Royal Navy); I did not research any further;

Kingdon, Wilfred: Royal Army Medical Corps Rank: Lieutenant 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Wilfred Kingdon, M.B. was promoted to the rank of temporary Lieutenant on 01.05.1917 with the Army Medical Services; This Officer served in France from 15.04.1918; Promoted to Captain; Medals applied for on 27.01.1922 & sent out on 16.02.1922 to addresses (Crossed out - #48, Penywern Road, Earls Court, London SW5) & c/o Holt Residence, #3, Whitehall Place, London SW1; This could be Wilfred Robert Kingdon born in 1872 in Colyton, Devon, the son of Frederick William Washington Kingdon, a Gentleman & Paper Maker b.1834 in Colyton & Amelia Ann Maunder from Exeter who Married in 1858 in Exeter; In 1881 Census Wilfred Rob Kingdon lived with his parents in London road, Colyton, Devon, & in 1891 Census at Wescotts, South Square, Colyton when Wilfred is 19 years old & a Student of Medicine; Wilfred Robert Kingdon earned his M.B. at Edinburgh on 28.05.1895 & his Bac. Surg. In 1897 at University of Durham; I believe that Wilfred Robert Kingdon, now a Bachelor of Medicine, Married Florence Elizabeth Matilda Meadows from Hammersmith on 12.08.1899 in St Gabriel’s Church, Willesden, Middlesex; In 1901 Wilfred R & Florence E Kingdon were Boarders at #14, Maitland Street Villas in Kentish Town, St Pancras, London, Wilfred was a Physician; I understand from the Divorce proceedings that Wilfred Robert Kingdon violently assaulted his new wife as early as April 1900, threatening to murder her & assaulting her further through 1902 & up until 1904 when he abandoned her; A Divorce Petition was filed 18.07.1905, Divorce Hearing for Wilfred Robert Kingdon’s alleged Adultery & Cruelty was 08.09.1905, Decree Nisi was 19.12.1905 & the Final Decree was issued on 09.07.1906; His ex wife then filed for Maintenance in 1906 but there were no children; In 1911 Census there is a Doctor Wilfred Kingdon living with his Cook at #160, Goldhawk Road, Hammersmith, London but the record says that he is unmarried, I take this to indicate that he was Divorced? The London Gazette Supplement dated 04.01.1921 has Temporary Captain Wilfred Kingdon, M.B. of the Royal Army Medical Corps, Army Medical Services, relinquishing his Commission on 08.12.1920 but retaining the rank of Captain; I understand that Wilfred Kingdon Married Elsie Boucher Elgar in 1925 in Kensington; She was born 02.01.1883 in Lambeth & baptised in Stockwell Green on 26.01.1883; In 1938 Captain Wilfred Kingdon lives at #22, Trebovir Road, London SW5; Wilfred Kingdon appears to have Died on 24.03.1942 in Berkshire at the age of 68, he was living at Wayside, Mossy Vale, Maidenhead, Berkshire at that time; His wife, Elsie Boucher Kingdon Died on 16.06.1962 at the Homeopathic Hospital, Great Ormond Street, Holborn, London, she was living at #71, Warwick Road, Kensington, London at the time & Aged 81; Medals Card on file;

Kingdon, Wilfred G: Machine Gun Corps No: 117646 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: I believe that this is Wilfred George Kingdon born in 1890 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, the son of George Henry Kingdon, a French Polisher, b.1867 in Cardiff & Sarah Ann Connett from Cardiff who married in Cardiff in late 1889; In the 1891 Census Wilfred G Kingdon lives with his parents at #44, Treharris Street, Roath in Cardiff; In 1901 Wilfred G Kingdon lives with his parents in $52, Keppoch Street, Roath, Cardiff; In 1911 Wilfred George Kingdon is aged 20 & is an Upholsterer for a Furniture Dealer, living with his parents at #52, Keppoch Street, Roath, Cardiff, his Father is still a French Polisher working for a Pianoforte Dealer; I understand that this family had a lifelong connection with the Roath Road Church; I think that Wilfred George Kingdon Married Elsie Elizabeth A Sendell, b.16.03.1892 Bridgewater, Somerset, in 1913 in Cardiff; I believe that Wilfred George Kingdon Died in Cardiff in 1967 Aged 76, his wife died in Cardiff Aged 88 in 1980; Medals Card on file; (I believe that he was probably the Brother of Sgt. “Archie” Archibald Kingdon of the Electric Light Company, 2/4th Devonshire, Royal Engineers);

Kingdon, William: No Military Records found but recorded in the Chelsea Pensioner lists;Notes: The Chelsea Pensioners List has reference to a William Kingdon born 1873 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, however, the only male Kingdon born in that period in Wolverhampton is William Kingdon born in 1st Q 1871, but he may well have been named William Alexander Kingdon; This is the son of George Kingdon, a Japanner b.1846 in Norfolk, & Emily Brant from Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, who Married in 1870 in Wolverhampton; In the 1871 Census William is aged 1 month & living with his parents in Alma Street, Wolverhampton; In 1881 Census William Kingdom aged 10 is boarding with a William & Eliza Howell (a Japanner by trade) at #6, Shepherd Street, Wolverhampton; In the 1891 Census William Kingdon is a Groom, working in Wolverhampton; I believe that William alexander Kingdon Married Frances Maud Wilkinson, b.1879, in Wolverhampton in 1899; In the 1901 Census I failed to find William Kingdon but his wife, Frances (Fanny), was visiting with her remarried Mother (Mary Wooley) in Wright Street, Wolverhampton; In the 1911 Census I found William & Frances Kingdon, now working as a Carter for a Railway Company & living at #31, Albion Street, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire; I understand that William A. Kingdon died in Wolverhampton in 1926 Aged 52;

Kingdon, William: Corporal #127185, 302nd Company, Labour Corps;Notes: This Soldier also served with the Royal West Surreys #G/19190 & the Depot Company Royal Fusiliers #G/53428; The G/ prefix indicates a WW1 General Service Enlistment & was also found on various Home Counties’ Regiments’ Service Battalions in WW1; His records indicate that he Enlisted on 10.12.1915 in Walthamstow, London & was placed on the Reserve; He was medically examined at Stratford on 31.05.1916 at the age of 36 years & is an Insurance Clerk living at #6, ?? Park Road, Walthamstow; This is William Kingdon born 1880 in St Luke’s Parish, Islington in London, the son of William Kingdon b.1836 in North Molton & Eliza ?? from Hoxton, London who married in ?? in ??; In 1901 Census William Kingdon is aged 21, a Clerk & is living with his parents in Islington; William Kingdon’s records show that on 11.12.1917, after 2 years & 2 days service, he was considered No Longer Physically Fit for War Service & that he was Discharged under King’s Regulations Para 392 (xvi); I believe that this was due to his having Defective Vision as he was in Edmonton Hospital in October 1917 & I also believe that he may well have been given a pension; His records give his next of kin as Alice Kingdon (Wife) living at #6, ?? Park Road, Walthamstow; Further research indicates that William Kingdon Married Alice Maud Kimpton, from Cawsand, Devon/Cornwall, daughter of a Police Constable, in St Mark’s Church, Islington on 18.06.1902; In 1911 Census William & Alice Kingdon & their family, plus his Widowed Mother Eliza Kingdon all live at #27, Cottenham Road, Walthamstow (Note: Both filled out Census Records for the same address); William & Alice Kingdon have 4 daughters by 1913 – Alice b.18.11.1903 Islington, Ivy b.11.02.1906, Maud b.06.11.1910 & Violet b.11.01.1913; There is no Medals card on file as he served in England only; Needs more research for William pre 1901;

Kingdon, William: Militia Service;Notes: The Militia Service Records for 1806 to 1905 has a William Kingdon born in 1889 in Plymouth on the list; I believe that this is probably William James R. Kingdom, born in 1888 in Plymouth, the son of William Henry Kingdom, a Licensed Boat Proprietor b.1863 Plymouth, & Alice Mary A. Gazzard b.1866 in Plymouth who Married in 1888 in Plymouth; In 1891 & 1901 Census William J. R. Kingdom lived with his parents at #11, Hoe Gate Road, St Andrews, Plymouth, Devon; In the 1911 Census William Kingdom was Aged 23 & living with his parents at #22, Pier Street, Plymouth & was recorded as being a Yachtsman; William J.R. Kingdom Married Beatrice M. Facey in 1916 in Plymouth; (Son of Kingdon, William: #2204, Private, Royal Marine Light Infantry, Plymouth Division; ADM 159/64); (Brother of Kingdom, Wilfrid Harold; #M25257, Royal Navy, Shipwright Class 2; ADM 188/1068); (Brother of Albert Edward Victor Kingdom, #22079DA, Royal Navy Reserve); This family may need further investigation & research;

Kingdon, William: Private, Royal Marine Light Infantry, Serving in 1871;Notes: This is William Kingdon born ca.1836 in Barnstaple, Devon, according to the 1871 Census but this could just be a reference to the area in which he was born as Barnstaple was the local registration centre; The 1871 Census for Royal Navy Vessels, has records for ‘HMS Cadmus’, at sea with a Private William Kingdon, serving in the RMLI onboard; William Kingdon is recorded as being Married & Aged 35 years, there is no other information; Insufficient information to enable proper identification;Follow Up Notes: There is a Marriage Record in The Asplin Military History Resources taken from the Plymouth Division Royal Marine Marriage Register (ADM 184/52) which records a Marriage for Private William Kingdon of the 75th Company to a Charlotte Chubb on the 22.12.1867; The only record I can find that matches this data is a Marriage for William Kingdon & Charlotte Chubb in 4 th Q 1867 Stoke Damerel 5b.639; It is possible that Charlotte Kingdon (nee Chubb) was born in 1841 in Plympton St Mary, Devon but there is no way of knowing for sure; I failed to find any other information to support this theory?Further Research:The ADM 157/240/293 Folios 293-301 has reference to a William Kingdom, born in Devon, having been Attested for service in the Royal Marines at Plymouth in 1860 at the age of 24 (born 1836); This record also indicates that this Marine was discharged in 1874 as an Invalid; Despite this new information I still failed to locate this person in any other census than 1871; I would suggest that this William Kingdon/Kingdom is the same Royal Marine?

