Captain Stanley Hornsby Kent
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Kent,
Stanley Hornsby
Date of birth: 1890-01-25
Place of birth: South Shields Durham England England
Next of kin: Charles Kent, Milburn House, Newcastle on Tyne, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Banker
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-29
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, VI. E. 4.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 2073
Highest Rank:
Captain
(10th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Captain, 10th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Trooper (Army). 1914-09-23 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Killed in the attack on Arleux en Gohelle village
Awards
Military Cross
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 52506
LAC ID:
492193
Service file: B5104-S026
Uploader's Notes:
The war diary states that Capt Kent was seriously wounded while guiding his company to the "jumping off" point for the attack on the village of Arleux en Gohelle. This was in the vicinity of Arras after the Vimy Ridge offensive.
Prior military - Northumberland Hussars, Imperial Yeomanry
Uploader's Research notes: Info from the attestation papers and the 10th battalion war diary. This man is also on the CWGC site. P118 in the war diary covers this. [Trooper Army Canadian Cavalry 19th Alberta Dragoons 1st Canadian Divisional Cavalry Squadron Captain Army Canadian Infantry 10th Battalion Military Cross ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20