Identify Military Uniform and date please

[forester]

London Gazette, Issue 27796, 19th May 1905

Royal Horse & Royal Field Artillery.
Captain Robert Geoghegan to be Major...........

Not that that's really relevant  

Phil

[forester]

There is an Ernest Kemp on FreeBMD, died Dec Qu 1916, age 22 in Epsom Reg District.

I can't see an obvious match on CWGC, SDGW or ODGW.

The Epsom area was home to a large number of hospitals, military or otherwise.

Phil

[millymcb]

I was wondering about that one too...he is the correct age so it could be him.    There are other Ernest Kenps born about that time so it could be one of them...


How does the picture of Ernest in Uniform fit with the RFA and dating?



Milly

[forester]

It looks pretty good to me.

This one was taken in 1915 at a UK camp.

[scrimnet]

Just to clarify that Simon's chap has a 1915 economy jacket on that did not reach the troops until late 1915 or later depending upon the whims of the QMs...

"Stores are for storing ...if they were for issuing kit they would be called Issues"

[sgauntlett]

Wow, a lot of information. So to summarise...

Benjamin Cooke "may" have been a volunteer in the Middlesex or Wandsworth volunteers during WW1.

Eric Cooke, his son, was definitely a Captain in the Royal Artillary, served in WW2 and lived to the ripe old age of 92.

Eric's wife's Uncle - Ernest Kemp was training at Fort Widley in 1911 for the Royal Field Artillery under Major Robert Geoghegan. He was photographed late 1915 and may have died in 1916.

Time for a death certificate I guess. 

[sgauntlett]

Oh and one strip is Lance Corporal, yes?

[mmm45]

Yes but in RFA he was probably known as Lance Bombardier.
If you do find he died whilst in Service between Aug 1914 and Aug 1921 and hes not on CWGC there are steps to get this rectified.
However we need to find evidence of his death first.

Good luck and keep us updated.

Ady

[millymcb]

He was photographed late 1915 or later....


I think it would be interesting to see the 1916 death certificate to see what it says if you have the funds! At least we could discount that death if it is not the right person.


And if it is the right person and he died of a war wound of some kind - then as Ady says - he should be remembered by CWGC. (It would be good to find his grave if that is the case).


Milly