Kingdon, William: #8420, 1st Battery, 6th Field Artillery Brigade, Australian Imperial Force;Notes: There are more records for this soldier in the Australian Military files; This is William Kingdon born on 20.11.1893 in Naracoorte, South Australia, the son of Thomas Augustus Kingdon & Jane (Jennie) Fowler of Port Lincoln, South Australia; William Kingdon enlisted on 01.10.1915 in Adelaide at the age of 22 years, he was a Fireman by trade; he embarked from Australia on 22.11.1915 onboard the ‘HMAT Persic’ from Melbourne, as a Driver with the 18th Battery, 6th Field Artillery Brigade; He served in the Middle East in Tel-el-Kebir in 1916, Transferred to 21st Battery in Ismalia on 09.03.1916 & Embarked for France on 17.03.1916; On 27.01.1917 he was transferred to France & Wounded in Action with a shrapnel wound to the neck & a wound to his foot on 05.10.1917; He was again Wounded in Action by a Gun Shot Wound, again in his foot on 22.07.1918, remained at duty but did spend some time in hospital in Ypres; William Kingdon was Returned to Australia on 27.04.1919 & Discharged on 01.08.1919; I believe that William Kingdon Married Olga Barry in Port Lincoln on 03.09.1921; Awarded 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & The Victory Medal; Could be researched further;

Kingdon, William: Private, #3063, 2nd European Light Infantry, East India Company Army;Notes: There are Bombay Soldiers Records on file from 1858-1860 which refer to #3063 Private William Kingdon serving with the 2nd Battalion of the European Light Infantry in the East India Company’s Army in Bombay; Records indicate that he entered the service in 1859, was a Painter by trade from Taunton in Somerset & enlisted in Cardiff; He was attested on 26.07.1859 & enlisted for a 10 year term; He arrived in Bombay on board the ship “Speedy” on 19.08.1859; I believe that William Kingdon was invalided & embarked for England on 26.01.1863; File references are L/MIL/12/115; Unfortunately I have failed to identify this soldier any further?Further Notes: Following contact in August 2012 with a possible descendant of this family, I would now suggest that this is William Kingdon, a Painter, born in Taunton, Somerset, England on 14.06.1840, (records at St Mary’s Church); I was given a copy of his Birth Certificate which confirms this information; He was born at an address in Taunton High Street & was the son of Richard Kingdon, b.1811, a Carver & Gilder & Maria Fry from Somerset, b.1816, who Married pre 1833 in Somerset; (Research would indicate that William’s Father Richard Kingdon probably died in Lambeth, Surrey around 1865 & that his mother Maria remarried to a Richard Gowen, a 51 year old Widowed Bricklayer in 1867 in Battersea; Please refer to the information above for the period 1840 to 1863; We have now located records for this William Kingdon in the 1841 Census living with his parents in Mary Street, St Mary Magdalene Parish, Taunton Hundred, Somerset; Unfortunately we have not yet found this family in the 1851 Census records; However, in the 1861 Census William’s Parents were living at #3, Bulls Head Court, Newington, Lambeth, Surrey, (William had already enlisted in 1859); I believe that William Kingdon Married Mary Ann Rose, who was probably b.14.06.1854 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, on 06.10.1870 in St Saviours, Southwark, London, England; I failed to locate this family in 1871 Censuses; In 1881 Census William & Mary Ann Kingdon lived in Toronto, Ontario, Canada’ I could not find the Passenger List details for either a ca.1874 trip to Canada, or a ca.1881/2 return to UK trip, but they certainly resided in Canada between 1876 & 1881 as they have children born in Ontario; They also have a son born in Battersea, London in 1882; The remainder of their children were born in Cardiff, Wales; In 1891 Census William & Mary Ann Kingdon had returned to UK & were living at #4, Crofts Street, Roath, Cardiff, Wales, & they were also at this same address in the 1901 Census; I understand that William Kingdon then took his whole family back to Canada in December 1905 on board the ‘SS Virginian’, some of his children following later in 1906 & some remaining in Wales & England; William Kingdon then sailed back to England alone from Montreal on 27.08.1906 on the ‘SS Dominion’; Then I found William Kingdon traveling back to Saint John, New Brunswick on the ‘SS Empress of Britain’ in December 1906 with his son Sidney Walter Kingdon, both were working as painters & both marked as Returning Canadians; I have no idea why Sidney Walter & his Father William Kingdon should both travel separately to England in 1906 & then return to Canada together in December but wonder if it was for work or perhaps a family bereavement; In 1911 Canada Census William & Mary Ann Kingdon live in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; I understand that William Kingdon Died on 11.08.1934 & is buried in Prospect Cemetery, his wife Mary Ann Kingdon (nee Rose) Died 21.12.1927 & is also buried in Prospect Cemetery; (He was the Father of Kingdon, Sidney Walter: #8147, Manchester Regiment); (He was the Father of Kingdon, Ernest: Royal Irish Fusiliers No: 13731 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11); (He was also the Father of Gordon William Kingdon, born in 1875 in Toronto, Canada & who seems to have served at some time in UK because there is a Chelsea Pensioner of that name & with the correct birth place on records, who I am also following up); This Family may still need a little more research although a descendant contact has been very helpful in updating this record;

Kingdon (or Kingdom), William: Chelsea Pensioner (No other details)Notes: In 1841 Census there are records for a William Kingdon aged 64 (born 1777), an Army Pensioner, & wife Catherine ?? aged 55 (born 1786 in Ireland), alongwith a daughter Margaret Kingdon aged 22 (born 1819 in Middlesex), living at Woods Building Gardens in St Luke’s, Chelsea, South District; I have since found a Death record for a Catherine Kingdon in Chelsea in 1851 & have assumed this is the wife of William Kingdon; In the 1851 Census for the Woods Building in St Jude, Chelsea, there is a record for a William Kingdom aged 79 (born 1772 in Devonshire) as a Chelsea Pensioner; In my Chelsea Pensioner’s List of records there are 3 possible William Kingdom soldiers from Devon who could be the same person; I found no other records;

Kingdon, William: Royal West Kent Regiment No: TF/241338 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Regimental number prefix TF/ denotes Territorial Force; Private William Kingdon’s name appears on the Roll for soldiers who served with the Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment); Medals Card on file; (Insufficient information to identify any further);

Kingdon, William: Royal Navy, Master At Arms, #200821; ADM 188/348/321;Notes: The ADM 188 records have reference to William Kingdon, born 27.10.1881 in Eastbourne, Sussex, serving as #200821; This official Royal Navy number would indicate enlistment in 1898 as a Seaman; This is William Kingdon born in 1881 in Eastbourne, Sussex, the son of William Hamlin Kingdon, a Carpenter b.1850 in South Molton, Devon & Emily Elizabeth Mears from Shinfield, Berkshire, who Married in 1876 in Strand, London; His Father died in mid 1881 & in the 1891 Census William Kingdon was aged 9 & lived with his widowed Mother, she was a Laundress, at #437 Sea Side Road, Eastbourne, Sussex; I failed to locate William Kingdon in the 1901 Census but believe that he was already serving in the Royal Navy; In 1905 in Portsmouth William Kingdon married an Irish girl from Cork, named Winifred Doris Constance Middleton, probably born in 1884; The ADM 171/62 record has #200821 Ships Carpenter, W. Kingdon serving in the Persian Gulf between 1909 & 1914 on board ‘HMS Odin’; In the 1911 Census William Kingdon is a Ships Corporal serving at ‘Fort Blockhouse’ in Alverstoke, Hampshire, & is recorded as being Married; (This is the same station that Alfred Moule Martin was serving at in 1911); In the 1911 Census Winifred Kingdon & 3 children are recorded incorrectly as ‘Ringdon’, living at #48, Fifth Street, Buckland, Portsmouth; (2 children were born 1906 & 1908 in Selsey bill, Sussex & a third b.1911 in Portsmouth, Hampshire; Selsey bill is a headland on the Sussex/Hampshire border, 2 kids were registered in Westhampnett, Sussex which covered that area); I believe that William Kingdon & Winifred Doris C Middleton were either separated or divorced between 1911 & 1914; William Kingdon was serving onboard ‘HMS Glory in 30.11.1915 as his Persian Gulf Medal clasp was forwarded to him there;Winifred Doris C Middleton then appears to have run off to Australia & married a Royal Navy Boatswain, Alfred Moule Martin in Paddington, New South Wales, Australia in 1914; This British Sailor, previously served in the London Depot from 01.06.1913 until 26.06.1913 & was on loan to the Australian Navy for WW1, serving with them in Sydney from 27.06.1913 until 29.08.1917, before returning to England to serve out of the London Depot; Alfred Moule Martin was born in 1884 in Southwark, London & lived with his parents in Camberwell in 1891 Census; In the 1901 Census Alfred Moule Martin was a 17 year old 1 st Class Boy serving on board the shore based Gunnery Ship ‘HMS Cambridge’ in Devonport; In 1911 Alfred Martin is serving at ‘HMS Excellent’ Gunnery School on Whale Island, Portsmouth as a Seaman, Petty Officer & is recorded as being Single; (This is the same station that William Kingdon was serving at in 1911); However, I can find no records for Winifred Doris Constance Kingdon travelling or sailing to Australia, but I have found a returning English passenger on board the ‘SS Berrima’ sailing from Australia to England for Mrs. Winifred Martin Aged 31 (b.1889?) & a 2 year old daughter Stella Margaret Martin in February 1920, which may be her; I believe that Alfred M Martin Died in Devon in 1943 Aged 59, & that Winifred D C Martin Died in Kent in 1963 Aged 82; Alfred Moule Martin was awarded the WW1 Star, Victory & British War Medals & also paid a Bonus for having served in WW1 with Australian Forces;I believe that William Kingdon lived at #80, Broadway, Sandown in the Isle of Wight & Married his 2 nd Wife, Ethel Kate Gilchrist in 1925 on the Isle of Wight, she was b.1896 in Newport, Isle of Wight; William Kingdon Died on 18.09.1939 at the County Mental Hospital, Whitecroft, Newcroft on the Isle of Wight Aged 58; His wife Ethel Kate Kingdon Died aged 62 in Sandown, IOW in 1959; William Kingdon was awarded the WW1 Star, Victory & British War Medals; He was also awarded the Naval General Service Medal & Persian Gulf clasp for service 1909-1914;

Kingdon, William: Exeter, Devon Militia for 1803, Book 1670;Notes: The Devon: Exeter Militia List for 1803 has reference to a William Kingdon, Surgeon, who served earlier in the Militia but in 1803 was ‘Deleted – Discharged’; No other information;

Kingdon, William: Exeter, Devon Militia for 1803, Book 1670;Notes: The Devon: Exeter Militia List for 1803 has reference to a William Kingdon, Ironmonger, who served in the Militia; The record indicates that he was aged 21 years & was s single man, ‘ Willing to Serve as a Volunteer’; This would appear to be William Kingdon born 25.03.1782 & baptised on 02.04.1782 in Bow/Mint/George’s Meeting House, the son of “Iron Sam’ Kingdon & Jane Kent; (The Kingdon Book – A Second Look published in 1974 has detailed reference to this family);

Kingdon, William: Royal Navy, Warrant Officer, Carpenter, #411 & #415; ADM 196/29 & ADM 196/75;Notes: There are numerous records for this Sailor, which indicate that he held the rank of Carpenter & was aged 21 years old when he first entered the Service. William Kingdon served from 24.05.1823 to 31.12.1854; His date of birth is not shown in the records but the ADM 196/75 listing has his rank as Carpenter, Serving from 25.11.1840 & ADM 196/29 records his rank as Carpenter 1st Class serving since 01.01.1855; There is a Medal roll for the 1834 -1853 South Africa Medal which records Carpenter William Kingdon serving on HMS Castor during the Kaffir Wars, probably in Simons Bay during 1850 to 1853; This is probably William Kingdon born in 1802 or 1803 in Stoke Damerel, the son of Peter Kingdon, b.1765 in St Neot, Cornwall & Mary Williams from Stoke Damerel, who Married in 1791; William Kingdon Married Elizabeth Pengelley b.1809 in Devonport, in Stoke Damerel on 02.06.1830; I find William Kingdon in the 1841 Census with his wife & family, serving with the Royal Navy at that time & living in Temple Street, Portsea Town, Portsmouth, Hampshire; In the 1851 Census William is recorded as being a Warrant Officer at Sea (serving on HMS Castor) & his wife & family live at #12, Ross Street, Stoke Damerel; In 1861 Census William & his wife & family live at #4 Market Street in Stoke Damerel, William is still a Carpenter in the Royal Navy; In 1871 William Kingdon is aged 67 & a Pensioned Warrant Officer Royal Navy, living in Herbert Place, Stoke Damerel; In 1881 William & Elizabeth Kingdon live at #18, Ross Street, Stoke Damerel; William Kingdon dies in Stoke Damerel in 1888 Aged 84 & his Wife Elizabeth the following year in 1889 at the age of 80; Awarded the South Africa Medal for 1850 -1853; Further Notes: Having continued with my Kingdon & Kingdom families’ military service researches I have concluded that the following record also refers to this same Royal Navy Sailor; (This Naval Carpenter may have been awarded a Superannuated Carpenter’s Pension of 25 pounds per year on 28.12.1884);Kingdom, William: Royal Navy, Carpenter’s Crew, 1793-1840;Notes: I originally had very little information on this Royal Navy man but he was serving onboard ‘HMS Asia’ at the Battle of Navarino in the Ionian Sea on 20.10.1827, as a Carpenter’s Crew; Unfortunately there was no other information against his name? I now believe that this is William Kingdon b.1802/03 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, who served as Warrant Officer, Carpenter, #411 & #415 Royal Navy; I understand that he also served as ships #3 Carpenter Crew with ‘HMS Monarch’ in the Baltic & that his medals were issued to him via ‘HMS Royal William’ on 18.03.1857; He was awarded the Naval General Service Medal for service on HMS Asia, Navarino U/1257; Awarded the Baltic Medal; (He was the Father of Kingdon, Edwin Peter Pengelley: Royal Navy Volunteer #27890A & Royal Navy #63488; & Grandfather of Kingdom, Albert Edwin: Royal Garrison Artillery No: 213501 Rank: Gunner who served in WW1 in the Army);

Kingdon, William: #2204, Private, Royal Marine Light Infantry, Plymouth Division; ADM 159/64;Notes: This is probably William Kingdom born in 1861 in Plymouth, the son of William Henry Kingdom, a Master Boatman & Boat Proprietor, b.1827 in Plymouth, & Emma Menhinnich from Cornwall who Married in 1853 in Plymouth; (There is however, some discrepancies in my records for this man – he may have been born as William Henry Kingdom or William John Kingdom; The Royal Marine Records have his date of birth as 09.09.1861 but there are no Kingdom or Kingdon children born in the Plymouth area during that period? However, I have concluded that this is probably the correct person as follows; In 1871 Census William Kingdon is Aged 10 years & lives with his parents at #8, Hoe Gate Place, Plymouth St Andrews; In the 1881 Census William Kingdon is aged 19 & lives with his parents still at the same address in Plymouth, he is a Waterman like his Father, (his Father’s wife in this census is recorded as Charlotte A Kingdon from Falmouth in Cornwall & his parents ages do not compute with earlier records? Further research indicates that his Mother Emma Kingdom died in 1876 aged 50 & that his Father William Henry Kingdom Married again in 1878 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, to a Charlotte Ann Doney, however, her maiden name was Charlotte Ann White & she had been previously Married to Thomas Doney, a Warder in Plymouth Charles & I believe that he had died in 1875 in Plymouth too); According to the Royal Marine records, William Kingdon Enlisted in the Plymouth Division of the RMLI on 09.08.1881; William Henry Kingdom Married Alice Mary Ann Gazzard, b.1866 Plymouth, in Plymouth in 1888 & in the 1891 Census they lived at #11, Hoe Gate Place in Plymouth; William Henry Kingdom is now a licensed boat owner; In 1901 William & Alice Kingdom still live at #11, Hoe Gate Place, Plymouth; In 1911 William & Alice Kingdom live at #22, Pier street, Plymouth; (He was the Father of Kingdom, Wilfrid Harold; #M25257, Royal Navy, Shipwright Class 2; ADM 188/1068); (Father of Albert Edward Victor Kingdom, #22079DA, Royal Navy Reserve); (His other son William James R. Kingdom probably served with the Militia in Plymouth); This family may need further investigation & research;

Kingdon, William: Wiltshire Regiment No: 203121 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Initially enlisted as #4655 Devonshire Regiment; Also served as #662682 in the Labour Corps & #203059 4th Reserve Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment, & 2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regiment & #136461 RAMC; This is William ‘Willie’ Kingdon born & baptised South Molton 05.03.1881, the son of Thomas Kingdon b.1847 South Molton & Anne Heriford from Meshaw who Married on 29.04.1873 in South Molton; In the 1881 Census William Kingdon is aged 1 month & living with his parents at #89, East street, South Molton, Devon; Willie Kingdon continued to live in East Street, South Molton at #82 with his parents in 1891 & 1901; Willie was a Coach Builder & Journeyman Wheelwright; He married Emily Adelaide Thorne on 22.12.1902 in South Molton & lived at #22, North Street, South Molton in 1911 Census; William Kingdon enlisted on a Short Service basis for the duration of the War on 09.12.1915 aged 35 years & 9 months but may not have been called up until 15.06.1916 as he was placed on the Army Reserve list before being posted to the Devonshire Regiment; He served at Home from 15.06.1916 until 25.06.1917 & was then sent to France until 11.10.1917, transferred to the 4th Reserve Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment & then posted to the 2nd Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment, serving with them in France before returning home on 18.12.1917; He also appears to have been attested with them as #203059; He suffered with some mild disability, (general weakness & weight loss) as he was hospitalised from 12.10.1917 to 07.12.1917 & was eventually transferred to the RAMC on 08.02.1918 but there is some confusion with his military & pension records here? He was transferred to the Labour Corps on 09.10.1918 with the 448th Agricultural Company; He is recorded on the 1919 Absent Voters List for South Molton at reference 4666 but there are no service details given; I believe that he was demobilised on 19.04.1919; Willie Kingdon Died 08.01.1964 in South Molton; Medals Card on file; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Fred: Devonshire Regiment No: 23938 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11);

Kingdon, William: Private, #9532 West Riding Regiment;Notes: This is William Kingdon born 1888 in Enfield, London, Middlesex, the son of Alfred Kingdon b.?? in ?? & ?? from ?? who Married in ?? in ??; William Kingdon (Kingdom) was aged 19 years & 8 months when he first Attested for the 3rd West Riding Regiment Special Reserve in Bradford on 19.09.1908 for 6 years service, he was recorded as #9206; He served with the Special Reserve for a total of 93 days until 20.12.1908; William Kingdon then Enlisted in the Regular Army for a Short Service career, 7 years with the Colours & 5 years Reserve, with the West Riding Regiment/Corps on 20th December 1908 in Halifax; He was aged 19 years & 11 months old, a Groom by trade, having worked for a Horse Trader in Leeds for 3 years, & declared that he was already serving in the Reserve in 3rd Battalion, West Riding Regiment; His next of kin was his Father Alfred Kingdon of #3, Warwick Place, Leeds, Yorkshire & his brother, Ernest Kingdon who was serving on HMS Victory’ at the time; In January 1909, whilst serving with the 2 nd Battalion, he went Absent in Tidworth & was placed in detention prior to his District Court Martial on 21.01.1909; He was sent to detention for 14 days on 27.01.1909 & returned to duty on 10.02.1909, however he had tried to cut his throat on 02.02.1909 whilst in detention; By the 1st of April 1909 he was found to be medically unfit for further service due to ‘Delusional Insanity’ & subsequently Discharged after only a further 102 days service; At discharge he gave an address in St Albans, Middlesex but this is unreadable on his file; I believe that he tried to cut his throat on 02.02.1909 although the wound was rather superficial & that a Court of Inquiry was held on 25.02.1909 at Victoria Barracks, Portsmouth; (He was the Brother of Ernest Kingdon who served on ‘HMS Victory’ in 1908/09?); For some reason I cannot locate any of this man’s family? Needs more research?

Kingdon, William: Devonshire Regiment No: 5215 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Enlistment dates for a soldier with this regimental number #5215 were between 05.01.1896 & 04.01.1899; Also served as #268191 with the Devonshire Regiment; Territorial Force Medal 1421 was issued, indicating service with the territorial force prior to 30.09.1914 & to have served in an operational theatre outside of UK between 05.08.1914 & 11.11.1918; Medals Card on file; (Insufficient information to identify further); Further research of Colonel Flick’s Diary for the 6 th Battalion the Devonshire Regiment reveals records for Private W. Kingdom #268191, serving with ‘A’ Company;Further research of the Absent Voters List for 1919 reveals that this is probably William D. Kingdon, a Private with the 1st/6th Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment who were serving in Mesopotamia & did not return home until August 1919; The address given in 1919 was #62, Westbridge Cottages, Tavistock, Devon, which has helped identify him; William Daniel K. Kingdon born in 1893 in Tavistock, Devon, the son of Edward Andrews Kingdon, an Iron Moulder, b.1867 in Tavistock & Elizabeth Jane Lucas b.1870 in St Ives, Cornwall who married in 1889 in Tavistock; In 1901 Census William is aged 8 & lives with his parents at #5, Madge Hill, Tavistock; In 1911 Census William Kingdon is aged 18 & is a Domestic Gardener living with his parents at #62, West Bridge Cottages, Tavistock, Devon; I believe that William D Kingdon Married Henrietta Woolway in Tavistock in 1921; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Sydney C: Devonshire Regiment No: 1420 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11); I did not research further;

Kingdon, William E: Royal Engineers Regiment No: T1005 Rank: Sapper 1914-1920 WO 372/11Transferred from Kingdom List: Kingdom, W E: Royal Engineers No: 514302 Rank: Sapper 1914-1920 WO 372/24Notes: The number prefix T/ denotes Territorial Force; This man also served as #514302 with 616 th Company (Electric Light Company), Devon Fortress, in Gibraltar; This is William Edgar Kingdon born on 13.02.1893 in Devonport, the son of Joseph John/William Kingdon, an ex Royal Navy Able Seaman & later a Government Labourer in Devonport, b.1858 Devonport & Elizabeth Jane Bickford from Millbrook, Cornwall who married in 1883 in Stoke Damerel, (however there was initially some confusion here as marriage records have Joseph John & not Joseph William or Joseph John/William Kingdon?); In the 1901 Census William Kingdon is aged 8 & living with his parents at #48, Duke Street, Devonport; In the 1911 Census William Kingdon is aged 18, working as an Apprentice Blacksmith & still living with his parents at #48, Duke Street, Devonport; William Edgar Kingdon enlisted in Plymouth Aged 17 years & 10 months on 21.12.1910 & was subsequently assigned to the Devon (Fortress) Royal Engineers Territorial Force (No’s 1, 2 # Works Companies, No’s 4 & 5 Electric Light Companies), for 4 years; On 04.07.1911 in Plymouth Sapper W E Kingdon, #1005 agreed to join the Special Service Section of the Territorial Force for Service in the South Western Coast Defences; On 09.09.1915 he was serving in Gibraltar where the records indicate that Sapper W Kingdon #1005 re-engaged for the period of the 1st World War & was paid his Bounty under Army Order 209 on 30.10.1916; He had previously served in Plymouth from 04.08.1914 until 09.04.1915 & then served the rest of his Army time in Gibraltar; William Edgar Kingdon was promoted to Lance Corporal in November 1916 with 1/4 th Company; William Kingdon suffered from Cow Pox (Vaccinia) in Gibraltar in April 1918; On 29.11.1918 in Gibraltar he Reverted to the Rank of Sapper at his own request; On 07.01.1919 in Gibraltar, Sapper William Kingdon was medically examined for Discharge & found to be A1 fit & returned to the UK on 21.02.1919; I believe that William Edgar Kingdon Married Lilian Johnson in Plymouth in early 1920; On 29.05.1920 William Edgar Kingdon & his wife Lilian sailed from Southampton on the ‘SS Scandinavian’ to Quebec, Canada at the age of 27 (he was a Fitter Engineer) to seek work & settle down in Canada & having decided to emigrate to Chatham, Ontario, Canada after demobilisation; His elder Brother Frederick Joseph J. Kingdon already lived in Ontario at #230, Nelson Street, having emigrated from UK in 1905; In 1922 William Kingdon was living at #188, Forest Street, Chatham, Ontario, Canada; I believe that William Edgar & wife Lilian Kingdon, now a Merchant, returned to Plymouth, England on 14.01.1931 on board the ‘SS Ausonia’ & that William Edgar Kingdon eventually died in 1975 in Liskeard, Cornwall Aged 82; He received the Territorial Force War Medal on 16.10.1922 for service with the Devon Fortress Regiment; WW1 Medals Card on file; (He was the son of #81288, Able Seaman, Joseph John Kingdon, Royal Navy); (He was the Grandson of Kingdon, George Frederick: Royal Naval Dockyard Stoker, Paddle Tugs in Devonport); (He was the Nephew of Kingdon, John: #82600, Stoker, Royal Navy; ADM 188/76/189);

Kingdon, William Edward: Royal Army Medical Corps Rank: Captain 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Served in France from 09.02.1917; Medals issued 09.02.1923, address was “Floriston” Bridge Road, Torquay, Devon; William Edward Kingdon was educated at Trent College and University College Hospital, qualifying with the Conjoint Diploma in 1913 and graduating in 1915; His name also appears on the WW1 Roll for University of London; After graduating in 1915 he took up a House Appointment at Sheffield & then served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during WW1; William Edward Kingdon MB was promoted to Lieutenant on 05.05.1915 with the North Midland Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance of the Army Medical Services; This officer was again promoted to Captain on the 15.11.1915 with the same unit of the Royal Army Medical Corps; Throughout his life he was a careful Doctor, Clinician & Surgeon in UK & also whilst working in Jerusalem & Egypt on medical mission works; This is William Edward Kingdon born on 27.01.1888 in Sheffield, the son of William Edward Kingdon, a Tobacconist, b.1861 in Worcester & Annie Lock from West Buckland in Devon, who married in Barnstaple in 1 st Q 1886, later of Bemerton, Buxton, Derby; In 1891 Census William E Kingdon lived with his parents at #187 Granville Road, Sheffield Park, Sheffield, Yorkshire; The family lived in Sheffield in 1901 Census at #81, Fitzwalter Road, but William Kingdon aged 13 was a Pupil at Trent College, Long Eaton, Derbyshire alongwith another of his brothers (John Kingdon); In 1911 Census William Edward Kingdon is aged 23, an inmate medical student at the University College Hospital, Gower Street, St Pancras, London WC; William E Kingdon Married Anne Purdon in Erpingham, Norfolk in 1916; Captain W.E. Kingdon MB, of the RAMC, resigned his commission on 08.04.1921 but retained the rank of Captain; William Edward Kingdon Died on 06.02.1977 in Norfolk Aged 89, his wife having died in 1963; Medals Card on file; (Brother of Captain Arthur Francis Kingdon, 6th Bn., York and Lancaster Regiment, who died on 09 October 1917 on the Somme); (Brother of Kingdon, George Herbert: Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment, Captain 1914-1920 WO 372/11 who also served in WW1);

Kingdon, William Ernest: #SS10518, Short Service, Royal Navy; ADM 188/1104/515;Notes: This Sailor’s official naval number would indicate enlistment between 01.01.1918 & 31.12.1918, the prefix ‘SS’ indicates a Short service enlistment of 5 to 7 years; The ADM gives his birth date as 20.05.1903 in Bristol, Gloucestershire; This is William Ernest Kingdon born 20.05.1903 in Clifton, Bristol, England, the son of Thomas Henry Kingdon, a British Soldier, b.1868 in Bristol & Blanche Mary Vear from Bedminster, Gloucestershire, who married in Bristol on 11.04.1898; His Father served in the South African Boer War & in WW1 & was a bit of a drunkard who was discharged from the British Army as unfit in 1916 & died of heart failure in 1917; ; His sister was Nellie May Kingdon born 09.10.1898 in Clifton, Bristol; His Brother was Thomas Charles Henry Kingdon born 25.06.1900 in Clifton, Bristol, who was probably forcibly emigrated to Ontario in January of 1913 as a “Home Child” aboard the ‘SS Hesperian’; His Father had obviously abandoned his family, but where was his Mother? Did his mother die or abandon her children? I checked the 1911 UK Census & found a female Kingdon lodging at #37, Ambre Vale East in Clifton, Bristol, which could be her; In the 1911 Census there is a record for a William Kingdom, aged 7 (b.1904 Bristol) as a School boy under a Foster Mother at a Bristol Board of Guardians, Poor Law Service School & Children’s Home at #6, Beechwood Bank, Charlton road, Fishponds, Bristol, Gloucestershire; The ADM 171/160 & ADM 171/162 records indicate that William Ernest Kingdon served for a much longer period than the initial short service enlistment with the Royal Navy & I believe that he served in the Devonport Division & claimed his Long Service Medal on 10.07.1942 under his Official Naval Number of #20735; He was issued the Royal Fleet Reserve Long Service & Good Conduct Medal; (His Father was Kingdon, Thomas Henry: Rifle Brigade No: S1075 Rank: Corporal 1914-1920 WO 372/11 who also served as #9082 in the Rifle Brigade); (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Thomas Charles: 2nd Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, Canadian Expeditionary Force No: #3327602, Rank: Private); I did not research further;

Kingdon, William Every: #M23060, Royal Navy; ADM 188/1064;Notes: This Sailor’s Official Naval Number would indicate enlistment between 01.01.1916 & 31.12.1916 & the ‘M’ prefix would suggest that he was an Artificer or an Artisan; In the ADM records this is William Every Kingdon born 23.12.1901 in Mile End, London (registered 1902 in Mile End Old Town); I failed to find him in the 1911 Census; (I do have a possible death for a William E. Kingdon Aged 21 in Portsmouth, Hampshire in 1923, but this needs further research); Insufficient information to initially identify;Follow up Notes: I now believe that William Every Kingdon is probably related to, (likely a Grandson of), George Pengelley Kingdon, a Tailor born in Stoke Damerel, Devon in 1842, who Married Ellen Every from Hastings, Sussex in 1864 & lived in East Stonehouse in 1871 & then in Portsea, Landport, Hampshire in 1881 & 1891 until his death in 1895 at the age of 53; This still needs further investigation?

Kingdon, William Fletcher: New Zealand, 2nd Division Reservist, 1917, WW1;Notes: I do not believe that this man actually served in WW1, but he is recorded as a Reservist in the 2 nd

Division Roll in 1917 & is designated as Class D, a Reservist who has 3 children; His address is given as a Farmer in Gore, Southland, New Zealand; This is William Fletcher Kingdon born in Kirwee, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand in 1871, the son of Nehemiah Stephens Kingdon & Mary Grose Webber who Married in Bodmin, Cornwall in 1862 & who sailed from London, England on 30.09.1865 to New Zealand arriving in Lyttelton on 01.01.1866 on board the ‘Mermaid’; In 1896 William Fletcher Kingdon is recorded as a Farm Assistant in Gore, Mataura, Southland; I believe that William Fletcher Kingdon Married Jean McKenzie in 1896; From 1900 to 1919 William Fletcher & Jane Kingdon are recorded in Gore, he is a Farm Assistant; His wife Jean Kingdon was not recorded after the 1919 Electoral Roll for Gore yet I cannot find any death records for her? In 1928 only William Fletcher Kingdon is registered in the electoral lists, he is a Farmer in Gore; In 1935 & 1938 he is recorded as a Farmer in Waimumu, Mataura, & in 1946 a Farmer in Mandeville, Wallace, Southland; From 1949, 1954 & 1957 William Fletcher Kingdon is recorded as being Retired, living in Mandeville, Wallace; William Fletcher Kingdon Died in 1958 Aged 87; (See his family ancestry in the ‘Kingdon Book – A Second Look’, published in 1974); (He was the Brother of John Wesley Kingdon, 1st

Division, Reservist, New Zealand, 1916, WW1);

Kingdon, William G H: Royal Engineers No: 107851 Rank: Sapper 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Medals Card on file; Insufficient information to identify correctly;

Kingdon, William George: Royal Flying Corps No: 66431 Rank: Air Mechanic 3rd Cl. 1914-20 WO372/11Notes: I have a William George Kingdon on a list of Royal Air Force Officers showing a date of 06.01.1899 (which is probably his birth date?) in the UK files AIR 76/277/107; The MIC card for this man shows that he was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant & also served with The Royal Sussex Regiment as #66431; On 23.03.1918 Temporary 2nd Lieutenant W.G. Kingdon (Royal air force) was noted to be a temporary 2 nd Lieutenant with the Royal Sussex Regiment; The London Gazette Supplement dated 18.10.1920 has an entry for temporary 2 nd

Lieutenant W.G. Kingdon of the royal Sussex Regiment, relinquishing his commission on completion of service, 26.01.1919 but retains the rank of 2nd Lieutenant; Medals applied for on 07.04.1923 & issued on 21.04.1923 to address, #1, Crown Street, Harrow, Middlesex; This is William George Kingdon born 06.01.1899 in Harrow, Middlesex, baptised on 19.02.1899 in Greenhill Parish, the son of Frank Kingdon, a Butcher b.1873 in Silverton, Devon & Ellen Stock from Farnham, Surrey, who Married in 1898 in Farnham; In 1901 Census William George Kingdon lives with his parents in Harrow on the Hill; In the 1911 Census this family are incorrectly recorded as Kingston & not Kingdon, William George Kingdon is aged 12 & living with his parents at #29, west Street, Harrow, Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex; I believe that he was still single in 1928 & living with his parents in Crown Street, Harrow, Middlesex; Records indicate that William George Kingdon Died on 01.09.1970 in St Albans Aged 71; Medals Card on file;

Kingdon, William George: Petty Officer 1st Class, #155575, Royal Navy; ADM 188/226;Notes: This is William George Kingdon born 1874 in Portsea, Portsmouth, the son of James George Kingdon, a Royal Navy Seaman, b.1837 in Portsmouth & his 1st Wife Elizabeth Elms b.1852 from Portsmouth who married in 1868 in Portsmouth; I believe that his Mother Died in 1875 in Portsea Aged 39 & his Father Married Elizabeth Male, b.1852 Portsmouth, in Portsea in 1877; In 1881 Census William Kingdon lives with his parents at Eagle Cottage, Cottage Lane, in Portsea, Hampshire; This Petty Officer’s Official Naval number would indicate enlistment between 01.01.1890 & 31.12.1890; In 1891 Willm. G. Kingdon is a Royal Navy Crew member aged 17 on board the Boy’s Training Ship ‘HMS St Vincent’ in Portsmouth Harbour; In 1901 Census William Geo. Kingdom is a Petty Officer 1st Class serving on board the Battleship ‘HMS Ramillies’ stationed in Valetta Grand Harbour, Malta; In 1905 William George Kingdon Married Jane Moul, b.28.11.1885 (registered 1st Q 1886) in Portsmouth, in Portsmouth; William Kingdon was eventually promoted to Chief Petty Officer, & in the 1911 Census was still serving in the Royal Navy & he living with his wife & young family at #9, Wimpole Street, Landport, Portsmouth; Naval & Marine Personnel Medal records for 2nd

Commissions, indicate also that Petty Officer W.G. Kingdon #155575 served onboard ‘HMS Philomel’ in Somaliland between 1908 & 1910; In 1912 I believe that he was serving on ‘HMS Sentinel’ in Portsmouth; I understand that William G. Kingdon may have died in Surrey in 1963 Aged 89; I believe that he had brothers all serving in the Royal Navy, James John, Harry & Edward Arthur Kingdon & another brother serving in the Army, Charles Walter Kingdon, all born in Portsea; Medals Record Roll on File; Awarded the Africa General Service Medal also; (He is the Brother of James John Kingdon, a Coast Guard Petty Officer #PO/128972 who Died in WW1 aboard ‘HMS India’ on 08.08.1915 off Norway); (He was also the Brother of Kingdon, Edward Arthur: #220316 Leading Seaman, Royal Navy who served in WW1); (He was also the Brother of Kingdon, Charles Walter: Royal Field Artillery No: 47983 Rank: Sergeant 1914-1920 WO 372/11, who served in the Royal Navy as a boy & then in the Army in WW1); (He is also the Brother of Kingdon, Harry: #208949 Leading Seaman, Royal Navy); (He was the Son of #40040 James George Kingdon, Royal Navy);

Kingdon, William H: Hampshire Regiment No: 28802 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Medals Card on file; (Insufficient information to identify accurately);

Kingdon, William H: Army Service Corps No: SS/6080 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: The prefix SS/ in the Regimental number denotes Supply Special (Butcher, Baker, Clerk, etc.); Also served with the Royal Engineers as #WR/267615 (prefix denotes Waterways & Railways) & again recorded with the Royal Engineers as #250381; Served in France from 10.01.1915; Medals Card on file; (Insufficient information to identify accurately);

Kingdon, William H: Devonshire Regiment No: 2705 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Enlistment dates for this 2705 regimental number were between 02.01.1889 & 11.06.1890; Also served as #266045 with the Devonshire Regiment; Also awarded the Territorial Force War Medal; Colonel Flick’s 6 th

Battalion the Devonshire Regiment records has Private W. H Kingdon, #266045 serving with ‘C’ Company, posted to Salonika on 09.12.1918; Medals Card on file; (Insufficient information to identify accurately);Further Notes: [The Spring 1919 Absent Voters List for South Molton, Devon Division, Parish of Queens Nympton has reference to a George Kingdon of Cheyney, (No service details given)? I now know that they were Brothers]; This is William Henry Kingdon born in 1888 (there is some queries on this date) in George Nympton, Devon; He was the son of William Kingdon, an Agricultural Labourer, b.30.03.1863 in Kings Nympton & Elizabeth Jane Webber from Chulmleigh who Married in 1884 in South Molton, Devon; In 1901 Census William H Kingdon lives with his parents in George Nympton Village; In 1901 Census is a Cattle Boy aged 14 on the Sampson Farm in Kings Nympton, his parents live in the farm cottage; In 1911 William Henry Kingdon lives with his parents at Cheyney Cottage in Queens Nympton, he is a 23 year old Farm Labourer; William Henry Kingdon volunteered for overseas service on 14.09.1914 aged 26 at a Pay rate of sixpence a day & sixpence Family allowance; He was recorded as a Farmer; At that time he was single & living in Queens Nympton, he gave his date of birth as 22.01.1886? He appears to have been taken on Devonshire Regimental strength on 14.09.1916; He served with ‘C’ Company of 1 st / 6th Battalion Devonshires, recorded on the rolls, from 01.05.1917; He served in India as his records have him embarking on leave on 30.04.1918 & disembarking on 25.07.1918; He was Drafted to Salonika at some point & finally struck off strength on 09.12.1918; William Henry Kingdon Married Mary Jane Bosson from North Molton, Devon in 1920; I believe that William Henry Kingdon Died aged 73 years on 24.12.1960, & his wife died 14.05.1966 aged 76; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, George: Devonshire Regiment No: 1424 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11 - Also Recorded as: Kingdon, G: Devonshire Regiment No: 265174 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/24);

Kingdon, William H D: Royal Engineers No: 278909 Rank: Sapper 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Medals Card on file; (Insufficient information to identify accurately);

Kingdon, William Henry: #5495, #50818, #T/54683, #185478, 6th Sherwood Foresters, Durham Light Infantry & Labour Corps;Notes: This is William Henry Kingdon born 15.12.1880 in Brixton, Lambeth, Surrey, the Son of John Kingdon, a Carpenter b.1851 in South Molton & his 1st wife Elizabeth Piller from Drewsteignton, Devon; In 1891 Census William Kingdon lives with his parents at #123 Mayall Road, Lambeth, his Father is a Carpenter; In 1901 Census William Henry Kingdon is now 20 years old & also a Carpenter, living with his Father & Step Mother, (Mary Cecilia Coomber from Hastings, who married his Father in 1894 in Lambeth), in Mayall Road, Lambeth; In 1911 Census William Henry Kingdon is aged 30 & a Carpenter living with his Father & Step Mother at #72 Mayall Road, Herne Hill; This Soldier’s Army Records have many references to numerous units he was posted to throughout his service; William Henry Kingdon was aged 36 years & 7 Months when he enlisted on 03.07.1916 in Camberwell for service as #5498 &/or #54683 In the Reserve Unit 6 th Sherwood Foresters Territorial Battalion of the Nottingham & Derbyshire Regiment, he was single & living with his Father in Herne Hill; I believe that he was transferred from the Reserves on 23.11.1916; (His Step Mother died 19.08.1918, aged 49, whilst living in Rattray Road, Lambeth where it appears William Henry Kingdon continued to live after his discharge from the Army); William Henry also served as #185478 with the 356 th

(HS) Works Company of the Labour Corps in 1917; He also served as #6253 with the 37 th Works Company, Durham Light Infantry; Obviously his Carpenter & Joiner skills kept him on the move throughout his service; I believe that he was discharged on 03.02.1919; There is no Medals card on file; (He is the Brother of Abraham John Kingdon also enlisted in the Royal Marines, Kingdon, Abraham John: Register Number: #11852; Division: Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division); (Brother of Kingdon, George Charles: Register Number: #11322; Division: Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division); I have not researched any further information;

Kingdon, William Henry: #922649 Sapper, 200th Battalion, Canadian Engineers Regimental Battalion;Notes: There are enlistment papers for William Henry Kingdon in Camp Hughes, Manitoba, Canada dated 08.07.1916; I believe that this is William Henry (Harry) Kingdon born 05.07.1898 in Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada, the son of Henry (Harry) John Kingdon, a Shoemaker, b.01.04.1867 in Wales who emigrated to Canada in 1888 & Minnie ?? b. 02.09.1868 in England who emigrated to Canada in 1890, who were probably Married in Canada in ca.1891/92? In the 1901 Census William Henry Kingdon is recorded as Henry Kingdon aged 2 & living with his parents in Minnedosa, Manitoba; In the 1906 Census William Kingdom is aged 7 & living with his parents in Marquette, Manitoba; At the age of 11 years William Kingdon is living with his parents in Minnedosa; In 1916 Census William Kingdon is recorded as being aged 18, with no occupation, living with his parents in Russell, Manitoba; William Henry Kingdon was aged 18 years when he enlisted in Camp Hughes on 08.07.1916; He was drafted into the 200th Battalion, Canadian Engineers Regiment, Overseas Expeditionary Force; He gave his birth date as 05.07.1898 in Minnedosa & his Father Harry Kingdon as his NOK living in Clanwilliam, Manitoba; He also gave his own address & occupation as a Butcher living in Russell, Manitoba; There are records for #922649, Sapper W.H. Kingdon returning to Canada on the ‘SS Olympic’ in late 1919 for transfer to the Canadian Engineer Railway Battalion (CERB) which gives his residence address as Clanwilliam & his Mother as his NOK; (Researchers should note & read up on the problems returning Canadian Soldiers faced when trying to find work in Manitoba & the resulting riots); (He is the Brother of #3345970 Private Ernest Arthur Kingdon who served with the Canadian Army in WW1); (He is also the Brother of Albert Kingdon who served with the Canadian Forces); (He is also the Brother of Alfred Henry Kingdon who served with the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force in WW1); I did not research further;

Kingdon, William Henry: Service with the Militia at some point in time, between ca.1890 & 1915;Notes: There is a Militia Service Record List for 1806-1915, which includes a William Henry Kingdon born 1878 in Swansea, Glamorganshire; This is probably William Henry Kingdon b.1879 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales, the son of Richard Kingdon b.1854 in Bratton Fleming, Devon & Mary Rees from Swansea who married in 1876 in Swansea, Wales; (William Henry Kingdon is the Grandson of John Kingdon b.1817 Bratton Fleming & Grace Bale b.1815 in Parracombe); In 1881 Census Wm. Henry Kingdon is aged 1 year & living with his parents at #8, Park Terrace, Swansea, his Father is a Police Constable; In 1891 Census William Henry Kingdon lives with his family in St Thomas, Swansea, his Father is a Police Constable; In 1901 Census I did not find this William Henry Kingdon; In the 1911 Census, William H. Kingdon is aged 31, still Single & living with his Retired ex Police Sergeant Pensioners parents in Ystodwen Villas, Llandebie, Carmarthenshire, South Wales, he is a Prudential Assurance Agent; He may well have been in receipt of a Chelsea Pension as a William Kingdon b.1878 in Swansea is listed there; (His Father’s Death Probate in 1926 indicates that William Henry Kingdon was working as a Colliery Store Clerk); (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Alfred James: Army Service Corps No: TS/742 Acting Farrier Sergeant 1914-1920 WO 372/11); (I believe that he was also the Brother of #4480 Richard John Kingdon who served 18 years with the 1st Battalion, the Welsh Regiment & re-enlisted in 1914 for WW1);

Kingdon, William J: #4023001, Private, Canadian Expeditionary Force: Canada Records 439451a;Notes: There records for a William J Kingdon Called up under the Canadian Military Service Act of 1917 in Ottawa, Ontario on 28.11.1917, category B2, Temporary in #3 Signal training Depot, & signed by the Officer Commanding 1st Depot Battalion, E.O. Regiment, Canadian Expeditionary Force; There are no other WW1 Military Records for this soldier that I can find; I believe that this is William James Kingdon, UK Birth Record 1st Q 1894 St George, Hanover Square, London; The enlistment record has William J. Kingdon Aged 22 years & 10 months, Born 09.12.1893 in Pimlico, London England; His address is recorded as living at #214, Main St, Ottawa, East Ontario, his trade is noted as a Fireman, & his Nok given as his Mother, Elizabeth Kingdon, address unknown; He Lived at #214, Main St, Ottawa, East Ontario & had previously served in the Active Militia but had been discharged a/c Medically Unfit; Further research reveals that in the 1901 UK Census – Wm Jas Kingdon born 1897/8 Pimlico is a Visitor with a Clayton Family, William & Sarah & Daughter May, a Bricklayer from Welshpool, Montgomeryshire; William James Kingdon aged 7 at that time may have been an orphan or a foster child or Nurse Child? This family live at #1, Myrtle Road, Walthamstow, Essex; In previous census records they also have Nurse Children living with them. I also found the following immigration record for a passenger sailing from Liverpool UK to Halifax, Nova Scotia on ‘SS Mongolian’ on 25.03.1911 – arriving Halifax 08.04.1911 – William Kingdon Aged 17, has no trade but intends to Farm in Ontario; In the 1911 Canadian Census there is a W. James Kingdon born December 1893 in England, working as a Domestic in Osgoode, Russell, Ontario; I did not research any further;

Kingdon, William J: Army Service Corps No: M2/019498 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Prefix M2/ on his Regimental number denotes that he was an Electrician; Served in France from 28.11.1914 with the Royal Army Service Corps; This Soldier was on the Class Z Reserve after the War but no dates are given on his MIC card; Medals Card on file; (Insufficient information to identify accurately);

Kingdon, William John: #K4383, Royal Navy; ADM 188/875Notes: This is William John Kingdon born 13.11.1890 in Farnborough, Hampshire; He was the son of William Kingdon, a Gardener b.1862 in Wibley, Surrey, & Lucy Wattridge from Southampton who Married in 1890 in Farnham, Hampshire; In 1891 William Jno Kingdon lived with his parents at Bifrons Lodge, Sycamore Road, Farnborough; In 1901 William John Kingdon lived with his parents at #22, Richmond Place, Alverstoke, Hampshire, his Father was a Market Gardener at that time; William John Kingdon joined the Royal Navy between 01.01.1909 & 31.12.1909 as his official navy number would indicate & was serving as a Stoker, #K4383, on board ‘HMS Jupiter’ (Gunnery Training Battleship) at Weymouth Bay, Portland, Dorset in 1911; According to the Royal Navy’s WW1 Records Stoker Petty Officer W. J. Kingdon served in the Great War; On the ADM 171/107 Medal Roll he was serving on ‘HMS King George V’ at the end of WW1; there is a UK incoming passenger record for Naval Ratings ex Malta arriving on board the vessel Moreton Bay, at Southampton on 13.12.1930, Chief Stoker William J Kingdon of the Royal Naval Barracks in Portsmouth is on this list Aged 40; Subsequently I would assume that William John Kingdon served for many years with the Royal Navy, probably more than 20 years; His Long Service Medal was issued on 24.10.1924 & sent to him on the Aircraft Carrier ‘HMS Hermes’; I believe that William John Kingdon died in Surrey in 1977 Aged 86; Awarded the 1914-15 Star, The British War Medal & the Victory Medal; Also awarded the Royal Navy Long Service & Good Conduct Medal; I did not research further;

Kingdon, William John: #183694, Seaman, Royal Navy; ADM 188/308/94;Notes: The ADM records have this Sailor born 09.10.1878 in Antony, Cornwall; His Official Navy Number #183694 would indicate enlistment between 01.01.1895 & 31.12.1895 & that he was a Seaman; Unfortunately there are no other records; I believe that this is William John Kingdon b.1878 in Wilcove, Antony, Cornwall, & that he was the son of John Joseph Kingdon, a Royal Navy Stoker, b.23.09.1853 in New Passage, Stoke Damerel, Devon & Ann Maria Deacon, b.1852 in Wilcove, Antony, Cornwall, & who Married in 1877 in Cornwall; In the 1881 Census William Kingdon is Aged 2 & living with his Mother & her parents at #9, Wilcove, Antony in Cornwall, she is recorded as being a Stoker’s Wife, & I believe that young William’s Father was serving onboard ‘HMS Iron Duke’ in Hong Kong; In the 1891 Census William J Kingdon lives with his parents at #13, Morice Street, Stoke Damerel, Devonport, his Father is a Royal Navy Pensioner; William John Kingdon’s Father Died on 04.10.1891 in Stoke Damerel Aged 38; I understand from the records that William John Kingdon enlisted into the Royal Navy in 1895; I failed to find him in the 1901 Census Records & have presumed that he was probably serving in the Royal Navy at that time; Towards the end of 1901, William John Kingdon Married Louisa Clara Hoyle, (b.1881 Wilcove, Cornwall), in Devonport, Devon; Their children, of which there are 2, were born in Wilcove, Cornwall so I assume that they returned there from Devon between late 1901 & early 1903? In the 1911 Census William & Louisa Kingdon are living in Wilcove, Antony, Cornwall with William’s Widower Grandfather William Deacon & his Widowed Mother Maria Kingdon, William is a Farm Labourer; (Noted that their eldest child Stanley William G Kingdon (b.31.03.1903 Wilcove) is visiting with a Hoyle family Uncle in Torpoint, Cornwall, & is recorded as an 8 year old Scholar); (He is the Son of Kingdon, John: #82600, Stoker, Royal Navy; ADM 188/76/189); I researched no further;

Kingdon, William John: #K48002, Stoker 2nd Class, Royal Navy; ADM 188/963/2;Notes: This Sailor’s Official Royal Navy number would indicate that he enlisted between 01.01.1917 & 31.12.1917 & the prefix ‘K’, that he was a Stoker; The ADM Records have his date of birth as 25.07.1899 in Plympton, Devon, so I believe that this is William John Kingdon born in Hemerdon, near Plympton St Mary, Devon in 1899; He was the son of John James Kingdon, a Clay Worker, b.1870 in Shaugh Prior, Devon, & Alice Louisa Bawden, b.1875 in Cornwood, Devon, who Married in 1898 in Plympton St Mary, Devon; In the 1901 Census William J Kingdon lives with his parents at Hanger Farm, Plympton St Mary; In the 1911 Census William Kingdon is aged 11 & living with his parents in Hemerdon, Near Plympton, Devon; I believe that he joined the Royal Navy during WW1 in 1917; I understand that he probably served for some time as he did not Marry Emma Eveline Kelley, b.1901 Cornwood, Plympton, Devon, until 1934 in Plympton; I don’t believe that they had any children? I understand that his wife Alice died in the Plymouth area in 1958 Aged 57; William John Kingdon may have remarried in 1961 in Plympton but this is not confirmed; He did however, live until his death in 1990 in the Portsmouth area Aged 90; Awarded the British War & the Victory Medals for his WW1 Service;

Kingdon, William L: Honourable Artillery Company No: 6825 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: This Regimental Number indicates enlistment between 05.01.1916 & 17.02.1916; This is William Loosemore Kingdon b.08.02.1892 Bishops Nympton, son of Bank Manager William Sottridge Kingdon, b.05.05.1860 in South Molton, Devon & Emily Jane Willcocks Loosemore, from Charles in Devon, who Married on 21.03.1891 in Bishops Nympton, Devon; William L Kingdon lived with parents above the National Provincial Bank in Hartlepool in 1901 & in Norton Lodge, Norton, Stockton on Tees in the 1911 Census; William L Kingdon enlisted on 8th December 1915 Aged 23 years & 6 months, he was a Bank Clerk; Served in England until going to France on 18.11.1916; Was a Lance Sergeant earlier on in the War & then Gazetted for Commission to 2nd Lieutenant on 03.02.1919 to Special Reserve Officers. He was discharged in 1919; The London Gazette Supplement dated 27.07.1921 records that 2nd Lieutenant W.L. Kingdon of the Honourable Artillery Company Resigned his Commission on 28.07.1921 but retained his rank; In 1927 he is living at #74, Johnson Road, Balsall Heath, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, Warwickshire; William Loosemore Kingdon Married Florence Mary Peppin from Dover in 1930 in Bootle; William Loosemore Kingdon died in Tavistock in 1986 Aged 94; Medals Card on file; (He was the elder Brother of Kingdon, John Sottridge: WW2 Home Guard Service, 1940 to 1945);

Kingdon, William Napier: Commander, Royal Navy; ADM 196/145 & ADM 196/55Notes: This is William Napier Kingdon born 17.09.1892 in Dorchester, Dorset, the son of Herbert Napier Kingdon, a Schoolmaster, b.1850 Bridgerule, Devon & Janet Isabel Bannatyne from Scotland who married on 01.01.1891 in Dorchester; In 1901 Census this family lived at The Briary, Canterbury Road, Garlinge, Kent, where William’s Father ran a small boarding school for boys; I believe that he joined the Royal Navy on 15.09.1905; Midshipman William Napier Kingdon Passed Out from his Naval training on 15.05.1910; In 1911 Census Midshipman William N. Kingdon is Aged 18 & serving onboard ‘HMS Lord Nelson’ positioned at sea at that time; In August 1912 he is a Midshipman serving onboard ‘HMS Achilles’; By October 1912 he is an Acting Sub Lieutenant & promoted to Sub Lieutenant on 30.09.1913; Between April - November 1914 he is serving on ‘HMS Roxburgh’; In April 1915 he is Sub Lieutenant onboard the Torpedo Gunboat ‘HMS Leda’; He was promoted to Lieutenant on 15.07.1915; From October 1916 to August 1917, Lieutenant W.N. Kingdon served onboard the Battleship ‘HMS Temeraire’; In January 1919 he is ‘Lieutenant in Command’ of ‘HMS Holderness’; In July 1920 he is serving onboard ‘HMS Tring’, (Tender to ‘HMS Harebell); From October 1921 to January 1923 Lieutenant William N. Kingdon is serving onboard the Sloop, ‘HMS Crocus’; I believe that William N. Kingdon Married Lillie Gwen Fletcher in 1923 in Elham, Kent; I understand that he was promoted to Lieutenant Commander & served onboard the Minesweeper ‘HMS Sherborne’ between 1924 & 1926; In July 1927 Lieutenant Commander W.N. Kingdon was serving in the 5 th Cruiser Squadron in China on ‘HMS Despatch’; In February 1929 he was in Command of the Minesweeper ‘HMS Tiverton’; From July 1931 to January 1933, Lieutenant Commander W.N. Kingdon was serving onboard the Turret Drill Ship, ‘HMS Terror, Monitor’, (also the Tender to ‘HMS Excellent’), in Plymouth; In October 1935 he was serving with the Reserve Fleet in Portsmouth onboard ‘HMS Coventry’; I understand that he was promoted to Commander in 1936 & then William Napier Kingdon Retired from the Royal Navy on 14.09.1936; At some stage he was permanently resident in Hong Kong & employed as Officer Instructor, probably from before 06.01.1938; From January 1938 to August 1939 he maintained this post with the Hong Kong Naval Volunteer force headquartered on ‘HMS Cornflower’; He returned to the UK on 26.12.1939 on the ‘SS Aeneas’, traveling 1 st

Class, & was recorded as a 47 year old Naval Officer, giving his UK address as “Alstree” Halberton, Tiverton, Devon; During WW2 I understand that he continued to serve in the RNVR in ‘HMS Lucifer’ with the Hong Kong Division, & also in 1945 he was still a Retired Commander in the Miscellaneous Services Section of ‘HMS Drake’ serving with the Commander in Chief, Plymouth; William Napier Kingdon Died in 1979 in Tavistock, Devon Aged 87; Awarded the 1914-15 Star, Victory & British War Medals; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Herbert Theodore: East Lancashire Regiment Rank: Captain 1914-1920 WO 372/11, also recorded as: Kingdon, H T: East Lancashire Regiment Rank: Temporary Captain WO 372/24); (Brother of John Bannatyne Kingdon, Lieutenant Commander, Royal Navy); (Brother of Kingdon, Janet L (Female): Voluntary Aid Detachment 1914-1920 WO 372/23);

Kingdon, William Samuel Goodwin: 2nd Northamptonshire Regiment No: 22887 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Also served with the Leicestershire Regiment & promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 30.10.1917; Served in France from 01.06.1916; Medals applied for on 23.11.1921 & sent out on 28.12.1921, Address: #4, Clinton Street, Beeston, Notts; This is William Samuel Goodwin Kingdon born 4th Q 1894 in Shardlow, Derbyshire, son of Alfred William Kingdon, a Railway Station Master, b.1869 in Simonsbath, Exmoor & Selina Goodwin from Little Eaton, Derbyshire who married in 1894 in Shardlow; In 1901 this family lived in the Station House, Great Glenn, Leicestershire; (William’s Mother died in Market Harborough in 1906 & his Father remarried to Jemima (Minnie) Watkins, b.1882 in Augh, Pembrokeshire, in 1906); In 1911 Census & in 1914 Army records, William’s Father was Station Master at Kibworth; After discharge from the Army following WW1, William S G Kingdon Married Nancy Stroud (b.1898 in Basford, interesting fact that her Father was a General Dealer (Shop) & 3 of her siblings were born in Moscow, Russia), in 1927 in Basford, Nottinghamshire; William S. G. Kingdon died in 1942 in Basford, Nottinghamshire Aged 47, his Wife Nancy died in 1968 Aged 69 in Nottingham; Medals Card on file;

Kingdon, William Stephen: Served in the Royal Air force in WW1, AIR 76/277Notes: This is William Stephen Kingdon born 15.02.1900 in Blackheath, Lewisham, the son of Zachary Harris Kingdon, a Civil Service Electrical Engineer b.1857 in Exeter & Florence Kate Brindley from Sheffield, Yorkshire who married on 24.07.1890 in Greenwich; In 1901 William S Kingdon lived with his parents at #6, Belmont Hill in Lee, Lewisham, London; In the 1911 Census William Stephen Kingdon is aged 11, still at school & living with his parents at #5, Grimstone Villas, Plymouth; I believe that William Stephen Kingdon Married Winifred Mary Bealey in 1925 in Exeter; William Stephen Kingdon had also become an Engineer by the time of his Father’s death in 1935 in Exeter; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, John Francis: Royal Army Medical Corps No: 434077 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11 who served in WW1); (He is also the Brother of Kingdon, Roger: Royal Engineers Rank: Lieutenant 1914-1920 WO 372/11 who served in WW1); (He is also the Brother of George Bodley Kingdon who served in the Royal Navy & the Royal Air Force from 1929 to 1940); (This family originates from the Thorverton Branch of Kingdons);

Kingdon, William T: Essex Regiment No: 253060 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11Notes: Also served with the Hertfordshire Regiment #269426; The Royal Engineers #359251 & the Waterways & Railways Section of the Royal Engineers as #WR/284592; Medals Card on file; (Insufficient information to identify accurately);

Kingdon, William Thomas; Lance Corporal #3785, Devonshire Regiment;Notes: According to a Kingdon family bible this is William Thomas Kingdon born 22.04.1880 in Twitchen, Devon, the son of Thomas Kingdon b.1853 Bishops Nympton, Devon & Elizabeth Baker from Twitchen who Married on 11.06.1878 in Bishops Nympton; In 1881 William Thomas lives with his parents in Twitchen, Devon; In 1891 Census he lives with his parents at Kingscombe Cottage, West Anstey, Devon; I have not found him in the 1901 Census so assume that he was serving with the Devonshire Regiment? The Family Bible has William Thomas Kingdon serving as #3785 with the 9 th Service Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment; He has recorded that he was at Bulford Camp, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire with 378 9 th Devon Regiment in 1901; However, I find this difficult to understand as the 9 th Battalion Devonshires were not formed until 15.09.1914? His regimental number & unit were therefore probably Territorial Force? On the last page of his Bible he has recorded that he was a Lance Corporal serving in Jersey in the Channel Islands; William Thomas Kingdon Married Bessie Gibbs from Halberton in Meshaw in 1906; In 1911 Census William Thomas Kingdon is a Horseman on a Farm in Witheridge, Devon, living at Bradford Moor Cottages; I believe that William Thomas Kingdon Died on 13.02.1962 in Exminster Hospital Aged 81; There is no Medals card for this soldier so I presume that he did not serve in WW1; (He is the Brother of Kingdon, Arthur: Dorsetshire Regiment No: 14190 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11);

Kyngdon, William Frederick Robert: Lt Colonel, Commanding Officer, ‘D’ Company, Tank Corps, WW1;Notes: This is William Frederick Robert Kyngdon born in 1881 in St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia, the son of Frederick Henry Kyngdon b.1852 Exeter & his 1st wife Amy J. Berry, who Married in 1879 in New South Wales, Australia; In 1911 Census he was Boarding as a young Lieutenant in the Royal Garrison Artillery at #93, Jermyn Street, St James Square, London; William F. R. Kyngdon was a long time serving Commanding officer of ’D’ Battalion, The Tank Corps during WW1 but he had also served as a 27 year old Lieutenant attached to the Gold Coast Regiment & a Major with the Royal Garrison Artillery; He first served in France on 21.08.1914; William Frederick Robert Kyngdon Married Gertrude Wemyss Anderson in 1928 in Dorking, Surrey; William Frederick Robert Kyngdon died on 26.10.1961 in Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland; Medals Card on File; I believe that he was also awarded the DSO; (He was a Grandson of Surgeon Dr. Boughton Kyngdon of Bodmin, Cornwall); Needs in depth further research;Further Notes: Whilst researching other names I matched these 2 records, which I now believe to be the same person;Kingdon, W F R: Lieutenant British Army;Notes: The UK Passenger Arrivals Records indicate a Lieutenant W F R Kingdon arriving in Liverpool on 23.07.1902 on board the ‘SS Karnia’ sailing from Sierra Leone; I also found a Lieutenant W F R Kingdon sailing from England to Sierra Leone 25.06.1906, on board the ‘Accra’ alongwith 58 Other Ranks, but some of this information has been crossed out? The same pattern is recorded on a Lieutenant W F R Kyngdon sailing from London to Sierra Leone on 07.08.1907 on board the ‘SS Falaba’; There is however, another ship’s passenger record for a Lieutenant W F R Kingdon sailing onboard the ‘Elmina’ from Liverpool to Sierra Leone on 14.08.1912; I understand that William Frederick Robert Kyngdon Married Gertrude Anderson; I cannot locate this soldier in any other records except that he may well be the same Lieutenant Colonel W F R Kingdon who was the ‘D’ Battalion commander of the Tank Regiment in 1917 in WW1? Family Line is the Holsworthy Kingdon Branch – New Zealand & Australia, see ‘Kingdon Book - A second Look 1974’ who adopted the surname Kyngdon spelling ca.1851 upon arrival in New Zealand; Needs in depth further research;

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Kingdon, Zachary: Exeter, Devon Militia for 1803, Book 1670;Notes: The Devon: Exeter Militia List for 1803 has reference to a Zachary Kingdon, Lacemaker who served in the Militia; This is probably Zachariah Kingdon who Died in 1829, Exeter St David, his Probate identifies him as a ‘late lace & fringe maker’;

Kingdon, Zealey William: #14659, Private, Royal Marine Light Infantry, Chatham Division; ADM 159/60;Notes: This is Zealey William Kingdon born 27.01.1887 in Shoreditch, Baptised on 02.03.1887 in Hoxton, St John the Baptist, Hackney; He is the son of James Kingdon, a Tailor b.1846 in North Molton, Devon & Sophia Lightfoot from Peckham who Married in Clerkenwell on 15.10.1876; In the 1891 Census Zealey Kingdon is living with his parents at #38, Bevenden Street, Shoreditch & he is also still there in 1901 but working as an Errand Boy in the Port; Zealey William Kingdon enlisted in the Royal Marines on 14.06.1904 at the age of 17, later serving in WW1; This Soldier’s WW1 Medals were forwarded to him whilst serving on ‘HMS Ajax’; He was Discharged to a Pension; In 1922 & 1933 Zealey William Kingdon is recorded on the Electoral Rolls for Hoxton with his Mother Sophia, Brother George & sister Sarah Ann at #38, Bevenden Street in Hoxton; In 1939 Zealey William Kingdon is recorded as living in #76, Aske House, Shoreditch with his Brother George Howardson James Kingdon & Sister Sarah Ann Kingdon; In 1957 Zealey William Kingdon lives at #48, Aske House, Academy Buildings in Ashford Street, with his Brother George & his sister Sarah, none of them seem to have married; I believe that Zealey William Kingdon Died in Shoreditch in 1957 Aged 70; Awarded 1914-15 Star, Victory & British War Medals; ADM 171/147 records the issue of his Royal Navy Long Service & Good Conduct Medal on 14.02.1936 & ADM 171/160 records issue of the Royal fleet Reserve Long Service Medal on 03.02.1936; (Brother of Kingdon, George: London Regiment No: 800308 Rank: Private 1914-1920 WO 372/11);

Notes: The foregoing information has been collected from records that are freely available on the Internet but the author does not guarantee that the expansion & identification of these records is accurate, but suggests that it should be used as a tool for further more detailed research of individual cases; It is intended as an additional aid tool, helping ancestry researchers to identify individuals named Kingdon or Kingdom who are recorded as having served in the Military Forces at any time or period in history;Peter Holden, roeschlinp@gmail.com